1998 Colorado gubernatorial election
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| | | Nominee | Bill Owens | Gail Schoettler | | Party | Republican | Democratic | Running mate | Joe Rogers | Bernie Buescher | Popular vote | 648,202 | 639,905 | Percentage | 49.1% | 48.4% | |
County results Owens: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Schoettler: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% |
Governor before election Roy Romer Democratic | Elected Governor Bill Owens Republican | |
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The 1998 Colorado gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998 to select the governor of the state of Colorado. Under newly applicable term limits, incumbent Governor Roy Romer, a Democrat, was unable to seek re-election. Lieutenant Governor Gail Schoettler, ran to succeed Romer, and won the Democratic primary; her running mate, Bernie Buescher, won the lieutenant-gubernatorial primary unopposed. In the Republican primary, Bill Owens, the State Treasurer, and his eventual running mate, Joe Rogers, won their respective primaries by wide margins.
In the general election, Owens narrowly defeated Schoettler, aided by a strong performance by Republican U.S. Senator Ben Nighthorse Campbell in his re-election campaign. Owens's narrow election meant that he was the first Republican Governor in 24 years, and Rogers's election made him the second Black Lieutenant Governor in the state's history, after George L. Brown, who was elected in 1974. This was also the last election in which Colorado held separate primary elections for governor and lieutenant governor; following a statutory change in 2000, gubernatorial candidates selected their running mates prior to the primary.[1]
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
Results
Democratic primary results[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Gail Schoettler | 80,038 | 55.51 |
| Democratic | Mike Feeley | 64,034 | 44.41 |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 125 | 0.09 |
Total votes | 144,191 | 100.00 |
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
- Bernie Buescher, former Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing
Results
Democratic primary results[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Bernie Buescher | 111,786 | 99.68 |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 355 | 0.32 |
Total votes | 112,141 | 100.00 |
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
Results
Republican primary results[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Bill Owens | 126,816 | 59.20 |
| Republican | Tom Norton | 87,214 | 40.71 |
| Republican | Write-ins | 186 | 0.09 |
Total votes | 214,216 | 100.00 |
Lieutenant governor
Candidates
Results
Republican primary results[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Joe Rogers | 109,781 | 57.72 |
| Republican | Jim Congrove | 80,246 | 42.19 |
| Republican | Write-ins | 173 | 0.09 |
Total votes | 190,200 | 100.00 |
General election
1998 Colorado gubernatorial election[2] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Bill Owens | 645,806 | 49.04% | +10.36% |
| Democratic | Gail Schoettler | 637,655 | 48.42% | -7.05% |
| Libertarian | Sandra D. Johnson | 22,150 | 1.68% | – |
| Constitution | Tim Leonard | 10,966 | 0.83% | -2.79% |
Majority | 8,151 | 0.62% | -16.15% |
Turnout | 1,316,939 | | |
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | | |
References
- ^ Yeargain, T. Quinn (2021). "One Vote, Two Winners: Team-Ticket Gubernatorial Elections and the Need for Further Reform". University of Miami Law Review. 75 (3): 779. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Davidson, Donetta (1999). State of Colorado Abstract of Votes Cast 1997-1998-1999 (PDF). Denver, Colorado: Colorado Secretary of State.
External links
- 1998 CO governor election results at cnn.com
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