The 1998 Missouri State Auditor election was held on November 3, 1998, in order to elect the state auditor of Missouri. Democratic nominee and former member of the Missouri House of Representatives Claire McCaskill defeated Republican nominee Charles A. Pierce, Libertarian nominee Gerald R. Geier and Reform nominee and former member of the Missouri House of Representatives George D. Weber.[1]

General election

On election day, November 3, 1998, Democratic nominee Claire McCaskill won the election by a margin of 60,525 votes against her foremost opponent Republican nominee Charles A. Pierce, thereby gaining Democratic control over the office of state auditor. McCaskill was sworn in as the 34th state auditor of Missouri on January 3, 1999.[2]

Results

Missouri State Auditor election, 1998
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Claire McCaskill 780,178 50.30
Republican Charles A. Pierce 719,653 46.40
Libertarian Gerald R. Geier 26,955 1.74
Reform George D. Weber 24,188 1.56
Total votes 1,550,974 100.00
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ↑ "1998 State Auditor General Election Results - Missouri". uselectionatlas.org. January 31, 2007. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
  2. ↑ "MO Auditor". ourcampaigns.com. January 16, 2021. Retrieved 2024-11-07.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_Missouri_State_Auditor_election