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1998-11-03 Gubernatorial Election Results for Tennessee


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County Turnout Don Sundquist*
(R)
John Jay Hooker
(D)
Alexander Hamilton
(I)
Irwin Gibbs
(I)
Other Margin TOTAL
Anderson28%11,18273.3%3,85025.2%1000.7%330.2%880.6%7,332 15,253
Bedford19%3,54769.8%1,39227.4%180.4%250.5%981.9%2,155 5,080
Benton31%2,33860.6%1,40336.3%411.1%350.9%441.1%935 3,861
Bledsoe31%1,70261.0%1,03137.0%291.0%90.3%170.6%671 2,788
Blount26%16,22379.1%3,93619.2%980.5%670.3%1910.9%12,287 20,515
Bradley25%12,85680.6%2,81217.6%960.6%680.4%1250.8%10,044 15,957
Campbell23%4,60166.2%2,24332.3%350.5%170.2%540.8%2,358 6,950
Cannon23%1,32262.6%73034.6%90.4%241.1%261.2%592 2,111
Carroll25%3,82368.9%1,62729.3%330.6%120.2%551.0%2,196 5,550
Carter21%7,08077.2%1,83820.0%941.0%610.7%971.1%5,242 9,170
Cheatham20%3,27766.1%1,55431.4%410.8%360.7%481.0%1,723 4,956
Chester17%1,40073.6%47925.2%20.1%50.3%150.8%921 1,901
Claiborne18%2,87171.2%1,10727.5%100.2%90.2%330.8%1,764 4,030
Clay27%1,04963.0%59936.0%40.2%20.1%120.7%450 1,666
Cocke17%3,46378.9%82818.9%280.6%220.5%461.0%2,635 4,387
Coffee25%6,08469.1%2,54628.9%460.5%220.3%1011.1%3,538 8,799
Crockett16%1,12166.6%53131.5%130.8%80.5%110.7%590 1,684
Cumberland30%7,60974.0%2,56725.0%400.4%270.3%340.3%5,042 10,277
Davidson21%53,28857.7%37,07540.1%7060.8%4220.5%8991.0%16,213 92,390
Decatur29%1,60861.1%98037.3%110.4%100.4%210.8%628 2,630
DeKalb21%1,76365.7%85031.7%170.6%271.0%261.0%913 2,683
Dickson22%4,13662.8%2,29134.8%450.7%440.7%731.1%1,845 6,589
Dyer17%2,92664.5%1,48232.7%491.1%350.8%451.0%1,444 4,537
Fayette26%3,86770.8%1,47126.9%330.6%591.1%350.6%2,396 5,465
Fentress19%1,44863.0%80835.2%70.3%90.4%261.1%640 2,298
Franklin22%4,23065.5%2,08832.3%390.6%300.5%681.1%2,142 6,455
Gibson29%7,48571.2%2,80226.7%760.7%410.4%1021.0%4,683 10,506
Giles18%2,33359.4%1,52038.7%230.6%190.5%330.8%813 3,928
Grainger15%1,68372.1%61926.5%120.5%40.2%170.7%1,064 2,335
Greene19%6,83676.1%1,90221.2%810.9%450.5%1241.4%4,934 8,988
Grundy18%96251.7%86546.5%80.4%50.3%191.0%97 1,859
Hamblen25%8,08375.9%2,43222.8%460.4%350.3%580.5%5,651 10,654
Hamilton25%43,30973.9%14,30124.4%2890.5%1830.3%5180.9%29,008 58,600
Hancock18%69173.0%24125.5%20.2%50.5%70.7%450 946
Hardeman16%1,98660.5%1,20136.6%310.9%250.8%381.2%785 3,281
Hardin21%2,77567.9%1,23230.1%210.5%230.6%360.9%1,543 4,087
Hawkins24%7,19675.9%2,12922.5%310.3%480.5%710.7%5,067 9,475
Haywood17%1,52361.6%89836.3%200.8%160.6%170.7%625 2,474
Henderson22%3,07275.4%92922.8%280.7%190.5%280.7%2,143 4,076
Henry31%4,72865.2%2,36432.6%600.8%360.5%691.0%2,364 7,257
Hickman22%1,96856.6%1,40340.4%300.9%290.8%451.3%565 3,475
Houston19%61352.8%52645.3%80.7%30.3%100.9%87 1,160
Humphreys29%2,20157.9%1,50639.6%340.9%310.8%280.7%695 3,800
Jackson30%1,37456.2%1,04042.6%70.3%60.2%160.7%334 2,443
Jefferson17%4,34077.7%1,14920.6%260.5%250.4%480.9%3,191 5,588
Johnson19%1,87974.1%59923.6%301.2%130.5%160.6%1,280 2,537
Knox23%48,54974.2%15,49823.7%5850.9%2930.4%5400.8%33,051 65,465
Lake12%27737.1%45560.9%50.7%30.4%70.9%-178 747
