1998 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election

none 1998 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election Alabama Presidential no 1994 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election 1994 2002 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election 2002 November 3, 1998 Steve Windom Republican Party (United States) 652,465 50.29% Dewayne Freeman Democratic Party (United States) 644,818 49.71% 250px County results Windom: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #c21b18 80–90%Freeman: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #0d0596 >90% Lieutenant Governor Don Siegelman Democratic Party (United States) Steve Windom Republican Party (United States) x150px The 1998 Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Alabama. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Alabama Senate Steve Windom defeated Democratic nominee and incumbent president pro tempore of the Alabama Senate Dewayne Freeman. Windom became the first Republican lieutenant governor of Alabama since Reconstruction. Republican primary In the Republican primary election, candidate Steve Windom received a majority of the votes (52.83%), thus winning the nomination and advancing to the general election.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=1&year=1998&f=0&off=6&elect=2 1998 Lt. Gubernatorial Republican Primary Election Results - Alabama uselectionatlas.org 2007-06-01 2026-04-18 Results 1998 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary Steve Windom Republican Party (US) 178,065 52.83% John Amari Republican Party (US) 159,006 47.17% 337,071 100.00% General election On election day, November 3, 1998, Republican nominee Steve Windom won the election by a margin of 7,647 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee Dewayne Freeman, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor for the first time since 1872. Windom was sworn in as the 27th lieutenant governor of Alabama on January 18, 1999.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=1&year=1998&f=0&off=6&elect=0 1998 Lt. Gubernatorial General Election Results - Alabama uselectionatlas.org 2007-04-30 2026-04-18 Results Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1998 Republican Party (United States) Steve Windom 652,465 50.29 Democratic Party (United States) Dewayne Freeman 644,818 49.71 1,297,283 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1998 Alabama elections Category:Alabama lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1998 in the United States Category:1998 elections in the United States Category:1990s elections