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Elections / 1998 · Governor · OH

Bob Taft won Ohio's 1998 governor's race.

Bob Taft (Republican) led by 5.4 points statewide.

Statewide result
Ohio 1998 governor — certified statewide results.
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bob TaftRRepublican1,678,72150.0%
Lee FisherDDemocratic1,498,95644.6%

Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.

presidential baselinePresident 1996D+6.4Governor 1998R+5.7vs. baselineR+12.0

Ohio's 1998 governor race ran 12.0 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.

Same ballot, 1998OH