Iowa gubernatorial election, 1998
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The Iowa gubernatorial election of 1998 took place November 5, 1998. The incumbent governor, Terry E. Branstad
, decided not to seek re-election after 16 years. Vilsack won the election.
Terry E. Branstad
Terry Edward Branstad is an American politician who is the 42nd and current Governor of Iowa since January 2011. Branstad was the 39th Governor of Iowa from 1983 to 1999 and President of Des Moines University from 2003 to 2009. He is a member of the Republican Party. He is the youngest and...
, decided not to seek re-election after 16 years. Vilsack won the election.
Democratic
- Tom VilsackTom VilsackThomas James "Tom" Vilsack is an American politician, a member of the Democratic Party, and presently the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. He served as the 40th Governor of the state of Iowa. He was first elected in 1998 and re-elected to a second four-year term in 2002...
- State Senator and former mayor- Vilsack's running mate was Iowa Lieutenant Governor Sally PedersonSally PedersonSally Pederson was the 45th Lieutenant Governor of Iowa. A Democrat, she is a native of Vinton, Iowa. She graduated from Iowa State University in Ames....
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- Vilsack's running mate was Iowa Lieutenant Governor Sally Pederson
Republican
- Jim Lightfoot - U.S. Congressman
- Lightfoot's running mate was Almo Hawkins.
Results
See also
- United States gubernatorial elections, 1998United States gubernatorial elections, 1998The 1998 U.S. gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 1998 in 36 states. Going into the election 24 of the seats were held by Republicans, 11 by Democrats, and one by an Independent. The elections changed the national balance of power by the loss of one Republican and the gain of one...
- State of IowaIowaIowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
- Governors of Iowa