1998 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

1998 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
November 3, 1998
 
Nominee Tommy Thompson Ed Garvey
Party Republican Democratic
Running mate Scott McCallum Barbara Lawton
Popular vote 1,047,716 679,553
Percentage 59.66% 38.70%
Thompson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Garvey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      
Governor before election

Tommy Thompson
Republican

Elected Governor

Tommy Thompson
Republican

The 1998 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Governor Tommy Thompson won re-election for his fourth term with 59.66% of the vote. As of 2022, this is most recent gubernatorial election in which Milwaukee, Rock, Portage, and Iowa counties voted for the Republican candidate; the most recent where the winner garnered a double-digit margin of victory; and, as of 2025, the last time a governor in the United States was reelected to a fourth consecutive four-year term.

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