Lauderdale15%1,70458.9%1,12238.8%220.8%230.8%220.8%582 2,893
Lawrence28%5,35067.0%2,52331.6%420.5%210.3%510.6%2,827 7,987
Lewis24%1,21062.9%67935.3%100.5%60.3%201.0%531 1,925
Lincoln23%3,48765.5%1,74832.8%410.8%260.5%230.4%1,739 5,325
Loudon24%5,62880.0%1,31018.6%390.6%150.2%460.7%4,318 7,038
Macon19%2,09275.8%63423.0%150.5%80.3%100.4%1,458 2,759
Madison25%12,09272.7%4,26525.7%970.6%630.4%1060.6%7,827 16,623
Marion25%2,90056.6%2,15142.0%210.4%150.3%350.7%749 5,122
Marshall20%2,48463.6%1,34034.3%290.7%220.6%290.7%1,144 3,904
Maury19%6,29069.0%2,62328.8%500.5%450.5%1041.1%3,667 9,112
McMinn24%6,61076.3%1,87621.6%560.6%560.6%690.8%4,734 8,667
McNairy19%2,45668.6%1,06429.7%130.4%180.5%310.9%1,392 3,582
Meigs18%94166.2%46132.4%120.8%30.2%50.4%480 1,422
Monroe19%3,67770.5%1,46828.1%310.6%130.2%280.5%2,209 5,217
Montgomery23%16,10575.1%4,93423.0%1310.6%960.4%1810.8%11,171 21,447
Moore22%69375.1%21623.4%80.9%00.0%60.7%477 923
Morgan18%1,27949.4%1,25848.6%220.9%120.5%170.7%21 2,588
Obion26%3,92061.6%2,18334.3%1502.4%380.6%701.1%1,737 6,361
Overton20%1,53251.0%1,41947.2%70.2%230.8%250.8%113 3,006
Perry23%67953.0%57745.1%90.7%50.4%100.8%102 1,280
Pickett34%89570.0%37028.9%20.2%90.7%30.2%525 1,279
Polk25%1,76658.0%1,24040.7%120.4%130.4%150.5%526 3,046
Putnam30%10,08371.6%3,68826.2%580.4%1090.8%1401.0%6,395 14,078
Rhea20%3,17374.3%1,05124.6%160.4%110.3%200.5%2,122 4,271
Roane31%8,57169.3%3,51928.5%780.6%560.5%1451.2%5,052 12,369
Robertson22%5,42966.3%2,56331.3%510.6%480.6%991.2%2,866 8,190
Rutherford23%19,83269.8%8,08828.5%1660.6%980.3%2090.7%11,744 28,393
Scott22%2,29569.0%97629.3%230.7%140.4%200.6%1,319 3,328
Sequatchie24%1,27164.8%65533.4%120.6%70.4%170.9%616 1,962
Sevier19%8,14381.6%1,69517.0%460.5%230.2%710.7%6,448 9,978
Shelby25%96,41460.9%59,29537.5%5000.3%1,0410.7%9930.6%37,119 158,243
Smith27%2,03659.3%1,33238.8%160.5%280.8%230.7%704 3,435
Stewart28%1,53560.3%93636.8%230.9%291.1%230.9%599 2,546
Sullivan26%24,18678.1%6,31820.4%1620.5%930.3%1930.6%17,868 30,952
Sumner25%16,52772.3%5,90125.8%1500.7%1030.5%1780.8%10,626 22,859
Tipton22%5,64574.5%1,73522.9%640.8%670.9%680.9%3,910 7,579
Trousdale23%71758.1%49239.8%20.2%131.1%110.9%225 1,235
Unicoi23%2,50778.4%60318.8%321.0%270.8%300.9%1,904 3,199
Union17%1,47969.1%61228.6%200.9%130.6%170.8%867 2,141
Van Buren28%57549.1%58049.5%100.9%30.3%40.3%-5 1,172
Warren22%4,11065.4%2,03732.4%450.7%240.4%681.1%2,073 6,284
Washington19%12,39577.6%3,14819.7%1450.9%760.5%2131.3%9,247 15,977
Wayne19%1,66468.8%72429.9%140.6%70.3%100.4%940 2,419
Weakley20%3,45165.8%1,66531.8%681.3%160.3%420.8%1,786 5,242
White21%2,33864.6%1,16932.3%330.9%451.2%330.9%1,169 3,618
Williamson31%20,77679.6%5,04519.3%1050.4%490.2%1380.5%15,731 26,113
Wilson28%12,35470.7%4,73327.1%1440.8%960.5%1570.9%7,621 17,484
TOTAL 24% 669,97368.6% 287,75029.5% 5,8990.6% 4,6510.5% 7,9630.8% 382,223 976,236
Total R vote: 669,973 (68.6%)      Total D vote: 287,750 (29.5%)      Total Other vote: 18,513 (1.9%)
* incumbent
Campaign finance data for this election**:
Total Disbursements: $2,973,366 $8,975 $0 $0
Total Receipts: $0 $0 $0 $0

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen


Other candidates included: Lonnie Creech (I), 3,723 votes ; Thomas Smith (I), 1,851 votes ; Karl Smithson (I), 1,841 votes



1998 Governor, Anderson County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 11,182 73.3%
John Jay Hooker (D) 3,850 25.2%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 100 0.7%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 33 0.2%
Lonnie Creech (I) 53 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 18 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 17 0.1%
TOTAL 15,253
Turnout: 28%


1998 Governor, Bedford County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 3,547 69.8%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,392 27.4%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 18 0.4%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 25 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 17 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 64 1.3%
Karl Smithson (I) 15 0.3%
TOTAL 5,080
Turnout: 19%


1998 Governor, Benton County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 2,338 60.6%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,403 36.3%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 41 1.1%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 35 0.9%
Lonnie Creech (I) 21 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 16 0.4%
Karl Smithson (I) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 3,861
Turnout: 31%


1998 Governor, Bledsoe County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,702 61.0%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,031 37.0%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 29 1.0%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 9 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 5 0.2%
Thomas Smith (I) 5 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 7 0.3%
TOTAL 2,788
Turnout: 31%


1998 Governor, Blount County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 16,223 79.1%
John Jay Hooker (D) 3,936 19.2%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 98 0.5%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 67 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 130 0.6%
Thomas Smith (I) 37 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 24 0.1%
TOTAL 20,515
Turnout: 26%


1998 Governor, Bradley County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 12,856 80.6%
John Jay Hooker (D) 2,812 17.6%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 96 0.6%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 68 0.4%
Lonnie Creech (I) 76 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 22 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 26 0.2%
TOTAL 15,957
Turnout: 25%


1998 Governor, Campbell County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 4,601 66.2%
John Jay Hooker (D) 2,243 32.3%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 35 0.5%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 17 0.2%
Lonnie Creech (I) 26 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 10 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 17 0.2%
TOTAL 6,950
Turnout: 23%


1998 Governor, Cannon County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,322 62.6%
John Jay Hooker (D) 730 34.6%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 9 0.4%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 24 1.1%
Lonnie Creech (I) 11 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 4 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 9 0.4%
TOTAL 2,111
Turnout: 23%


1998 Governor, Carroll County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 3,823 68.9%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,627 29.3%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 33 0.6%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 12 0.2%
Lonnie Creech (I) 42 0.8%
Thomas Smith (I) 11 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 2 0.0%
TOTAL 5,550
Turnout: 25%


1998 Governor, Carter County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 7,080 77.2%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,838 20.0%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 94 1.0%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 61 0.7%
Lonnie Creech (I) 39 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 27 0.3%
Karl Smithson (I) 20 0.2%
TOTAL 9,170
Turnout: 21%


1998 Governor, Cheatham County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 3,277 66.1%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,554 31.4%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 41 0.8%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 36 0.7%
Lonnie Creech (I) 27 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 5 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 9 0.2%
TOTAL 4,956
Turnout: 20%


1998 Governor, Chester County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,400 73.6%
John Jay Hooker (D) 479 25.2%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 2 0.1%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 5 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 9 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 3 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 3 0.2%
TOTAL 1,901
Turnout: 17%


1998 Governor, Claiborne County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 2,871 71.2%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,107 27.5%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 10 0.2%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 9 0.2%
Lonnie Creech (I) 23 0.6%
Thomas Smith (I) 5 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 4,030
Turnout: 18%


1998 Governor, Clay County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,049 63.0%
John Jay Hooker (D) 599 36.0%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 4 0.2%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 2 0.1%
Lonnie Creech (I) 3 0.2%
TOTAL 1,666
Turnout: 27%


1998 Governor, Cocke County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 3,463 78.9%
John Jay Hooker (D) 828 18.9%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 28 0.6%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 22 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 22 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 15 0.3%
Karl Smithson (I) 9 0.2%
TOTAL 4,387
Turnout: 17%


1998 Governor, Coffee County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 6,084 69.1%
John Jay Hooker (D) 2,546 28.9%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 46 0.5%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 22 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 32 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 13 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 37 0.4%
TOTAL 8,799
Turnout: 25%


1998 Governor, Crockett County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,121 66.6%
John Jay Hooker (D) 531 31.5%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 13 0.8%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 8 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 6 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 3 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 1,684
Turnout: 16%


1998 Governor, Cumberland County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 7,609 74.0%
John Jay Hooker (D) 2,567 25.0%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 40 0.4%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 27 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 17 0.2%
Thomas Smith (I) 8 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 9 0.1%
TOTAL 10,277
Turnout: 30%


1998 Governor, Davidson County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 53,288 57.7%
John Jay Hooker (D) 37,075 40.1%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 706 0.8%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 422 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 436 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 160 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 303 0.3%
TOTAL 92,390
Turnout: 21%


1998 Governor, Decatur County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,608 61.1%
John Jay Hooker (D) 980 37.3%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 11 0.4%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 10 0.4%
Lonnie Creech (I) 7 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 6 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 4 0.2%
TOTAL 2,630
Turnout: 29%


1998 Governor, DeKalb County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,763 65.7%
John Jay Hooker (D) 850 31.7%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 17 0.6%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 27 1.0%
Lonnie Creech (I) 8 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 1 0.0%
Karl Smithson (I) 7 0.3%
TOTAL 2,683
Turnout: 21%


1998 Governor, Dickson County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 4,136 62.8%
John Jay Hooker (D) 2,291 34.8%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 45 0.7%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 44 0.7%
Lonnie Creech (I) 36 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 15 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 22 0.3%
TOTAL 6,589
Turnout: 22%


1998 Governor, Dyer County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 2,926 64.5%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,482 32.7%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 49 1.1%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 35 0.8%
Lonnie Creech (I) 23 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 11 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 11 0.2%
TOTAL 4,537
Turnout: 17%


1998 Governor, Fayette County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 3,867 70.8%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,471 26.9%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 33 0.6%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 59 1.1%
Lonnie Creech (I) 17 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 8 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 8 0.1%
TOTAL 5,465
Turnout: 26%


1998 Governor, Fentress County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,448 63.0%
John Jay Hooker (D) 808 35.2%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 7 0.3%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 9 0.4%
Lonnie Creech (I) 14 0.6%
Thomas Smith (I) 9 0.4%
Karl Smithson (I) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 2,298
Turnout: 19%


1998 Governor, Franklin County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 4,230 65.5%
John Jay Hooker (D) 2,088 32.3%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 39 0.6%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 30 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 26 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 19 0.3%
Karl Smithson (I) 22 0.3%
TOTAL 6,455
Turnout: 22%


1998 Governor, Gibson County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 7,485 71.2%
John Jay Hooker (D) 2,802 26.7%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 76 0.7%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 41 0.4%
Lonnie Creech (I) 72 0.7%
Thomas Smith (I) 16 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 14 0.1%
TOTAL 10,506
Turnout: 29%


1998 Governor, Giles County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 2,333 59.4%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,520 38.7%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 23 0.6%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 19 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 14 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 3 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 15 0.4%
TOTAL 3,928
Turnout: 18%


1998 Governor, Grainger County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,683 72.1%
John Jay Hooker (D) 619 26.5%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 12 0.5%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 4 0.2%
Lonnie Creech (I) 11 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 1 0.0%
Karl Smithson (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 2,335
Turnout: 15%


