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1998 Colorado Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1998 Colorado Gubernatorial Election?

Bill Owens won the 1998 Colorado Gubernatorial Election. Bill Owens received 648,202 popular votes (49.04%). The main challenger was Gail Schoettler (48.42%).

See the full head-to-head between Owens and Schoettler

Owens +0.6 pts · won by 8,297 votes
Bill OwensRepublicanWINNER49.04%
648,202 votes
Gail SchoettlerDemocratic48.42%
639,905 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.5% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.