1998Final results
1998 election for Vermont Governor
Governor · Vermont
Howard Dean (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Ruth Dwyer (R) by 15.0 points.
Howard DeanDemocrat · winner
57.5%121,425
Ruth DwyerRepublican
42.5%89,726
211,151 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