1998 Governor, Greene County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 6,836 76.1%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,902 21.2%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 81 0.9%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 45 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 56 0.6%
Thomas Smith (I) 34 0.4%
Karl Smithson (I) 34 0.4%
TOTAL 8,988
Turnout: 19%


1998 Governor, Grundy County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 962 51.7%
John Jay Hooker (D) 865 46.5%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 8 0.4%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 5 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 8 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 1 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,859
Turnout: 18%


1998 Governor, Hamblen County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 8,083 75.9%
John Jay Hooker (D) 2,432 22.8%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 46 0.4%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 35 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 37 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 9 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 12 0.1%
TOTAL 10,654
Turnout: 25%


1998 Governor, Hamilton County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 43,309 73.9%
John Jay Hooker (D) 14,301 24.4%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 289 0.5%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 183 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 148 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 154 0.3%
Karl Smithson (I) 68 0.1%
TOTAL 58,600
Turnout: 25%


1998 Governor, Hancock County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 691 73.0%
John Jay Hooker (D) 241 25.5%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 2 0.2%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 5 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 2 0.2%
Thomas Smith (I) 2 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 3 0.3%
TOTAL 946
Turnout: 18%


1998 Governor, Hardeman County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,986 60.5%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,201 36.6%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 31 0.9%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 25 0.8%
Lonnie Creech (I) 19 0.6%
Thomas Smith (I) 7 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 12 0.4%
TOTAL 3,281
Turnout: 16%


1998 Governor, Hardin County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 2,775 67.9%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,232 30.1%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 21 0.5%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 23 0.6%
Lonnie Creech (I) 8 0.2%
Thomas Smith (I) 3 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 7 0.2%
TOTAL 4,087
Turnout: 21%


1998 Governor, Hawkins County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 7,196 75.9%
John Jay Hooker (D) 2,129 22.5%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 31 0.3%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 48 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 38 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 20 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 8 0.1%
TOTAL 9,475
Turnout: 24%


1998 Governor, Haywood County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,523 61.6%
John Jay Hooker (D) 898 36.3%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 20 0.8%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 16 0.6%
Lonnie Creech (I) 12 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 2 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 2,474
Turnout: 17%


1998 Governor, Henderson County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 3,072 75.4%
John Jay Hooker (D) 929 22.8%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 28 0.7%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 19 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 17 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 5 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 4,076
Turnout: 22%


1998 Governor, Henry County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 4,728 65.2%
John Jay Hooker (D) 2,364 32.6%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 60 0.8%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 36 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 30 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 23 0.3%
Karl Smithson (I) 16 0.2%
TOTAL 7,257
Turnout: 31%


1998 Governor, Hickman County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,968 56.6%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,403 40.4%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 30 0.9%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 29 0.8%
Lonnie Creech (I) 21 0.6%
Thomas Smith (I) 8 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 8 0.2%
TOTAL 3,475
Turnout: 22%


1998 Governor, Houston County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 613 52.8%
John Jay Hooker (D) 526 45.3%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 8 0.7%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 3 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 4 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 4 0.3%
Karl Smithson (I) 2 0.2%
TOTAL 1,160
Turnout: 19%


1998 Governor, Humphreys County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 2,201 57.9%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,506 39.6%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 34 0.9%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 31 0.8%
Lonnie Creech (I) 18 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 2 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 8 0.2%
TOTAL 3,800
Turnout: 29%


1998 Governor, Jackson County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,374 56.2%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,040 42.6%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 7 0.3%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 6 0.2%
Lonnie Creech (I) 4 0.2%
Thomas Smith (I) 2 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 2,443
Turnout: 30%


1998 Governor, Jefferson County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 4,340 77.7%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,149 20.6%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 26 0.5%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 25 0.4%
Lonnie Creech (I) 25 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 10 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 8 0.1%
TOTAL 5,588
Turnout: 17%


1998 Governor, Johnson County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,879 74.1%
John Jay Hooker (D) 599 23.6%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 30 1.2%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 13 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 8 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 3 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 5 0.2%
TOTAL 2,537
Turnout: 19%


1998 Governor, Knox County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 48,549 74.2%
John Jay Hooker (D) 15,498 23.7%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 585 0.9%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 293 0.4%
Lonnie Creech (I) 286 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 125 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 112 0.2%
TOTAL 65,465
Turnout: 23%


1998 Governor, Lake County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 277 37.1%
John Jay Hooker (D) 455 60.9%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 5 0.7%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 3 0.4%
Lonnie Creech (I) 1 0.1%
Thomas Smith (I) 1 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 2 0.3%
TOTAL 747
Turnout: 12%


