1998 United States Senate election in Georgia
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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,[1] 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael Coles | 312,765 | 76.14% | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Allen Boyd | 98,020 | 23.86% | |
| Total votes | 410,785 | 100.00% | ||
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 source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Paul Coverdell (R) |
Michael Coles (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Dixon[2] | October 26–28, 1998 | 809 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 51% | 38% | 11% |
| Mason Dixon[2] | October 5–6, 1998 | 807 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 52% | 36% | 12% |
| Marketing Workshop[2][A] | September 26–29, 1998 | 690 (RV) | ± 3.7% | 55% | 33% | 12% |
| Mason Dixon[2] | September 5–8, 1998 | 829 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 50% | 37% | 13% |
| Mason Dixon[2] | June 20–23, 1998 | 807 (LV) | ± 3.5% | 47% | 36% | 17% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul Coverdell (incumbent) | 918,540 | 52.37% | 1.72 | |
| Democratic | Michael Coles | 791,904 | 45.15% | 4.20 | |
| Libertarian | Bert Loftman | 43,467 | 2.48% | 0.62 | |
| Socialist Workers | Daniel Fein (write-in) | 42 | 0.00% | N/A | |
| Majority | 126,636 | 7.22% | |||
| Total votes | 1,753,953 | 100.00% | [b] | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
See also
Notes
- Partisan clients
- ^ Poll sponsored by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and WSB-TV2
References
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 12.
- ^ a b c d e "CNN AllPolitics Election '98 - Georgia 1998 Polls". CNN. Archived from the original on June 19, 2025. Retrieved June 19, 2025.