Maryland gubernatorial election, 1998

November 3, 1998



Nominee	Parris Glendening	Ellen Sauerbrey
Party	Democratic	Republican
Running mate	Kathleen Kennedy Townsend	Richard D. Bennett
Popular vote	846,972	688,357
Percentage	55.14%	44.82%

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Parris Glendening
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Parris Glendening
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The Maryland gubernatorial election of 1998 was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic Governor Parris Glendening sought re-election. Governor Glendening emerged victorious from the Democratic primary after defeating several candidates. Former State Delegate Ellen Sauerbrey, who was the 1994 Republican nominee for governor, ran again for governor and won her party's nomination. The election between Glendening and Sauerbrey four years prior was extremely contentious, and ended with the Sauerbrey campaign challenging the results.^[1] Ultimately, despite the controversial nature of the previous election, Governor Glendening comfortably beat back Sauerbrey's spirited challenge, winning his second and final term as governor.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Parris Glendening, incumbent Governor of Maryland
Eileen M. Rehrmann, Harford County Executive
Terence McGuire, physician
Lawrence K. Freeman, Lyndon LaRouche activist, perennial candidate

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Parris Glendening (inc.)	296,863	70.09
	Democratic	Eileen M. Rehrmann	56,806	13.41
	Democratic	Terence McGuire	46,124	10.89
	Democratic	Lawrence K. Freeman	23,752	5.61
Total votes			423,545	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Ellen Sauerbrey, former Maryland State Delegate, 1994 Republican gubernatorial nominee
Charles I. Ecker, Howard County Executive

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ellen Sauerbrey	175,633	81.03
	Republican	Charles I. Ecker	41,126	18.97
Total votes			216,759	100.00

General election

Results

Maryland gubernatorial election, 1998^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Parris Glendening (inc.)	846,972	55.14%	+4.93%
	Republican	Ellen Sauerbrey	688,357	44.82%	-4.97%
	Write-ins		649	0.04%
Majority			158,615	10.33%	+9.90%
Turnout			1,535,978
	Democratic hold		Swing

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