1998 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election Nominee Mark Taylor Mitch Skandalakis Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 990,454 676,358 Percentage 56.34% 38.47%
County resultsTaylor : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Skandalakis : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Lieutenant Governor before election Pierre Howard Democratic
Elected Lieutenant Governor Mark Taylor Democratic
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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.
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—20–30%
Oliver—30–40%
Oliver—40–50%
Oliver—>50%
Taylor—20–30%
Taylor—30–40%
Taylor—40–50%
Taylor—50–60%
Taylor—60–70%
Taylor—>70%
Middleton—20–30%
Middleton—30–40%
Middleton—40–50%
Middleton—60–70%
Middleton—70–80%
Middleton—>80%
Barber—20–30%
Barber—30–40%
Barber—>40%
Griffin—20–30%
Griffin—30–40%
Griffin—40–50%
Griffin—50–60%
Griffin—>60%
Democratic primary results[3] 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 Democratic runoff results by county: Taylor—50–60%
Taylor—60–70%
Taylor—70–80%
Taylor—80–90%
Taylor—>90%
Oliver—50–60%
Oliver—60–70%
Oliver—>70%
Democratic primary runoff results[4] 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 Candidates Advanced to runoff Defeated in primary Results Republican primary results by county: Skandalakis—20–30%
Skandalakis—30–40%
Skandalakis—40–50%
Skandalakis—50–60%
Skandalakis—>70%
Day—20–30%
Day—30–40%
Day—40–50%
Day—>50%
Poynter—40-50%
Poynter—>90%
Glanton—30–40%
Glanton—>40%
Republican primary results[5] 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 Republican runoff results by county: Skandalakis—50–60%
Skandalakis—60–70%
Skandalakis—80–90%
Skandalakis—>90%
Day—50–60%
Day—60–70%
Day—70–80%
Day—80–90%
Day—>90%
Republican primary runoff results[6] 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 Results 1998 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election[7] Party 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 References ^ "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 . {{cite web}}
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