1998 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

1998 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 3, 1998

Nominee Mark Taylor Mitch Skandalakis Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 990,454 676,358 Percentage 56.34% 38.47%

County results Taylor:      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

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

• Mark Taylor, State Senator from Albany
• Mary Margaret Oliver, State Senator from Decatur

Defeated in primary

• Guy Middleton, State Senator from Dahlonega
• J. Mac Barber, Public Service Commissioner
• Floyd Griffin, State Senator from Milledgeville
• Nick Dodys

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%

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

•   Taylor—50–60%
•   Taylor—60–70%
•   Taylor—70–80%
•   Taylor—80–90%
•   Taylor—>90%

  Oliver

•   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

• Mitch Skandalakis, Fulton County Commissioner
• Clint Day, State Senator from Norcross

Defeated in primary

• Chuck Clay, State Senator from Marietta
• Randy Poynter
• Pam Glanton, State Senator from Riverdale

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%

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

•   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%

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

• 1998 United States gubernatorial elections
• 1998 Georgia gubernatorial election
• 1998 United States Senate election in Georgia
• 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
• State of Georgia
• Lieutenant Governors of Georgia

References

1. "Howard leaves race; Barnes to seek top job | chronicle.augusta.com". chronicle.augusta.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2017.
2. Washington Post
3. "Our Campaigns - GA Lt. Governor - D Primary Race - Jul 21, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
4. "Our Campaigns - GA Lt. Governor - D Runoff Race - Aug 11, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
5. "Our Campaigns - GA Lt. Governor - R Primary Race - Jul 21, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
6. "Our Campaigns - GA Lt. Governor - R Primary Runoff Race - Aug 11, 1998". www.ourcampaigns.com.
7. "11/3/98 - Lieutenant Governor". December 14, 2006. Archived from the original on December 14, 2006. Retrieved December 29, 2022.