The 1998 Tennessee gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1998, to elect the governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Republican governor Don Sundquist won re-election, defeating Democratic candidate John Jay Hooker.
Sundquist became the first Republican gubernatorial nominee to get over 60% of the vote since Dewitt Clinton Senter did in 1869. Sundquist carried all but two counties (Lake and Van Buren).
Aftermath Shortly after winning re-election, Sundquist implemented the ConnectTen program, which made Tennessee the first state in the nation to connect its schools and libraries to the Internet.Don Sundquist, National Governors Association website. Retrieved: January 9, 2013.
Republican primary
Results
Democratic primary
Results
General election
See also
1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee
References