1998 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election explained

Election Name:1998 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election
Country:Georgia (U.S. state)
Flag Year:1956
Type:presidential
Ongoing:No
Previous Election:1994 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election
Previous Year:1994
Next Election:2002 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election
Next Year:2002
Election Date:November 3, 1998
Nominee1:Mark Taylor
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:990,454
Percentage1:56.34%
Nominee2:Mitch Skandalakis
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:676,358
Percentage2:38.47%
Map Size:240px
Lieutenant Governor
Before Election:Pierre Howard
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Mark Taylor
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

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.

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

Runoff Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Defeated in primary

Results

Runoff Results

General election

Results

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Howard leaves race; Barnes to seek top job chronicle.augusta.com . chronicle.augusta.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170927155229/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/08/07/met_212555.shtml . 2017-09-27.
  2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/keyraces98/stories/ga081197.htm Washington Post