1998Final results
1998 election for Massachusetts Governor
Governor · Massachusetts
Argeo Paul Cellucci (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Scott Harshbarger (D) by 3.5 points.
Argeo Paul CellucciRepublican · winner
51.7%967,160
Scott HarshbargerDemocrat
48.3%901,843
1,869,003 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET