page_title: 1998 Michigan gubernatorial election
hierarchical_section_title: 1998 Michigan gubernatorial election
context_page_description: The 1998 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the state of Michigan. Incumbent Governor John Engler, a member of the Republican Party, was re-elected over Democratic Party nominee Geoffrey Fieger, a lawyer who had represented the assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian. As of 2020, this is the last time Gogebic County, Genesee County, and Washtenaw County voted for the Republican candidate.
context_section_description: The 1998 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of the state of Michigan. Incumbent Governor John Engler, a member of the Republican Party, was re-elected over Democratic Party nominee Geoffrey Fieger, a lawyer who had represented the assisted suicide advocate Jack Kevorkian. As of 2020, this is the last time Gogebic County, Genesee County, and Washtenaw County voted for the Republican candidate.
caption: Election results by county
  Engler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
  Fieger:      50–60%