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Parents > United States > Alabama > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
TypeRepublican Primary Election
Filing Deadline April 02, 1998 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open June 30, 1998 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close June 30, 1998 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1999 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2003 - 12:00pm
ContributorMr. Techno
Last ModifiedRBH July 30, 2007 01:51pm
Data SourcesOfficial returns: America Votes 23, p. 16.
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/1994
NameForrest Hood "Fob" James Votes604,926 (50.33%)
Term01/16/1995 - 01/18/1999 Margin10,757 (+0.89%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1998
NameDonald E. "Don" Siegelman Votes760,115 (57.55%)
Term01/18/1999 - 01/20/2003 Margin205,369 (+15.55%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceAL Governor 11/03/1998

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Name (I) Gov. Forrest Hood "Fob" James Winton M. Blount III  
PartyRepublican Republican  
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Uncertified Votes 256,702 (55.76%) 203,658 (44.24%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -53,044 (-11.52%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $--  
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Entry Date 00/00/1998 00/00/1998  
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Oct 00, 1998 02:00pm Analysis Bama bash: '90s style. How an endorsement backlash helped save Alabama's Gov. Fob James from a humiliating primary defeat  Article User 490 

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