Arizona gubernatorial election, 1998
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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 Johnston
.
Jane Dee Hull
Jane Dee Hull was the second woman to serve as Governor of Arizona, the first female Republican governor of the state, and the first woman to be elected to the position.-Biography:...
, the incumbent Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
Governor of Arizona, defeated the Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
nominee and Mayor of Phoenix, Paul Johnston
Paul Johnson (politician)
Paul Johnson is an American Democratic politician and the former mayor of Phoenix, Arizona.Johnson was first elected to the Phoenix city council in 1985 at the age of 25...
.