1998 Governor, Lauderdale County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,704 58.9%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,122 38.8%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 22 0.8%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 23 0.8%
Lonnie Creech (I) 9 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 9 0.3%
Karl Smithson (I) 4 0.1%
TOTAL 2,893
Turnout: 15%


1998 Governor, Lawrence County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 5,350 67.0%
John Jay Hooker (D) 2,523 31.6%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 42 0.5%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 21 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 24 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 8 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 18 0.2%
TOTAL 7,987
Turnout: 28%


1998 Governor, Lewis County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,210 62.9%
John Jay Hooker (D) 679 35.3%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 10 0.5%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 6 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 9 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 2 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 7 0.4%
TOTAL 1,925
Turnout: 24%


1998 Governor, Lincoln County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 3,487 65.5%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,748 32.8%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 41 0.8%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 26 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 9 0.2%
Thomas Smith (I) 7 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 4 0.1%
TOTAL 5,325
Turnout: 23%


1998 Governor, Loudon County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 5,628 80.0%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,310 18.6%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 39 0.6%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 15 0.2%
Lonnie Creech (I) 34 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 6 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 7,038
Turnout: 24%


1998 Governor, Macon County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 2,092 75.8%
John Jay Hooker (D) 634 23.0%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 15 0.5%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 8 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 3 0.1%
Thomas Smith (I) 2 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 5 0.2%
TOTAL 2,759
Turnout: 19%


1998 Governor, Madison County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 12,092 72.7%
John Jay Hooker (D) 4,265 25.7%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 97 0.6%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 63 0.4%
Lonnie Creech (I) 50 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 35 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 21 0.1%
TOTAL 16,623
Turnout: 25%


1998 Governor, Marion County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 2,900 56.6%
John Jay Hooker (D) 2,151 42.0%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 21 0.4%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 15 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 24 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 6 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 5,122
Turnout: 25%


1998 Governor, Marshall County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 2,484 63.6%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,340 34.3%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 29 0.7%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 22 0.6%
Lonnie Creech (I) 13 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 10 0.3%
Karl Smithson (I) 6 0.2%
TOTAL 3,904
Turnout: 20%


1998 Governor, Maury County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 6,290 69.0%
John Jay Hooker (D) 2,623 28.8%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 50 0.5%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 45 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 31 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 15 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 18 0.2%
TOTAL 9,112
Turnout: 19%


1998 Governor, McMinn County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 6,610 76.3%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,876 21.6%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 56 0.6%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 56 0.6%
Lonnie Creech (I) 36 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 14 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 19 0.2%
TOTAL 8,667
Turnout: 24%


1998 Governor, McNairy County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 2,456 68.6%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,064 29.7%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 13 0.4%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 18 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 18 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 4 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 1 0.0%
TOTAL 3,582
Turnout: 19%


1998 Governor, Meigs County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 941 66.2%
John Jay Hooker (D) 461 32.4%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 12 0.8%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 3 0.2%
Lonnie Creech (I) 3 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 2 0.1%
TOTAL 1,422
Turnout: 18%


1998 Governor, Monroe County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 3,677 70.5%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,468 28.1%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 31 0.6%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 13 0.2%
Lonnie Creech (I) 19 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 3 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 4 0.1%
TOTAL 5,217
Turnout: 19%


1998 Governor, Montgomery County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 16,105 75.1%
John Jay Hooker (D) 4,934 23.0%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 131 0.6%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 96 0.4%
Lonnie Creech (I) 96 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 32 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 52 0.2%
TOTAL 21,447
Turnout: 23%


1998 Governor, Moore County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 693 75.1%
John Jay Hooker (D) 216 23.4%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 8 0.9%
Lonnie Creech (I) 3 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 2 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 923
Turnout: 22%


1998 Governor, Morgan County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,279 49.4%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,258 48.6%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 22 0.9%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 12 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 10 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 3 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 4 0.2%
TOTAL 2,588
Turnout: 18%


1998 Governor, Obion County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 3,920 61.6%
John Jay Hooker (D) 2,183 34.3%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 150 2.4%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 38 0.6%
Lonnie Creech (I) 28 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 21 0.3%
Karl Smithson (I) 18 0.3%
TOTAL 6,361
Turnout: 26%


