Michigan gubernatorial election, 1998

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1998

November 3, 1998

Nominee John Engler Geoffrey Fieger Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,883,005 1,143,574 Percentage 62.20% 37.78%

Governor before election John Engler Republican Elected Governor John Engler Republican

The 1998 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the state of Michigan. Incumbent Governor John Engler, a member of the Republican Party, was re-elected over Democratic Party nominee Geoffrey Fieger, a lawyer who had represented the assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian.^[1]

Results

Michigan gubernatorial election, 1998[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Engler	1,883,005	62.20
	Democratic	Geoffrey Fieger	1,143,574	37.78
	Write-in	Terry Link	399	0.01
	Write-in	Carl Humphrey	36	0.00
	Write-in	Vicki Foreback	32	0.00
	Write-in	Marc Katz	20	0.00
	Write-in	Robert Marek	17	0.00
	Write-in	Michael Wagonlander	12	0.00
	Write-in	Johnni Matthew III	9	0.00
Majority			739,431	24.43%
	Republican hold

References

1. Wald, Matthew L. (November 5, 1998). "The 1998 elections: state by state -- Midwest; Michigan". The New York Times. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
2. "1998 Official Michigan General Election Results: Governor 4 Year Term (1) Position". Michigan Department of State Bureau of Elections. February 9, 1999. Retrieved July 31, 2011.