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The1998 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998, for the post ofGovernor of Arizona.Jane Dee Hull, the incumbentRepublicanGovernor of Arizona, defeated theDemocratic nominee andMayor of Phoenix,Paul Johnson in a landslide victory. Hull became the first woman to win a gubernatorial election in Arizona, although not the first woman to serve as governor of Arizona, (a distinction held by DemocratRose Mofford, who ascended to the position in 1988 upon RepublicanEvan Mecham'simpeachment and removal from office, and who served until 1990, declining to run for a full term).
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul Johnson | 109,044 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 109,044 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jane Dee Hull (incumbent) | 177,324 | 76.52% | |
| Republican | Jim Howl | 30,699 | 13.25% | |
| Republican | Charles Brown | 23,710 | 10.23% | |
| Total votes | 231,733 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Katherine Gallant | 855 | 51.82% | |
| Libertarian | Tom Rawles | 795 | 48.18% | |
| Total votes | 1,650 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Scott Alan Malcomson | 113 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 113 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jane Dee Hull (incumbent) | 620,188 | 60.95% | +8.41% | |
| Democratic | Paul Johnson | 361,552 | 35.53% | −8.80% | |
| Libertarian | Katherine Gallant | 27,150 | 2.67% | −0.45% | |
| Reform | Scott Malcomson | 8,371 | 0.82% | +0.82% | |
| Independent | Alan White (write-in) | 328 | 0.03% | ||
| Independent | D'Herrera Tapia (write-in) | 15 | 0.00% | ||
| Independent | Robert B. Winn (write-in) | 12 | 0.00% | ||
| Majority | 258,636 | 25.42% | |||
| Total votes | 1,017,616 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicanhold | Swing | +17.20% | |||
| County | Jane Dee Hull Republican | Paul Johnson Democratic | Katherine Gallant Libertarian | Scott Malcomson Reform | All Others Write-in | Margin | Total votes cast[2] | ||||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Apache | 6,832 | 44.00% | 7,904 | 50.90% | 561 | 3.61% | 227 | 1.46% | 5 | 0.03% | -1,072 | -6.90% | 15,529 |
| Cochise | 15,805 | 62.49% | 8,656 | 34.22% | 663 | 2.62% | 164 | 0.65% | 4 | 0.02% | 7,149 | 28.27% | 25,292 |
| Coconino | 15,552 | 55.53% | 10,866 | 38.80% | 1,334 | 4.76% | 252 | 0.90% | 3 | 0.01% | 4,686 | 16.73% | 28,007 |
| Gila | 7,367 | 53.10% | 5,982 | 43.12% | 412 | 2.97% | 110 | 0.79% | 2 | 0.01% | 1,385 | 9.98% | 13,873 |
| Graham | 4,324 | 58.93% | 2,780 | 37.88% | 163 | 2.22% | 70 | 0.95% | 1 | 0.01% | 1,544 | 21.04% | 7,338 |
| Greenlee | 1,367 | 48.87% | 1,328 | 47.48% | 85 | 3.04% | 17 | 0.61% | 0 | 0.00% | 39 | 1.39% | 2,797 |
| La Paz | 1,894 | 57.62% | 1,261 | 38.36% | 99 | 3.01% | 33 | 1.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 633 | 19.26% | 3,287 |
| Maricopa | 357,308 | 62.05% | 198,175 | 34.42% | 15,004 | 2.61% | 5,031 | 0.87% | 305 | 0.05% | 159,133 | 27.64% | 575,823 |
| Mohave | 16,255 | 55.16% | 12,148 | 41.22% | 795 | 2.70% | 272 | 0.92% | 1 | 0.00% | 4,107 | 13.94% | 29,471 |
| Navajo | 11,084 | 54.50% | 8,374 | 41.18% | 649 | 3.19% | 226 | 1.11% | 4 | 0.02% | 2,710 | 13.33% | 20,337 |
| Pima | 120,506 | 62.28% | 67,533 | 34.90% | 4,370 | 2.26% | 1,077 | 0.56% | 14 | 0.01% | 52,973 | 27.38% | 193,500 |
| Pinal | 15,380 | 54.07% | 12,072 | 42.44% | 771 | 2.71% | 217 | 0.76% | 7 | 0.02% | 3,308 | 11.63% | 28,447 |
| Santa Cruz | 3,029 | 51.79% | 2,591 | 44.30% | 175 | 2.99% | 54 | 0.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 438 | 7.49% | 5,849 |
| Yavapai | 31,631 | 65.26% | 14,806 | 30.55% | 1,545 | 3.19% | 478 | 0.99% | 8 | 0.02% | 16,825 | 34.71% | 48,468 |
| Yuma | 11,854 | 60.49% | 7,076 | 36.11% | 524 | 2.67% | 143 | 0.73% | 1 | 0.01% | 4,778 | 24.38% | 19,598 |
| Totals | 620,188 | 60.95% | 361,552 | 35.53% | 27,150 | 2.67% | 8,371 | 0.82% | 355 | 0.03% | 258,636 | 25.42% | 1,017,616 |