1998 Governor, Overton County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,532 51.0%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,419 47.2%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 7 0.2%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 23 0.8%
Lonnie Creech (I) 12 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 7 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 3,006
Turnout: 20%


1998 Governor, Perry County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 679 53.0%
John Jay Hooker (D) 577 45.1%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 9 0.7%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 5 0.4%
Lonnie Creech (I) 4 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 2 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 4 0.3%
TOTAL 1,280
Turnout: 23%


1998 Governor, Pickett County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 895 70.0%
John Jay Hooker (D) 370 28.9%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 2 0.2%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 9 0.7%
TOTAL 1,279
Turnout: 34%


1998 Governor, Polk County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,766 58.0%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,240 40.7%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 12 0.4%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 13 0.4%
Lonnie Creech (I) 8 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 3 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 4 0.1%
TOTAL 3,046
Turnout: 25%


1998 Governor, Putnam County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 10,083 71.6%
John Jay Hooker (D) 3,688 26.2%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 58 0.4%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 109 0.8%
Lonnie Creech (I) 52 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 9 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 12 0.1%
TOTAL 14,078
Turnout: 30%


1998 Governor, Rhea County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 3,173 74.3%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,051 24.6%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 16 0.4%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 11 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 9 0.2%
Thomas Smith (I) 4 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 6 0.1%
TOTAL 4,271
Turnout: 20%


1998 Governor, Roane County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 8,571 69.3%
John Jay Hooker (D) 3,519 28.5%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 78 0.6%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 56 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 64 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 61 0.5%
Karl Smithson (I) 19 0.2%
TOTAL 12,369
Turnout: 31%


1998 Governor, Robertson County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 5,429 66.3%
John Jay Hooker (D) 2,563 31.3%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 51 0.6%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 48 0.6%
Lonnie Creech (I) 64 0.8%
Thomas Smith (I) 13 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 22 0.3%
TOTAL 8,190
Turnout: 22%


1998 Governor, Rutherford County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 19,832 69.8%
John Jay Hooker (D) 8,088 28.5%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 166 0.6%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 98 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 109 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 44 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 53 0.2%
TOTAL 28,393
Turnout: 23%


1998 Governor, Scott County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 2,295 69.0%
John Jay Hooker (D) 976 29.3%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 23 0.7%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 14 0.4%
Lonnie Creech (I) 7 0.2%
Thomas Smith (I) 7 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 6 0.2%
TOTAL 3,328
Turnout: 22%


1998 Governor, Sequatchie County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,271 64.8%
John Jay Hooker (D) 655 33.4%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 12 0.6%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 7 0.4%
Lonnie Creech (I) 8 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 6 0.3%
Karl Smithson (I) 1 0.1%
TOTAL 1,962
Turnout: 24%


1998 Governor, Sevier County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 8,143 81.6%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,695 17.0%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 46 0.5%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 23 0.2%
Lonnie Creech (I) 32 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 13 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 12 0.1%
TOTAL 9,978
Turnout: 19%


1998 Governor, Shelby County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 96,414 60.9%
John Jay Hooker (D) 59,295 37.5%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 500 0.3%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 1,041 0.7%
Lonnie Creech (I) 436 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 298 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 251 0.2%
TOTAL 158,243
Turnout: 25%


1998 Governor, Smith County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 2,036 59.3%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,332 38.8%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 16 0.5%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 28 0.8%
Lonnie Creech (I) 11 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 6 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 5 0.1%
TOTAL 3,435
Turnout: 27%


1998 Governor, Stewart County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,535 60.3%
John Jay Hooker (D) 936 36.8%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 23 0.9%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 29 1.1%
Lonnie Creech (I) 5 0.2%
Thomas Smith (I) 8 0.3%
Karl Smithson (I) 10 0.4%
TOTAL 2,546
Turnout: 28%


1998 Governor, Sullivan County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 24,186 78.1%
John Jay Hooker (D) 6,318 20.4%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 162 0.5%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 93 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 76 0.2%
Thomas Smith (I) 53 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 57 0.2%
TOTAL 30,952
Turnout: 26%


1998 Governor, Sumner County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 16,527 72.3%
John Jay Hooker (D) 5,901 25.8%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 150 0.7%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 103 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 95 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 32 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 33 0.1%
TOTAL 22,859
Turnout: 25%


