The 1998 Rhode Island Attorney General election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect the Rhode Island Attorney General. Republican incumbent Jeffrey B. Pine was term-limited and ineligible to run for a third consecutive term. Primaries were held on September 15, 1998. Democratic attorney Sheldon Whitehouse won the election in a landslide, defeating Republican Rhode Island treasurer Nancy Mayer by a two-to-one margin.
Republican primary Candidates Nancy Mayer, Rhode Island treasurer (1993–1998)
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Democratic primary Candidates William R. Guglietta Eva M. Mancuso, prosecutor Sheldon Whitehouse, United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island (1993–1998)
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General election Candidates Sheldon Whitehouse, United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island (1993–1998) (Democratic) Nancy Mayer, Rhode Island treasurer (1993–1998) (Republican)
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