1998 Florida Treasurer election

1998 election in Florida December 2025 1998 Florida Treasurer election Florida presidential no 1994 Florida Treasurer election 1994 November 3, 1998 Portrait of Bill Nelson, Florida Treasurer (1).jpg Bill Nelson Democratic Party (United States) 2,195,283 56.54% Tim Ireland (1).jpg Tim Ireland Republican Party (United States) 1,687,712 43.46% 300px 300px Nelson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Ireland: #E27F7F 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Treasurer Bill Nelson Democratic Party (United States) Bill Nelson Democratic Party (United States) The 1998 Florida Treasurer election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect the Treasurer, Insurance Commissioner and Fire Marshal of Florida. Primary elections were held on September 1, 1998. Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson ran for a second term, facing a rematch with Republican Florida State House Representative Tim Ireland, whom Nelson had previously narrowly defeated in the 1994 election. Nelson won the election by 13 percentage points over Ireland, a much wider victory than the narrow 3 percentage point victory he had won four years earlier. Nelson would not serve out a second full term as treasurer, as he would go on to resign in 2001 to take office after being elected to the United States Senate. This is the last election to be held for the office of Florida Treasurer, as the position would be abolished in 2003 and succeeded by the office of Chief Financial Officer of Florida. Democratic primary Nelson was unopposed in the primary so his name did not appear on the primary ballot. Republican primary Candidates Tim Ireland, Florida State House Representative (1986–1994), and 1994 Republican nominee for Florida Treasurer Joseph Smith, chiropractic doctor and perennial candidate Campaign Ireland easily won the Republican primary over perennial candidate Joseph Smith. Results Republican primary resultsSeptember 1, 1998 Primary Election https://results.elections.myflorida.com/DetailRpt.Asp?ELECTIONDATE=9/1/1998&RACE=TRE&PARTY=REP&DIST=&GRP=&DATAMODE=?TB_iframe=true Florida Department of State December 8, 2025 Tim Ireland Republican Party (United States) 423,277 77.11% Joseph Smith Republican Party (United States) 125,741 22.89% 549,018 100.0% General election Candidates Bill Nelson, incumbent Florida Treasurer (1995–2001) Tim Ireland, Florida State House Representative (1986–1994), and 1994 Republican nominee for Florida Treasurer Results 1998 Florida Treasurer election results1998 State Treasurer General Election Results - Florida https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=12&year=1998&f=0&off=8&elect=0 US Election Atlas December 8, 2025 Democratic Party (United States) Bill Nelson 2,195,283 56.54% +4.84 Republican Party (United States) Tim Ireland 1,687,712 43.46% -4.82 3,882,995 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1998 Florida elections