1998 Connecticut Secretary of the State election

1998 Connecticut Secretary of State election

November 3, 1998
 
Nominee Susan Bysiewicz Ben Andrews
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 531,644 358,060
Percentage 59.1% 39.8%

Bysiewicz:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Andrews:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Secretary of State before election

Miles S. Rapoport
Democratic

Elected Secretary of State

Susan Bysiewicz
Democratic

The 1998 Connecticut Secretary of the State election took place on November 3, 1998, to elect the Secretary of the State of Connecticut. Incumbent Democrat Miles S. Rapoport did not seek re-election to a second term, instead opting to run for the open CT-01 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Democratic nominee and state representative from the 100th district Susan Bysiewicz defeated Republican nominee Ben Andrews.