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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
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Roy Barnes
Roy Eugene Barnes (born March 11, 1948)Cook, James F. (2005). ''The Governors of Georgia, 1754-2004, 3rd Edition, Revised and Expanded.'' Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. is an American attorney and politician who served as the 80th Govern ...
won the Democratic Party's nomination after a close and highly contested primary election, while businessman Guy Millner
Guy W. Millner (born February 16, 1936) is an American multi-millionaire businessman who ran as a Republican for Governor of Georgia in 1994, United States Senator from Georgia in 1996 and Governor of Georgia in 1998, losing all three races.
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, who had run for Governor and the United States Senate
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in the previous four years, won the nomination of the Republican Party
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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. , this is the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of Georgia.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*Roy Barnes
Roy Eugene Barnes (born March 11, 1948)Cook, James F. (2005). ''The Governors of Georgia, 1754-2004, 3rd Edition, Revised and Expanded.'' Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. is an American attorney and politician who served as the 80th Govern ...
, State Representative
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from Marietta
* Lewis A. Massey, Georgia Secretary of State
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* David Poythress, Georgia Commissioner of Labor
* Steve Langford, Georgia State Senator from LaGrange
Joseph-Louis Lagrange (born Giuseppe Luigi LagrangiaPine Mountain veterinarian and candidate for Senate in
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Results
Runoff results
Republican primary
Candidates
*Guy Millner
Guy W. Millner (born February 16, 1936) is an American multi-millionaire businessman who ran as a Republican for Governor of Georgia in 1994, United States Senator from Georgia in 1996 and Governor of Georgia in 1998, losing all three races.
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, 1996
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Republican nominee for the United States Senate
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, 1994
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Republican nominee for Governor of Georgia
The governor of Georgia is the head of government of Georgia and the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces. The governor also has a duty to enforce state laws, the power to either veto or approve bills passed by the Georgia Legis ...
, businessman
* Mike Bowers
Michael Joseph Bowers (born October 7, 1941) was the Attorney General of Georgia from 1981 to 1997 before mounting an unsuccessful campaign for Georgia Governor. Bowers was a Democrat through 1994, at which time he joined the Republican Party. ...
, Attorney General of Georgia
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* Nancy Schaefer, 1994
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Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
* Bruce Hatfield
Results
General election
Results
References
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1998 United States gubernatorial elections