| Turnout | Paul Coverdell* (R) |
Michael Coles (D) |
Bert Loftman (Libertarian) |
Other | Margin | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOTAL | 25% | 1,057 | 48.1% | 1,110 | 50.5% | 30 | 1.4% | 0 | 0.0% | -53 | 2,197 |
Campaign finance data for this election**:
| Paul Coverdell* | |
| Total Disbursements: | $8,623,888 |
| Total Receipts: | $8,710,865 |
| Cash on Hand: | $223,029 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $0 |
| Individual Contributions: | $6,151,308 |
| Party Contributions: | $17,750 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $2,058,528 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $121,815 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $10,739 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $10,739 |
| Net Spending: | $8,634,627 |
| Michael Coles | |
| Total Disbursements: | $6,184,751 |
| Total Receipts: | $6,191,168 |
| Cash on Hand: | $6,418 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $71,939 |
| Candidate Loans: | $4,698,228 |
| Individual Contributions: | $1,033,515 |
| Party Contributions: | $19,591 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $237,230 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $86,065 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $12,871 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $12,871 |
| Net Spending: | $6,197,622 |
| Bert Loftman | |
| Total Disbursements: | $55,172 |
| Total Receipts: | $62,470 |
| Cash on Hand: | $7,296 |
| Candidate Contributions: | $0 |
| Candidate Loans: | $36,500 |
| Individual Contributions: | $21,912 |
| Party Contributions: | $550 |
| Other Committee Contributions: | $500 |
| Other Committee Transfers: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Supporting: | $0 |
| Indep. Expenditures Opposing: | $0 |
| Net Independent Expenditures: | $0 |
| Net Spending: | $55,172 |
**Financial data shown here takes into account all elections for this office during this cycle, including primary, special and runoff elections, if any.
Source: https://www.fec.gov/data/elections/senate/GA/1998