The 1998 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998 to select the governor of the state of Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

. Incumbent George W. Bush

George W. Bush

George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....

 of the Republican Party

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...

 was re-elected, carrying 240 out of 254 counties and garnering 27 percent of the African American vote (which was the highest for any Republican statewide candidate to receive support from African American voters) and 40 percent of the Latino vote during his smashing re-election victory. Bush was inaugurated for a second term as governor on January 19, 1999.

Primaries

The Republican and Democratic Party

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...

primaries were held on March 10, 1998 with the winner of each requiring a majority vote.

Results