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1998 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

1998 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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The 1998 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia, concurrently with the 1998 gubernatorial election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Georgia is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.

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Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Pierre Howard chose to not run for re-election in order to run for governor[1] but later dropped out of the race.[2] Mark Taylor defeated Republican nominee Mitch Skandalakis.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Defeated in primary

Results

Democratic primary results by county:
  Oliver
  •   Oliver—20–30%
  •   Oliver—30–40%
  •   Oliver—40–50%
  •   Oliver—>50%
  Taylor
  •   Taylor—20–30%
  •   Taylor—30–40%
  •   Taylor—40–50%
  •   Taylor—50–60%
  •   Taylor—60–70%
  •   Taylor—>70%
  Middleton
  •   Middleton—20–30%
  •   Middleton—30–40%
  •   Middleton—40–50%
  •   Middleton—60–70%
  •   Middleton—70–80%
  •   Middleton—>80%
  Barber
  •   Barber—20–30%
  •   Barber—30–40%
  •   Barber—>40%
  Griffin
  •   Griffin—20–30%
  •   Griffin—30–40%
  •   Griffin—40–50%
  •   Griffin—50–60%
  •   Griffin—>60%
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Runoff Results

Democratic runoff results by county:
  Taylor
  •   Taylor—50–60%
  •   Taylor—60–70%
  •   Taylor—70–80%
  •   Taylor—80–90%
  •   Taylor—>90%
  Oliver
  •   Oliver—50–60%
  •   Oliver—60–70%
  •   Oliver—>70%
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Republican primary

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Defeated in primary

Results

Republican primary results by county:
  Skandalakis
  •   Skandalakis—20–30%
  •   Skandalakis—30–40%
  •   Skandalakis—40–50%
  •   Skandalakis—50–60%
  •   Skandalakis—>70%
  Day
  •   Day—20–30%
  •   Day—30–40%
  •   Day—40–50%
  •   Day—>50%
  Clay
  •   Clay—20–30%
  •   Clay—>30%
  Poynter
  •   Poynter—40-50%
  •   Poynter—>90%
  Glanton
  •   Glanton—30–40%
  •   Glanton—>40%
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Runoff Results

Republican runoff results by county:
  Skandalakis
  •   Skandalakis—50–60%
  •   Skandalakis—60–70%
  •   Skandalakis—80–90%
  •   Skandalakis—>90%
  Day
  •   Day—50–60%
  •   Day—60–70%
  •   Day—70–80%
  •   Day—80–90%
  •   Day—>90%
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General election

Results

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Howard leaves race; Barnes to seek top job | chronicle.augusta.com". chronicle.augusta.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017.
  2. [2]
    Washington Post
  3. [3]
    "Our Campaigns - GA Lt. Governor - D Primary Race - Jul 21, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  4. [4]
    "Our Campaigns - GA Lt. Governor - D Runoff Race - Aug 11, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  5. [5]
    "Our Campaigns - GA Lt. Governor - R Primary Race - Jul 21, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  6. [6]
    "Our Campaigns - GA Lt. Governor - R Primary Runoff Race - Aug 11, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  7. [7]
    "11/3/98 - Lieutenant Governor". December 14, 2006. Archived from the original on December 14, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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