Editing 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial election (section)

==Republican primary==
===Candidates===
*[[Norm Coleman]], mayor of [[St. Paul, Minnesota|St. Paul]]
**Running mate: Gen Olson, State Senator (Rep-SD34)
*[[Bill Dahn]], retired [[auto mechanic]]<ref name="cnn.com">{{cite web |title=The Minnesota Legislative Manual 1999-2000 |url=https://www.lrl.mn.gov/docs/2013/other/130564.pdf |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library |publisher=Secretary of State Saint Paul}}</ref>

Norm Coleman was elected mayor of St. Paul in 1993 as a Democrat with almost 55% of the vote. In 1996, he switched parties to become a Republican after years of heat from his party.<ref>{{cite web |last=Johnson |first=Dirk |date=1996-12-20 |title=Speculation Follows St. Paul Mayor's Switch to Republicans |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/20/us/speculation-follows-st-paul-mayor-s-switch-to-republicans.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912080723/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/20/us/speculation-follows-st-paul-mayor-s-switch-to-republicans.html |archive-date=2012-09-12 |access-date=2024-10-07 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> He won re-election as mayor in the heavily Democratic city with almost 59% of the vote in 1997.

===Polling===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;text-align:center;"
|- valign=bottom
! Poll source
! Date(s)<br>administered
! Sample<br>size{{efn|Key:<br>A – all adults<br>RV – registered voters<br>LV – likely voters<br>V – unclear|name="Key"}}
! Margin<br>of error
! style="width:100px;"| Joanne<br>Benson
! style="width:100px;"| Dick<br>Borrell
! style="width:100px;"| Norm<br>Coleman
! style="width:100px;"| Bill<br>Dahn
! style="width:100px;"| Allen<br>Quist
! Undecided
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Mason-Dixon<ref name=augpoll>{{cite web |title=MPR Poll: 1998 Governor Race |url=http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199809/01_newsroom_poll/index.shtml |publisher=[[Minnesota Public Radio]] |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241224033025/http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199809/01_newsroom_poll/index.shtml |archive-date=24 December 2024 |date=1 September 1998 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Efn-ua|name=MPRKPP}}
|August 28–30, 1998
|317 (LV)
|±&nbsp;5.8%
|–
|–
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''75%'''
|11%
|–
|14%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Mason-Dixon<ref name=maypoll>{{cite web |title=Minnesota Poll 1998 Governor Race |url=http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199806/03_newsroom_governor/index.shtml |publisher=[[Minnesota Public Radio]] |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241224061323/http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199806/03_newsroom_governor/index.shtml |archive-date=24 December 2024 |date=3 June 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Efn-ua|name=MPRKPP}}
|May 30 – June 1, 1998
|309 (LV)
|±&nbsp;5.7%
|20%
|2%
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''39%'''
|–
|13%
|26%
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|Mason-Dixon<ref name=febpoll>{{cite web |title=Minnesota Poll 1998 Governor Race |url=http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199802/23_newsroom_governor/index.shtml |publisher=[[Minnesota Public Radio]] |access-date=24 December 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240512020022/http://news.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/199802/23_newsroom_governor/index.shtml |archive-date=12 May 2024 |date=23 February 1998 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{Efn-ua|name=MPRKPP}}
|February 20–22, 1998
|319 (LV)
|±&nbsp;5.6%
|14%
|–
|{{party shading/Republican}}|'''37%'''
|–
|11%
|34%
|}

===Results===
Coleman won the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] nomination by winning the primary with token opposition.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1998-09-16 |title=COLEMAN: AFTER AN EASY PRIMARY SEASON, GOP NOMINEE HAS TO GET DOWN TO BUSINESS |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PD&s_site=twincities&p_multi=SP&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB5E32810ABE511&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020022300/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PD&s_site=twincities&p_multi=SP&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB5E32810ABE511&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-date=2012-10-20 |work=St. Paul Pioneer Press |page=8A}}</ref>

{{Election box begin no change
| title = Republican primary results
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| candidate = [[Norm Coleman]]
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 127,957		
| percentage = 91.32%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| candidate = Bill Dahn
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| votes = 12,167	
| percentage = 8.68%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 140,124
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}