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.

General election results [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	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%
Totals			4,325,396	100.00%

References

1. ^ http://www.elections.state.ny.us/NYSBOE/elections/1998/ATGENWEB.pdf

See also

Preceded by 1994

New York attorney general election 1998

Succeeded by 2002