| Election Name: | 1998 Georgia gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1994 Georgia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1994 |
| Next Election: | 2002 Georgia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2002 |
| Election Date: | November 3, 1998 |
| Flag Year: | 1956 |
| Image1: | File:Roy Barnes concession speech (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | Roy Barnes |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 941,076 |
| Percentage1: | 52.5% |
| Nominee2: | Guy Millner |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 790,201 |
| Percentage2: | 44.1% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Zell Miller |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Roy Barnes |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1998 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic Governor Zell Miller was unable to seek re-election due to term limits, therefore creating an open seat. To replace him, State Representative Roy Barnes won the Democratic Party's nomination after a close and highly contested primary election, while businessman Guy Millner, who had run for Governor and the United States Senate in the previous four years, won the nomination of the Republican Party.
In the general election, Barnes was able to defeat Millner by a margin of victory larger than Governor Miller's victory over Millner four years prior, which was in part due to the unpopularity and controversy of Mitch Skandalakis, the Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia. As of, this is the most recent time a Democrat was elected Governor of Georgia.
Bowers's campaign was derailed when he admitted to a fifteen-year extramarital affair with Anne Davis, his secretary and a former Playboy Club waitress. Davis publicly stated that the romance had been active as recently as April 1997, six weeks prior to Bowers' June 5 announcement.[1]
Millner narrowly avoided a run-off by just 1,573 votes. However, Bowers conceded before a recount finalized the result, admitting that all indications pointed to a victory for Millner.[2]