1998 Missouri State Auditor election

1998 Missouri State Auditor election

3 November 1998

Nominee Claire McCaskill Charles A. Pierce Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 780,178 719,653 Percentage 50.30% 46.40%

State Auditor before election Margaret B. Kelly Republican Elected State Auditor Claire McCaskill Democratic

The 1998 Missouri State Auditor election was held on 3 November 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.

General election

On election day, 3 November 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 3 January 1999.

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