New York Attorney General election, 1998

The 1998 New York Attorney General election took place on November 3, 1998 along with elections to the United States Senate in other states as well as elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Democratic challenger Eliot Spitzer narrowly unseated one-term Republican incumbent Dennis Vacco.

Democratic primary

Polling

Source Date Oliver Koppell Catherine Abate Eliot Spitzer Evan Davis
Quinnipiac February 26, 1998 7% 7% 2% 5%
Quinnipiac July 16, 1998 16% 13% 18% -

Statewide Results

New York Democratic Attorney General primary, 1998
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Elliot Spitzer 279,180 41.54%
Democratic Catherine Abate 186,626 27.77%
Democratic Gabriel Oliver Koppell 145,231 21.61%
Democratic Evan Davis 60,978 9.07%
Blank – Void – Scattering N/A
Majority 92,554 13.77%
Turnout 672,015 %

General election

Polling

Source Date Dennis Vacco (R) Eliot Spitzer (D)
Quinnipiac September 27, 1998 46% 37%
Quinnipiac October 15, 1998 45% 33%
Quinnipiac October 28, 1998 47% 34%

Results

General election results [1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eliot L. Spitzer 2,084,948 48.20
Republican Dennis C. Vacco 2,059,762 47.62
Independence Catherine Abate 81,439 1.88
Right to Life Robert W. Dapelo 60,399 1.40
Libertarian Daniel A. Conti, Jr. 19,864 0.46
Green Johann L. Moore 18,984 0.44
Total votes 4,325,396 100.00

References

See also

Preceded by
1994
New York Attorney General election
1998
Succeeded by
2002


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