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 County results Spitzer: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Vacco: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1998New York Attorney General election took place on November 3, 1998 along with elections to theUnited States Senate in other states as well as elections to theUnited States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Democratic challengerEliot Spitzer unseated one-term Republican incumbentDennis Vacco in a major upset, with Vacco conceding on December 14, after accusing New York City voters, primarily in predominately Black and Latino areas, of voter fraud.[1][2]
| Source | Date | Oliver Koppell | Catherine Abate | Eliot Spitzer | Evan Davis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | February 26, 1998 | 7% | 7% | 2% | 5% |
| Quinnipiac | July 16, 1998 | 16% | 13% | 18% | - |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eliot Spitzer | 279,180 | 41.54% | ||
| Democratic | Catherine Abate | 186,626 | 27.77% | ||
| Democratic | Oliver Koppell | 145,231 | 21.61% | ||
| Democratic | Evan A. Davis | 60,978 | 9.07% | ||
| Majority | 92,554 | 13.77% | |||
| Turnout | 672,015 | % | |||
| Source | Date | Dennis Vacco (R) | Eliot Spitzer (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quinnipiac | September 27, 1998 | 46% | 37% |
| Quinnipiac | October 15, 1998 | 45% | 33% |
| Quinnipiac | October 28, 1998 | 47% | 34% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Eliot Spitzer | 2,018,591 | 46.67% | +1.63% | ||
| Liberal | Eliot Spitzer | 66,357 | 1.53% | −0.81% | ||
| Total | Eliot Spitzer | 2,084,948 | 48.20% | +0.82% | ||
| Republican | Dennis Vacco | 1,757,539 | 40.63% | −2.08% | ||
| Conservative | Dennis Vacco | 302,223 | 6.99% | +0.42% | ||
| Total | Dennis Vacco (incumbent) | 2,059,762 | 47.62% | −1.66% | ||
| Independence | Catherine M. Abate | 81,439 | 1.88% | +1.07% | ||
| Right to Life | Robert W. Dapelo | 60,399 | 1.40% | −0.44% | ||
| Libertarian | Daniel A. Conti Jr. | 19,864 | 0.46% | +0.05% | ||
| Green | Johann L. Moore | 18,984 | 0.44% | NA | ||
| Turnout | 4,325,396 | −7.65% | ||||
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| Preceded by 1994 | New York Attorney General election 1998 | Succeeded by 2002 |
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