1998 New York Attorney General election

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Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Template:ElectionsNY 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 unseated one-term Republican incumbent Dennis Vacco in a major upset, with Vacco conceding on December 14, after accusing New York City voters, primarily in predominately Black and Latino areas, of voter fraud.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Polling

Source Date Oliver Koppell Catherine Abate Eliot Spitzer Evan Davis
Quinnipiac February 26, 1998 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|7% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|7% 2% 5%
Quinnipiac July 16, 1998 16% 13% style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"|18% -

Statewide Results

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New York Democratic Attorney General primary, 1998
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Catherine Abate 186,626 27.77%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Oliver Koppell 145,231 21.61%
Script error: No such module "Political party". Evan A. Davis 60,978 9.07%
Majority 92,554 13.77% Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 672,015 % Script error: No such module "String".

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General election

Polling

Source Date Dennis Vacco (R) Eliot Spitzer (D)
Quinnipiac September 27, 1998 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|46% 37%
Quinnipiac October 15, 1998 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|45% 33%
Quinnipiac October 28, 1998 style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|47% 34%

Results

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1998 New York Attorney General Election
Party Candidate Votes % <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />±%Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Eliot Spitzer 2,018,591 46.67% Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Eliot Spitzer 66,357 1.53% Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Dennis Vacco 1,757,539 40.63% Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Dennis Vacco 302,223 6.99% Script error: No such module "String".
Total Dennis Vacco (incumbent) 2,059,762 47.62% Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Catherine M. Abate 81,439 1.88% Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Robert W. Dapelo 60,399 1.40% Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Daniel A. Conti Jr. 19,864 0.46% Script error: No such module "String".
Script error: No such module "Political party". Johann L. Moore 18,984 0.44% Script error: No such module "String".
Turnout 4,325,396 Script error: No such module "String".
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References

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See also

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

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