1998 Rhode Island Attorney General election

1998 Rhode Island Attorney General election
November 3, 1998
 
Nominee Sheldon Whitehouse Nancy Mayer
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 200,411 100,635
Percentage 66.57% 33.43%
County results:
Whitehouse:      60–70%
Attorney General before election

Jeffrey B. Pine
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic

The 1998 Rhode Island Attorney General election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect the Rhode Island Attorney General. Republican incumbent Jeffrey B. Pine was term-limited and ineligible to run for a third consecutive term. Primaries were held on September 15, 1998. Democratic attorney Sheldon Whitehouse won the election in a landslide, defeating Republican Rhode Island treasurer Nancy Mayer by a two-to-one margin.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy Mayer 5,386 100.00%
Total votes 5,386 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sheldon Whitehouse 36,530 49.34%
Democratic Eva M. Mancuso 18,960 25.61%
Democratic William R. Guglietta 18,549 25.05%
Total votes 74,039 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1998 Rhode Island Attorney General election results[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sheldon Whitehouse 200,411 66.57% +44.62%
Republican Nancy Mayer 100,635 33.43% −42.56%
Total votes 301,046 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

References

  1. ^ "Republican Primary". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  2. ^ "Democratic Primary". State of Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
  3. ^ "1998 Attorney General Election Results - Rhode Island". US Election Atlas. Retrieved December 27, 2025.
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