1998 Jackson County Executive election

1998 Jackson County Executive election
	November 3, 1998
County Executive before election; Katheryn Shields; Democratic	Elected County Executive ; Katheryn Shields; Democratic

The 1998 Jackson County Executive election took place on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic County Executive Katheryn Shields ran for re-election to a second term.^[1] Shields was challenged for renomination by former County Executive Dale Baumgardner, whom she narrowly defeated in the 1994 Democratic primary.^[2] However, despite the closeness of her 1994 campaign, Shields defeated Baumgardner in a landslide, winning the Democratic primary with 70 percent of the vote.^[3]

In the general election, Shields faced Republican Reed A. Chambers II, a paralegal, and former City Councilman Richard Charles Tolbert, the Reform Party nominee. She defeated both by a wide margin, winning re-election with 66 percent of the vote.^[4]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Katheryn Shields, incumbent County Executive^[1]
Dale Baumgardner, former County Executive^[5]

Withdrawn

Jack Hackley, Democratic committeeman^[6]

Results

Democratic primary results^[7]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katheryn Shields (inc.)	32,347	70.31%
	Democratic	Dale Baumgardner	13,657	29.69%
Total votes			46,004	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Reed A. Chambers II, paralegal^[9]

Results

Republican primary results^[10]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Reed A. Chambers II	14,665	100.00%
Total votes			14,665	100.00%

Reform primary

Candidates

Richard Charles Tolbert, former Kansas City Councilman^[9]

Results

Reform primary results^[11]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Reform	Richard Charles Tolbert	112	100.00%
Total votes			112	100.00%

General election

Results

1998 Jackson County Executive election^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Katheryn Shields (inc.)	115,389	66.08%
	Republican	Reed A. Chambers II	53,132	30.43%
	Reform	Richard Charles Tolbert	6,099	3.49%
Total votes			174,620	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b Jeffers Jr., Gromer (October 12, 1997). "Shields off to an early start in campaign fund raising". The Kansas City Star. p. B-6. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jeffers Jr., Gromer (April 5, 1998). "Late entry alters texture of county executive race". The Kansas City Star. p. B-2. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jeffers Jr., Gromer (August 5, 1998). "Shields defeats Baumgardner". The Kansas City Star. p. C-1. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jeffers Jr., Gromer (November 4, 1998). "Jackson County executive wins new term". The Kansas City Star. p. C-3. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Candidates set for August primaries". The Kansas City Star. April 1, 1998. p. C-4. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Jeffers Jr., Gromer (March 26, 1998). "Challenger files for Shields' job". The Kansas City Star. p. C-7. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "** OFFICIAL CANVASS ‑ DEMOCRATIC PARTY **". Jackson County Board of Elections. August 12, 1998. Archived from the original on September 25, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "** OFFICIAL CANVASS **". Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners. August 13, 1998. Archived from the original on February 27, 2001. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Jeffers Jr., Gromer (October 19, 1998). "Executive race shows differing views of reform". The Kansas City Star. p. B-1, B-2. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "** OFFICIAL CANVASS ‑ REPUBLICAN PARTY **". Jackson County Board of Elections. August 12, 1998. Archived from the original on September 25, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
^ "** OFFICIAL CANVASS ‑ REFORM PARTY **". Jackson County Board of Elections. August 12, 1998. Archived from the original on September 25, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
^ "** OFFICIAL CANVASS **". Jackson County Board of Elections. November 10, 1998. Archived from the original on September 25, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2025.
^ "** OFFICIAL CANVASS **". Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners. November 12, 1998. Archived from the original on September 2, 2000. Retrieved August 7, 2025.

[early_start-1] Jeffers Jr., Gromer (October 12, 1997). "Shields off to an early start in campaign fund raising". The Kansas City Star. p. B-6. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[2] Jeffers Jr., Gromer (April 5, 1998). "Late entry alters texture of county executive race". The Kansas City Star. p. B-2. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] Jeffers Jr., Gromer (August 5, 1998). "Shields defeats Baumgardner". The Kansas City Star. p. C-1. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Jeffers Jr., Gromer (November 4, 1998). "Jackson County executive wins new term". The Kansas City Star. p. C-3. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Candidates set for August primaries". The Kansas City Star. April 1, 1998. p. C-4. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[6] Jeffers Jr., Gromer (March 26, 1998). "Challenger files for Shields' job". The Kansas City Star. p. C-7. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] "** OFFICIAL CANVASS ‑ DEMOCRATIC PARTY **". Jackson County Board of Elections. August 12, 1998. Archived from the original on September 25, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2025.

[KC_primary-8] "** OFFICIAL CANVASS **". Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners. August 13, 1998. Archived from the original on February 27, 2001. Retrieved August 7, 2025.

[differing_views-9] Jeffers Jr., Gromer (October 19, 1998). "Executive race shows differing views of reform". The Kansas City Star. p. B-1, B-2. Retrieved August 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "** OFFICIAL CANVASS ‑ REPUBLICAN PARTY **". Jackson County Board of Elections. August 12, 1998. Archived from the original on September 25, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2025.

[11] "** OFFICIAL CANVASS ‑ REFORM PARTY **". Jackson County Board of Elections. August 12, 1998. Archived from the original on September 25, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2025.

[12] "** OFFICIAL CANVASS **". Jackson County Board of Elections. November 10, 1998. Archived from the original on September 25, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2025.

[13] "** OFFICIAL CANVASS **". Kansas City Board of Election Commissioners. November 12, 1998. Archived from the original on September 2, 2000. Retrieved August 7, 2025.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

(1997 ←) 1998 United States elections (→ 1999)
U.S. Senate	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Missouri Nevada New Hampshire New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Utah Vermont Washington Wisconsin
U.S. House	Alabama Alaska Arkansas Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Governors	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Iowa Kansas Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Mexico New York Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Lt. Gov Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Vermont Wisconsin Wyoming
Attorneys General	California Connecticut Florida Michigan Minnesota New York
State legislatures	Arizona Senate California Assembly Senate Iowa Senate Maryland House Senate Minnesota House Pennsylvania House Senate Texas House West Virginia Senate Wyoming Senate
State officials	California Secretary of State Connecticut Secretary of State Michigan Secretary of State Minnesota Secretary of State New York Comptroller
Mayors	Long Beach, CA New Orleans, LA Oakland, CA Providence, RI San Jose, CA Sioux Falls, SD Washington, DC
Local	Orange County, FL Chairman St. Charles County, MO Executive St. Louis County, MO Executive
States generally	Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming