The 51st Governor of Alabama won the election on 3 November 1998 against which Republican candidate?
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Alabama gubernatorial election, 1998 The Alabama gubernatorial election of 1998 was held on 3 November 1998 to select the governor of the state of Alabama. The election saw incumbent Fob James (R) taking on Lieutenant Governor Don Siegelman (D). The result saw Don Siegelman win a decisive victory over Fob James. As of 2017, this is the most recent election in which a Democrat was elected Governor of Alabama.
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Don Siegelman Donald Eugene "Don" Siegelman (born February 24, 1946) is a former American politician and lawyer who has held numerous offices in the state of Alabama. He served one term as the 51st Governor of Alabama from 1999 to 2003. Siegelman was the last member of the Democratic Party, as well as the only Roman Catholic, to hold the office of governor. He is the only person in the history of Alabama to be elected to serve in all four of the top statewide elected offices: Secretary of State, Attorney General, Lieutenant Governor and Governor. He served in Alabama politics for 26 years.
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United States Senate election in Oregon, 1998 The 1998 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ron Wyden won re-election to his first full term, defeating Republican nominee John Lim, a state senator.
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Georgia gubernatorial election, 1978 The Georgia gubernatorial election of 1978 was held on November 7, 1978. George Busbee was re-elected, the first time a Governor of Georgia was re-elected to the office.
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California gubernatorial election, 1998 The 1998 California gubernatorial election was an election that occurred on November 3, 1998, resulting in the election of Gray Davis, the state's first Democrat governor in 16 years. Davis won the general election by an almost 20% margin over his closest opponent, Republican Dan Lungren. Davis succeeded Pete Wilson who was term limited out of office for life.
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Alabama gubernatorial election, 1882 The 1882 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on August 7, 1882 in order to elect the Governor of Alabama.
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Ron Sparks (politician) Ronald D. Sparks (born October 29, 1952) is an American politician from the state of Alabama. He is the former Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. Sparks is a member of the Democratic party, and was the Democratic candidate for Governor of Alabama in the state's 2010 gubernatorial election.
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Georgia gubernatorial election, 1970 The Georgia gubernatorial election of 1970 was held on November 3. It was marked by the election as Governor of Georgia of the relatively little-known former state Senator Jimmy Carter after a hard battle in the Democratic primary. This election is notable because Carter, often regarded as one of the "New South Governors", ran for President in 1976 on his gubernatorial record and won.
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United States Senate election in Montana, 1996 The 1996 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 5, 1996. Incumbent United States Senator Max Baucus, who was first elected in 1978 and was re-elected in 1984 and 1990, ran for re-election. He was unopposed in the Democratic primary, and moved on to the general election, where he faced a stiff challenge in Denny Rehberg, the Lieutenant Governor of Montana and the Republican nominee. Despite Bob Dole's victory over Bill Clinton and Ross Perot in the state that year in the presidential election, Baucus managed to narrowly win re-election over Rehberg to secure a fourth term in the Senate.
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Alabama gubernatorial election, 1888 The 1888 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on August 6, 1888 in order to elect the Governor of Alabama. Incumbent Democrat Thomas Seay ran for reelection to a second term.
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South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1896 The 1896 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1896 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. William Haselden Ellerbe won the Democratic primary and easily won the general election to become the 86th governor of South Carolina.
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Fay Boozman Fay Winford Boozman, III (November 10, 1946 – March 19, 2005) was a Republican politician from the U.S. state of Arkansas, a close friend of former Governor Mike Huckabee and a 1998 candidate for Senate.
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Rubel Phillips Rubel Lex Phillips, Sr. (March 29, 1925 – June 18, 2011) was an attorney, businessman, and politician from the U.S. state of Mississippi best known for his Republican gubernatorial campaigns waged in 1963 and 1967.
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United States Senate election in Iowa, 1996 The 1996 United States Senate election in Iowa was held on November 5, 1996. Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Tom Harkin sought re-election to a third term in the United States Senate, and he was challenged by United States Congressman Jim Ross Lightfoot from Iowa's 3rd congressional district. Lightfoot had won the Republican primary against two opponents, while Harkin had won his primary uncontested, so both moved on to the general election, where they engaged in a toughly-fought campaign. Ultimately, Harkin was successful in his bid, and defeated Lightfoot, albeit by the thinnest margin of his career.
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Virginia gubernatorial election, 2001 The 2001 Virginia gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2001. Incumbent Republican Governor Jim Gilmore was barred from seeking a second term; Democratic nominee Mark Warner, the 1996 Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, defeated Republican nominee Mark Earley, the Attorney General of Virginia.
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Arkansas gubernatorial election, 1980 The Arkansas gubernatorial election of 1980 was only that state's third election since Reconstruction when a Republican candidate won the governorship, and the first in which an incumbent was defeated.
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Ronnie Musgrove David Ronald "Ronnie" Musgrove (born July 29, 1956) is an American lawyer who had served as the 29th Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi from January 16, 1996 to January 11, 2000 and as the 62nd Governor of Mississippi from January 11, 2000 to January 13, 2004. He was defeated by incumbent Senator Roger Wicker in a 2008 special election for one of Mississippi's seats in the U.S. Senate. Gov. Musgrove is a Principal at the public affairs consulting firm Company.Politics. In 2014, he became founding partner of a new law firm in Jackson, Mississippi, Musgrove/Smith Law.
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Saxby Chambliss Clarence Saxby Chambliss (born November 10, 1943) is an American politician who was a United States Senator from Georgia from 2003 to 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a U.S. Representative from 1995 to 2003.
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Young Boozer Young Jacob Boozer III (born November 23, 1948), is the 39th State Treasurer of Alabama. He was elected to his first four-year term on November 2, 2010 and was unopposed and reelected for a second term on November 4, 2014. As State Treasurer, Boozer is responsible for the cash management duties of receiving, depositing and investing all state funds, bond management, unclaimed property, two college savings programs, the Enable Savings Plan Alabama and management of the state’s collateral pool for public funds deposits. He also plays an essential role in managing the Alabama Trust Fund (ATF), Alabama’s $3 billion investment fund built from the proceeds of the sale of the state’s offshore oil and gas reserves.
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United States Senate election in Oklahoma, 1998 The 1998 United States Senate election in Oklahoma was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Don Nickles won re-election to his fourth term.
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Alabama gubernatorial election, 1878 The 1878 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on August 5, 1878 in order to elect the Governor of Alabama. Democrat Rufus W. Cobb ran unopposed.
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Alaska gubernatorial election, 1998 The 1998 Alaska gubernatorial general election took place on November 3, 1998. The election resulted in a landslide for the Democratic incumbent, Tony Knowles, who had won the 1994 gubernatorial election by only 536 votes.  Knowles was the first incumbent governor to attain re-election since 1978. As of 2016, this is the most recent election in which a Democrat was elected Governor of Alaska.