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AMassachusetts general election was held on November 3, 1998 in theCommonwealth of Massachusetts.

The election included:

• statewide elections forgovernor,lieutenant governor,attorney general,Secretary of the Commonwealth,treasurer, andauditor;
• district elections forU.S. Representatives,State Representatives,State Senators, andGovernor's Councillors; and
• ballot questions at the state and local levels.

Democratic and Republican candidates were selected in party primaries held September 15, 1998.

RepublicansPaul Cellucci andJane M. Swift were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively, over Democratic candidatesScott Harshbarger andWarren Tolman, and Libertarian candidatesDean Cook andEli Israel.

Incumbent Attorney GeneralScott Harshbarger did not run for re-election.Middlesex County District AttorneyThomas Reilly defeated State SenatorLois Pines in the Democratic primary and Middlesex County SheriffBrad Bailey in the general election.

• Lois Pines, State Senator fromNewton
• Thomas Reilly, Middlesex County District Attorney

DemocratWilliam F. Galvin was re-electedSecretary of the Commonwealth. He defeated RepublicanDale C. Jenkins and Libertarian David Atkinson in the general election.

IncumbentTreasurer and Receiver-GeneralJoe Malone did not run for re-election. Former State RepresentativeShannon O'Brien defeated RepublicanRobert Maginn and Libertarian Merton B. Baker in the general election.

DemocratA. Joseph DeNucci was re-electedAuditor. He defeated Republican Michael Duffy and LibertarianCarla Howell.

There were four statewide ballot questions, which the Massachusetts voters voted on this election. All were approved. There were also various local ballot questions around the state.

Statewide Questions:

• Question 1 - Administration of government. A constitutional amendment that would prevent the legislature from altering its own base pay.^[5]
• Question 2 - Elections and campaigns. A law that would create a new state agency would fund campaigns for all state offices.^[6]
• Question 3 - Taxes. A law that would cut the state income tax rate on interest and dividend income.
• Question 4 - Business Regulation. A law that, starting in March 1998 would allow customers to choose to buy power from separate generating companies, instead of buying power from the utility that owns the power lines.

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