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
editCandidates
editAdvanced to runoff
edit- Mark Taylor, State Senator from Albany
- Mary Margaret Oliver, State Senator from Decatur
Defeated in primary
edit- Guy Middleton, State Senator from Dahlonega
- J. Mac Barber, Public Service Commissioner
- Floyd Griffin, State Senator from Milledgeville
- Nick Dodys
Results
edit 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%
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mary Margaret Oliver | 137,203 | 29.27 | |
Democratic | Mark Taylor | 99,578 | 21.24 | |
Democratic | Guy Middleton | 88,759 | 18.93 | |
Democratic | J. Mac Barber | 72,449 | 15.45 | |
Democratic | Floyd Griffin | 65,399 | 13.95 | |
Democratic | Nick Dodys | 5,416 | 1.16 | |
Total votes | 468,804 | 100.0 |
Runoff Results
edit Taylor
- Taylor—50–60%
- Taylor—60–70%
- Taylor—70–80%
- Taylor—80–90%
- Taylor—>90%
Oliver
- Oliver—50–60%
- Oliver—60–70%
- Oliver—>70%
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mark Taylor | 155,554 | 57.65 | |
Democratic | Mary Margaret Oliver | 114,284 | 42.35 | |
Total votes | 269,838 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
editCandidates
editAdvanced to runoff
edit- Mitch Skandalakis, Fulton County Commissioner
- Clint Day, State Senator from Norcross
Defeated in primary
edit- Chuck Clay, State Senator from Marietta
- Randy Poynter
- Pam Glanton, State Senator from Riverdale
Results
edit 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%
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mitch Skandalakis | 144,707 | 35.88 | |
Republican | Clint Day | 117,680 | 29.18 | |
Republican | Chuck Clay | 72,506 | 17.98 | |
Republican | Randy Poynter | 36,060 | 8.94 | |
Republican | Pam Glanton | 32,327 | 8.02 | |
Total votes | 403,280 | 100.0 |
Runoff Results
edit 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%
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Mitch Skandalakis | 120,251 | 51.55 | |
Republican | Clint Day | 113,030 | 48.45 | |
Total votes | 253,281 | 100.0 |
General election
editResults
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Mark Taylor (incumbent) | 990,454 | 56.34% | +2.02% | |
Republican | Mitch Skandalakis | 676,358 | 38.47% | −4.02% | |
Libertarian | Lloyd E. Russell | 79,174 | 4.50% | +1.30% | |
Reform | Michael A. Novosel | 11,705 | 0.67% | +0.67% | |
Write-in | 326 | 0.02% | +0.02% | ||
Total votes | 1,758,017 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
Democratic hold |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Howard leaves race; Barnes to seek top job | chronicle.augusta.com". chronicle.augusta.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017.
- ^ Washington Post
- ^ "Our Campaigns - GA Lt. Governor - D Primary Race - Jul 21, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - GA Lt. Governor - D Runoff Race - Aug 11, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - GA Lt. Governor - R Primary Race - Jul 21, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - GA Lt. Governor - R Primary Runoff Race - Aug 11, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ "11/3/98 - Lieutenant Governor". December 14, 2006. Archived from the original on December 14, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
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