Election Name: | 1998 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
Country: | Rhode Island |
Type: | Presidential |
Previous Election: | 1994 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1994 |
Next Election: | 2002 Rhode Island gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 2002 |
Ongoing: | no |
Election Date: | November 3, 1998 |
Image1: | File:Lincoln Almond.jpg |
Nominee1: | Lincoln Almond |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 156,180 |
Percentage1: | 51.0% |
Nominee2: | Myrth York |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 129,105 |
Percentage2: | 42.1% |
Image3: | File:Robert J. Healey.jpg |
Nominee3: | Robert J. Healey |
Party3: | Cool Moose |
Color3: | 000000 |
Popular Vote3: | 19,250 |
Percentage3: | 6.3% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Lincoln Almond |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Lincoln Almond |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1998 Rhode Island gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican Governor Lincoln Almond defeated Democratic nominee Myrth York in a rematch of the 1994 race.