1998 Governor, Tipton County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 5,645 74.5%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,735 22.9%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 64 0.8%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 67 0.9%
Lonnie Creech (I) 27 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 20 0.3%
Karl Smithson (I) 20 0.3%
TOTAL 7,579
Turnout: 22%


1998 Governor, Trousdale County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 717 58.1%
John Jay Hooker (D) 492 39.8%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 2 0.2%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 13 1.1%
Lonnie Creech (I) 6 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 2 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 3 0.2%
TOTAL 1,235
Turnout: 23%


1998 Governor, Unicoi County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 2,507 78.4%
John Jay Hooker (D) 603 18.8%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 32 1.0%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 27 0.8%
Lonnie Creech (I) 11 0.3%
Thomas Smith (I) 11 0.3%
Karl Smithson (I) 8 0.3%
TOTAL 3,199
Turnout: 23%


1998 Governor, Union County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,479 69.1%
John Jay Hooker (D) 612 28.6%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 20 0.9%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 13 0.6%
Lonnie Creech (I) 11 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 3 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 2,141
Turnout: 17%


1998 Governor, Van Buren County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 575 49.1%
John Jay Hooker (D) 580 49.5%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 10 0.9%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 3 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 1 0.1%
Thomas Smith (I) 1 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 2 0.2%
TOTAL 1,172
Turnout: 28%


1998 Governor, Warren County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 4,110 65.4%
John Jay Hooker (D) 2,037 32.4%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 45 0.7%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 24 0.4%
Lonnie Creech (I) 22 0.4%
Thomas Smith (I) 24 0.4%
Karl Smithson (I) 21 0.3%
TOTAL 6,284
Turnout: 22%


1998 Governor, Washington County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 12,395 77.6%
John Jay Hooker (D) 3,148 19.7%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 145 0.9%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 76 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 85 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 42 0.3%
Karl Smithson (I) 29 0.2%
TOTAL 15,977
Turnout: 19%


1998 Governor, Wayne County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 1,664 68.8%
John Jay Hooker (D) 724 29.9%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 14 0.6%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 7 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 3 0.1%
Thomas Smith (I) 4 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 3 0.1%
TOTAL 2,419
Turnout: 19%


1998 Governor, Weakley County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 3,451 65.8%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,665 31.8%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 68 1.3%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 16 0.3%
Lonnie Creech (I) 12 0.2%
Thomas Smith (I) 13 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 16 0.3%
TOTAL 5,242
Turnout: 20%


1998 Governor, White County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 2,338 64.6%
John Jay Hooker (D) 1,169 32.3%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 33 0.9%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 45 1.2%
Lonnie Creech (I) 20 0.6%
Thomas Smith (I) 5 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 8 0.2%
TOTAL 3,618
Turnout: 21%


1998 Governor, Williamson County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 20,776 79.6%
John Jay Hooker (D) 5,045 19.3%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 105 0.4%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 49 0.2%
Lonnie Creech (I) 59 0.2%
Thomas Smith (I) 20 0.1%
Karl Smithson (I) 59 0.2%
TOTAL 26,113
Turnout: 31%


1998 Governor, Wilson County
CandidateVotesPct
Don Sundquist* (R) 12,354 70.7%
John Jay Hooker (D) 4,733 27.1%
Alexander Hamilton (I) 144 0.8%
Irwin Gibbs (I) 96 0.5%
Lonnie Creech (I) 90 0.5%
Thomas Smith (I) 31 0.2%
Karl Smithson (I) 36 0.2%
TOTAL 17,484
Turnout: 28%

Campaign finance data for this election**:

Don Sundquist*
Total Disbursements: $2,973,366

**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
The financial data used here were originally collected by Thad Beyle and Jennifer M. Jensen

John Jay Hooker
Total Disbursements: $8,975

Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   Don Sundquist* 358,786 92.5% $2,973,366
2   Shirley Beck-Vosse 28,951 7.5%
    Other 123 0.0%  
TOTAL VOTES 387,860    


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes % $**
1   John Jay Hooker 123,384 41.3% $8,975
2   Mike Whitaker 83,542 28.0% $82,676
3   Sherry Winterberg 28,822 9.7%
4   Luther Best 25,565 8.6%
5   Donald Jackson 18,458 6.2%
6   Virginia Nyabongo 12,352 4.1%
7   Jerral Paris 5,740 1.9% $21,747
    Other 603 0.2%  
TOTAL VOTES 298,466