1998 Maryland gubernatorial election

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1998 Maryland gubernatorial election
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  1994 November 3, 1998 2002  
Turnout60.59% Decrease2.svg 0.08% [1]
  Governor Parris Glendening.jpg Ellen Sauerbrey, DoS official photo.jpg
Nominee Parris Glendening Ellen Sauerbrey
Party Democratic Republican
Running mate Kathleen Kennedy Townsend Richard D. Bennett
Popular vote846,972688,357
Percentage55.1%44.8%

1998 Maryland gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Glendening:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Sauerbrey:     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

Parris Glendening
Democratic

Elected Governor

Parris Glendening
Democratic

The 1998 Maryland gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic Governor Parris Glendening sought re-election. Governor Glendening emerged victorious from the Democratic primary after defeating several candidates. Former State Delegate Ellen Sauerbrey, who was the 1994 Republican nominee for governor, ran again for governor and won her party's nomination. The election between Glendening and Sauerbrey four years prior was extremely contentious, and ended with the Sauerbrey campaign challenging the results. [2] Ultimately, despite the controversial nature of the previous election, Governor Glendening comfortably beat back Sauerbrey's spirited challenge, winning his second and final term as governor. As of 2022, this was the last time that Allegany County voted Democratic in a gubernatorial election.[ original research? ]

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Withdrew

Results

Democratic primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Parris Glendening (inc.) 296,863 70.09
Democratic Eileen M. Rehrmann56,80613.41
Democratic Terence McGuire46,12410.89
Democratic Lawrence K. Freeman23,7525.61
Total votes423,545 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Republican primary results [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ellen Sauerbrey 175,633 81.03
Republican Charles I. Ecker41,12618.97
Total votes216,759 100.00

General election

Results

Maryland gubernatorial election, 1998 [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Parris Glendening (inc.) 846,972 55.14% +4.93%
Republican Ellen Sauerbrey 688,35744.82%-4.97%
Write-ins6490.04%
Majority158,61510.33%+9.90%
Turnout 1,535,978
Democratic hold Swing

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