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Georgia Secretary of State - Elections Division
1998 Georgia Congressional and Statewide Primary Results
Filing Deadline: May 1, Primary: July 25, Run Off: August 11,
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| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties |
Governor, Zell Miller (D) barred from 3rd term, 51% in '94 Stu Rothenberg's prediction: Toss Up, Campaign & Election's prediction: 1:1, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 50% Democrat |
| St. Rep. Roy Eugene Barnes (D), Labor Com'r David B. Poythress (D), Sec./St. Lewis A. Massey (D), contractor Steve Eugene Langford (D), activist / consultant Morris James Sr. (D), retiree Dr. Hiram Carlton Myers (D), |
'96 Senate nominee / '94 Governor nominee Guy Millner (R), Att. Gen. Michael Joseph Bowers (R), conservative activist Nancy Smith Schaefer (R), Health Care Exec. Bruce Hatfield (R), |
'96 Sen. Nom. Jack Cashin (L), evangelist Neal Horsley (CR), Phillip Meeks (I)?, |
| Lt. Governor, Pierre Howard (D) retiring, |
| b-man / St. Sen. Mark Fletcher Taylor (D), Public Service Comm'r Mac Barber (D), attorney Nick A. Dodys (D), funeral director/St. Sen. Floyd L. Griffin (D), farmer / St. Sen. Guy Middleton (D), attorney / St. Sen. Mary Margaret Oliver (D), |
Attorney Mitch Skandalakis (R), St. Sen. Min. Ldr Chuck Clay (R), Real Estate Broker Clinton M. Day (R), Pamela Williams Glanton (R), Consultant Randolph William Poynter (R), |
Michael A. Novosel (Rfm), Hugh Esco (G/WI), attorney Lloyd Russell (L), |
| Secretary of State Lewis Massey (D) running for Gov., |
| asst Sec of St. Cathy Cox (D), |
entertainment executive / ex-Gingrich aide John A. McCallum (R), Manager Charlie Bailey (R), |
business consultant Mark Antieau (L), |
| Attorney General, Mike Bowers (R) resigned to run for Gov., |
| Thurbert Baker (D), |
attorney / St. Sen. David Ralston (R), attorney Stephen Edwin Boswell (R), attorney James R. Harper (R), Edward W. "Kip" Klein (R), |
'94 nominee / attorney Walker Lawrence Chandler (L), |
| Superintendent of Schools |
| businessman / Ex-Atlanta Board of Education President Joseph G. "Joe" Martin (D), Dr. Theresa Bey (D), |
Linda Covington Schrenko (R), Frances Elaine Roberson (R), |
high school science teacher Michael Lee Cartwright (L), |
| Insurance Commissioner, Oxendine might be under investigation by FBI |
| St. Rep. / b-woman Henrietta Mathis Canty (D), claims adjuster Timnothy Kevin "Tim" Dunn (D), |
John Weimann Oxendine (R), |
insurance salesman Joshua Henry Batchelder (L), |
| Agriculture Commissioner |
| Thomas T. "Tommy" Irvin (D), |
b-man Robert H. "Bob" Greer (R), b-man Hildred Shumake (R), |
machinist Mark Raymond Bierley (L), farmer Hugh Lovel (G), |
| Labor Commissioner, David Poythress (D) running for Gov., |
| attorney / ex-St. Rep. Michael Thurmond (D), Administrator/St. Sen. Steve Henson (D), Real Estate Broker Richard W. McGee (D), |
Consultant John Frank Collins (R), b-man Jeb "Stuart" Fuller (R), b-man Richard Millsaps (R), |
Erik Thorsteinson (L), Kerrie Dickson (G), |
| Public Service Commissioner |
| Businessman Hal S. Crawford (D), Registered Nurse Anna Marie Hargis (D), |
Robert B. Bobby" Baker (R), Consultant Dan Carpenter (D), |
Helmut Forren (L), Chuck O'Neil (G), |
Senator, 50.6% in '92, 1st term Stu Rothenberg's prediction: Likely Republican, Charles Cook's prediction: Leans Republican, Roll Call's prediction: Likely Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 3:4, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 64% Republican |
| Cookie magnate/GA Dem Chr Michael Coles (D), b-man "Big Jim" Boyd (D), |
Paul Coverdell (R), |
Dr. Bert Loftman (L), |
1st Cong. District, 68.2% in '96, 3rd term, Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's Prediction: 100% Republican, |
| No Democrat |
Jack Kingston (R), |
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2nd Cong. District, 53.8% in '96, 3rd term Roll Call's prediction: Likely Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:2, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 77% Democrat, |
| Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (D), |
b-man Joseph Francis "Joe" McCormick Jr. (R), Political consultant Dylan Glenn (R), |
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3rd Cong. District, 61.1% in '96, 3rd term Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 100% Republican, |
| No Democrat |
Michael A "Mac" Collins (R), |
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4th Cong. District, 57.8% in '96, 3rd term Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:4, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 77% Democrat, |
| Cynthia A. McKinney (D), |
ex-marine Sunny J. Warren (R), |
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5th Cong. District, unopposed in '96, 6th term Roll Call's prediction: Safe Democrat, Campaign & Election's prediction: Democrat favored 1:25, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Democrat, |
| John Lewis (D), |
retiree John H. Lewis Sr. (R), |
William Costa (L), |
6th Cong. District, 57.8% in '96, 10th term Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:5, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 77% Republican, |
| attorney Gary "Bats" Pelphrey (D), |
Newt Gingrich (R), |
businesswoman Shirley Sokolowski (L), |
7th Cong. District, 57.8% in '96, 2nd term Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:5, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Republican, |
| insurance broker / ex-Polk Co. Comm'r James F. Williams (D), |
Bob Barr (R), |
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8th Cong. District, 52.6% in '96, 2nd term Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:4, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Republican, |
| businessman Robert L. Cain (D), |
C. Saxby Chambliss (R), |
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9th Cong. District, 65.4% in '96, 3rd term Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:100, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 100% Republican, |
| No Democrat |
Nathan Deal (R), |
Beth Morgan (L), |
10th Cong. District, 51.8% in '96, 2nd term Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:2, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 77% Republican, |
| ex-Sec. of St. candidate Marion "Denise" Spencer Freeman (D), farmer Verdee Lockhart Sr. (D), |
Charlie Norwood, Jr. (R), |
Ivan Bagby (L), |
11th Cong. District, 64.3% in '96, 3rd term Roll Call's prediction: Safe Republican, Campaign & Election's prediction: Republican favored 1:5, D.C.'s Report's prediction: 90% Republican, |
| b-man Vincent Littman (D), |
John Linder (R), |
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1. Key to Predictions: Roll Call,
The Cook Political Report,
The Rothenberg Political Report,
Campaign & Election Magazine,
D.C.'s Political Report
2. Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates
open races. Blue boxes indicates winner. Red print indicates change in party control.
3. Key to Party Identification.
(CR) = Creator's Rights Party
(D) = Democratic Party
(G) = Green Party
(I) = independent candidates
(L) = Libertarian Party
(Rfm) =Reform Party
(R) = Republican Party
(WI) = Write-in candidates
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