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1998 United States Senate election in Georgia

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FieldValue
election_name1998 United States Senate election in Georgia
countryGeorgia (U.S. state)
flag_year1956
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1992 United States Senate election in Georgia
previous_year1992
next_election2000 United States Senate special election in Georgia
next_year2000 (special)
election_dateNovember 3, 1998
image1File:Paul Coverdell (cropped).PNG
image_size150x150px
nominee1**Paul Coverdell**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**918,540**
percentage1**52.37%**
image2File:3x4.svg
nominee2Michael Coles
party2Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote2791,904
percentage245.15%
map_image1998 United States Senate election in Georgia results map by county.svg
map_size250px
map_captionCounty results
**Coverdell:**
**Coles:**
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionPaul Coverdell
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionPaul Coverdell
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Coverdell:
Coles:
The 1998 United States Senate election in Georgia was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Paul Coverdell won a second term in office, becoming the first of his party to ever win reelection to the U.S. Senate from Georgia. Coverdell would remain in the Senate until his death on July 18, 2000.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Michael Coles, co-founder of Great American Cookies and nominee for U.S. Representative in 1996
  • Jimmy Allen Boyd, businessman

Results

General election

Candidates

  • Michael Coles, businessman and co-founder of Great American Cookies (Democratic)
  • Paul Coverdell, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
  • Daniel Fein (Socialist Workers) (write-in)
  • Bert Loftman (Libertarian)

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administeredSample
sizeMargin
of errorPaul
Coverdell (R)Michael
Coles (D)Undecided
Mason DixonOctober 26–28, 1998809 (LV)± 3.5%**51%**38%11%
Mason DixonOctober 5–6, 1998807 (LV)± 3.5%**52%**36%12%
Marketing WorkshopSeptember 26–29, 1998690 (RV)± 3.7%**55%**33%12%
Mason DixonSeptember 5–8, 1998829 (LV)± 3.5%**50%**37%13%
Mason DixonJune 20–23, 1998807 (LV)± 3.5%**47%**36%17%

Results

Notes

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References

References

  1. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998". [[U.S. Government Printing Office]].
  2. "CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Georgia 1998 Polls". [[CNN]].
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