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The 1898 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1898.
Incumbent Republican Governor Edward Scofield defeated Democratic nominee Hiram Wilson Sawyer with 52.55% of the vote.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Edward Scofield (incumbent) | 173,137 | 52.55% | ||
| Democratic | Hiram Wilson Sawyer | 135,353 | 41.09% | ||
| Populist | Albinus A. Worsley | 8,518 | 2.59% | ||
| Prohibition | Eugene W. Chafin | 8,088 | 2.46% | ||
| Social Democratic | Howard Tuttle | 2,544 | 0.77% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Henry Riese | 1,473 | 0.45% | ||
| Scattering | 327 | 0.10% | |||
| Majority | 37,784 | 11.46% | |||
| Turnout | 329,440 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
