# 1998 Lorraine regional election, Meurthe-et-Moselle

[France](https://electionsarchive.com/fr.md) / [Lorraine](https://electionsarchive.com/fr/region-lorraine.md), March 15, 1998

Jacques Chereque led with 29.1% of the vote, 7.2 points ahead of Claude Gaillard.

> Votes by list from the Interior Ministry's 1998 results file by département. Heads of list come from the Sciences Po CDSP file of the same results by constituency, matched to each list by its votes in the département.

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jacques Chereque | LMA | 70,001 | 29.1% |
| Claude Gaillard | LDR | 52,588 | 21.8% |
| Jean Claude Bardet | LFN | 37,364 | 15.5% |
| Francois Guillaume | LDF | 27,902 | 11.6% |
| Christiane Nimsgern | LXG | 12,273 | 5.1% |
| Genevieve Cantineaux | LEC | 11,195 | 4.6% |
| Carole Heidt | LDV | 9,718 | 4.0% |
| Michel Claire | LEC | 7,432 | 3.1% |
| Alain Chartier | LXG | 6,913 | 2.9% |
| Danielle Bohain-Louis | LDV | 5,418 | 2.2% |

Valid votes: 240,804

Turnout: 53.5% (251,871 of 471,218 registered)

## Sources

- [Élections régionales 1998](https://www.data.gouv.fr/datasets/elections-regionales-1998-571487), Ministère de l'Intérieur. License: Public record

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