1998Final results
1998 election for New Hampshire Governor
Governor · New Hampshire
Jeanne Shaheen (D) won with 68.2% of the vote, defeating Jay Lucas (R) by 36.3 points.
Jeanne ShaheenDemocrat · winner
68.2%210,769
Jay LucasRepublican
31.8%98,473
309,242 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