1998 Arizona gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1998 United States gubernatorial elections.

1998 Arizona gubernatorial election
November 3, 1998
 
Nominee Jane Dee Hull Paul Johnson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 620,188 361,552
Percentage 60.9% 35.5%
County results
Hull:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Johnson:      50–60%
Governor before election

Jane Dee Hull
Republican

Elected Governor

Jane Dee Hull
Republican

The 1998 Arizona gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998, for the post of Governor of Arizona. Jane Dee Hull, the incumbent Republican Governor of Arizona, defeated the Democratic nominee and Mayor 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 Rose Mofford).

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