1998 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

none September 2023 1998 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election Georgia (U.S. state) 1956 presidential No 1994 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election 1994 2002 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election 2002 November 3, 1998 File:Marktaylorpic (cropped).jpg 150x150px Mark Taylor Democratic Party (United States) 990,454 56.34% 3x4.svg Mitch Skandalakis Republican Party (United States) 676,358 38.47% File:1998 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 240px County resultsTaylor: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Skandalakis: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Lieutenant Governor Pierre Howard Democratic Party (United States) Mark Taylor 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 governorhttp://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1997/08/07/met_212555.shtml#.WctfeRwpDv4 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 but later dropped out of the race. Washington Post 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 thumb|Democratic primary results by county: #37c837 Oliver #c0f0c0 Oliver—20–30% #aae5aa Oliver—30–40% #87de87 Oliver—40–50% #5fd35f Oliver—>50% #6674de Taylor #dfeeff Taylor—20–30% #bdd3ff Taylor—30–40% #a5b0ff Taylor—40–50% #7996e2 Taylor—50–60% #6674de Taylor—60–70% #584cde Taylor—>70% #d75d5d Middleton #ffe0ea Middleton—20–30% #ffc8cd Middleton—30–40% #ffb2b2 Middleton—40–50% #d75d5d Middleton—60–70% #d72f30 Middleton—70–80% #c21b18 Middleton—>80% #ee8e50 Barber #ffdac1 Barber—20–30% #ffcca9 Barber—30–40% #ffb580 Barber—>40% #2aacac Griffin #d0f9f9 Griffin—20–30% #acf2f2 Griffin—30–40% #7ddddd Griffin—40–50% #51c2c2 Griffin—50–60% #2aacac Griffin—>60% Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40577 Our Campaigns - GA Lt. Governor - D Primary Race - Jul 21, 1998 www.ourcampaigns.com Mary Margaret Oliver Democratic Party (United States) 137,203 29.27 Mark Taylor Democratic Party (United States) 99,578 21.24 Guy Middleton Democratic Party (United States) 88,759 18.93 J. Mac Barber Democratic Party (United States) 72,449 15.45 Floyd Griffin Democratic Party (United States) 65,399 13.95 Nick Dodys Democratic Party (United States) 5,416 1.16 468,804 100.0 Runoff Results thumb|Democratic runoff results by county: #6674de Taylor #7996e2 Taylor—50–60% #6674de Taylor—60–70% #584cde Taylor—70–80% #3933e5 Taylor—80–90% #0d0596 Taylor—>90% #37c837 Oliver #5fd35f Oliver—50–60% #37c837 Oliver—60–70% #2ca02c Oliver—>70% Democratic primary runoff resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40423 Our Campaigns - GA Lt. Governor - D Runoff Race - Aug 11, 1998 www.ourcampaigns.com Mark Taylor Democratic Party (United States) 155,554 57.65 Mary Margaret Oliver Democratic Party (United States) 114,284 42.35 269,838 100.0 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 thumb|Republican primary results by county: #d75d5d Skandalakis #ffe0ea Skandalakis—20–30% #ffc8cd Skandalakis—30–40% #ffb2b2 Skandalakis—40–50% #e27f7f Skandalakis—50–60% #d72f30 Skandalakis—>70% #37c837 Day #c0f0c0 Day—20–30% #aae5aa Day—30–40% #87de87 Day—40–50% #5fd35f Day—>50% #ff9955 Clay #ffdac1 Clay—20–30% #ffcca9 Clay—>30% #969696 Poynter #d9d9d9 Poynter—40-50% #555555 Poynter—>90% #2aacac Glanton #Acf2f2 Glanton—30–40% #7ddddd Glanton—>40% Republican primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40579 Our Campaigns - GA Lt. Governor - R Primary Race - Jul 21, 1998 www.ourcampaigns.com Mitch Skandalakis Republican Party (United States) 144,707 35.88 Clint Day Republican Party (United States) 117,680 29.18 Chuck Clay Republican Party (United States) 72,506 17.98 Randy Poynter Republican Party (United States) 36,060 8.94 Pam Glanton Republican Party (United States) 32,327 8.02 403,280 100.0 Runoff Results thumb|Republican runoff results by county: #d75d5d Skandalakis #e27f7f Skandalakis—50–60% #d75d5d Skandalakis—60–70% #c21b18 Skandalakis—80–90% #a80000 Skandalakis—>90% #37c837 Day #5fd35f Day—50–60% #37c837 Day—60–70% #2ca02c Day—70–80% #217821 Day—80–90% #165016 Day—>90% Republican primary runoff resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=40424 Our Campaigns - GA Lt. Governor - R Primary Runoff Race - Aug 11, 1998 www.ourcampaigns.com Mitch Skandalakis Republican Party (United States) 120,251 51.55 Clint Day Republican Party (United States) 113,030 48.45 253,281 100.0 General election Results 1998 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial electionhttp://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/election_results/1998_1103/0000300.htm 11/3/98 - Lieutenant Governor December 14, 2006 December 29, 2022 December 14, 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20061214020557/http://www.sos.state.ga.us/elections/election_results/1998_1103/0000300.htm bot: unknown Democratic Party (United States) Mark Taylor (incumbent) 990,454 56.34% +2.02% Republican Party (United States) Mitch Skandalakis 676,358 38.47% -4.02% Libertarian Party (United States) Lloyd E. Russell 79,174 4.50% +1.30% Reform Party (United States) Michael A. Novosel 11,705 0.67% +0.67% 326 0.02% +0.02% 1,758,017 100.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) 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 Category:1998 Georgia (U.S. state) elections Category:Lieutenant governors of Georgia (U.S. state)