1998Final results
1998 election for Wisconsin Governor
Governor · Wisconsin
Tommy G. Thompson (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Ed Garvey (D) by 21.3 points.
Tommy G. ThompsonRepublican · winner
60.7%1,047,716
Ed GarveyDemocrat
39.3%679,553
1,727,269 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