1998 Election Results for Georgia -- RightDataUSA.com

County	Turnout	Paul Coverdell* (R)		Michael Coles (D)		Bert Loftman (Libertarian)		Other		Margin	TOTAL
Appling	29%	2,136	59.7%	1,389	38.8%	54	1.5%	0	0.0%	747	3,579
Atkinson	23%	701	59.9%	440	37.6%	29	2.5%	0	0.0%	261	1,170
Bacon	31%	1,295	57.1%	939	41.4%	35	1.5%	0	0.0%	356	2,269
Baker	36%	439	42.0%	572	54.7%	34	3.3%	0	0.0%	-133	1,045
Baldwin	25%	4,297	49.7%	4,199	48.6%	142	1.6%	0	0.0%	98	8,638
Banks	31%	1,720	56.2%	1,248	40.7%	95	3.1%	0	0.0%	472	3,063
Barrow	26%	4,695	58.1%	3,007	37.2%	375	4.6%	0	0.0%	1,688	8,077
Bartow	28%	8,145	56.2%	5,912	40.8%	444	3.1%	0	0.0%	2,233	14,501
Ben Hill	24%	1,352	45.6%	1,592	53.7%	23	0.8%	0	0.0%	-240	2,967
Berrien	30%	1,963	57.1%	1,431	41.6%	45	1.3%	0	0.0%	532	3,439
Bibb	34%	18,031	47.2%	19,619	51.4%	544	1.4%	0	0.0%	-1,588	38,194
Bleckley	28%	1,366	58.8%	919	39.6%	38	1.6%	0	0.0%	447	2,323
Brantley	25%	1,533	62.6%	872	35.6%	42	1.7%	0	0.0%	661	2,447
Brooks	26%	1,736	56.2%	1,323	42.8%	29	0.9%	0	0.0%	413	3,088
Bryan	27%	2,662	65.3%	1,358	33.3%	59	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,304	4,079
Bulloch	23%	5,400	56.7%	4,020	42.2%	105	1.1%	0	0.0%	1,380	9,525
Burke	31%	2,151	47.0%	2,363	51.7%	61	1.3%	0	0.0%	-212	4,575
Butts	27%	1,807	47.4%	1,870	49.1%	133	3.5%	0	0.0%	-63	3,810
Calhoun	34%	588	37.3%	984	62.4%	6	0.4%	0	0.0%	-396	1,578
Camden	19%	3,056	58.5%	2,096	40.1%	70	1.3%	0	0.0%	960	5,222
Candler	24%	869	53.9%	715	44.4%	28	1.7%	0	0.0%	154	1,612
Carroll	29%	10,040	55.2%	7,570	41.6%	578	3.2%	0	0.0%	2,470	18,188
Catoosa	27%	7,349	71.0%	2,876	27.8%	123	1.2%	0	0.0%	4,473	10,348
Charlton	19%	835	60.5%	520	37.7%	25	1.8%	0	0.0%	315	1,380
Chatham	31%	25,656	49.1%	26,110	49.9%	517	1.0%	3	0.0%	-454	52,286
Chattahoochee	5%	216	42.1%	287	55.9%	10	1.9%	0	0.0%	-71	513
Chattooga	26%	2,448	50.3%	2,331	47.9%	91	1.9%	0	0.0%	117	4,870
Cherokee	33%	21,206	68.5%	8,490	27.4%	1,284	4.1%	0	0.0%	12,716	30,980
Clarke	24%	8,374	43.4%	10,451	54.1%	491	2.5%	1	0.0%	-2,077	19,317
Clay	33%	275	34.2%	523	65.0%	6	0.7%	0	0.0%	-248	804
Clayton	25%	14,913	36.8%	24,336	60.1%	1,237	3.1%	0	0.0%	-9,423	40,486
Clinch	18%	452	52.0%	404	46.4%	14	1.6%	0	0.0%	48	870
Cobb	37%	93,991	60.0%	57,759	36.9%	4,924	3.1%	0	0.0%	36,232	156,674
Coffee	22%	3,057	55.1%	2,433	43.9%	56	1.0%	0	0.0%	624	5,546
Colquitt	23%	4,113	60.5%	2,593	38.1%	93	1.4%	0	0.0%	1,520	6,799
Columbia	39%	16,644	72.1%	6,169	26.7%	285	1.2%	0	0.0%	10,475	23,098
Cook	23%	1,343	52.6%	1,189	46.6%	20	0.8%	0	0.0%	154	2,552
Coweta	32%	11,878	63.1%	6,342	33.7%	592	3.1%	1	0.0%	5,536	18,813
Crawford	28%	1,320	56.2%	965	41.1%	63	2.7%	0	0.0%	355	2,348
Crisp	25%	2,244	58.0%	1,574	40.7%	50	1.3%	0	0.0%	670	3,868
Dade	22%	1,730	70.0%	699	28.3%	41	1.7%	0	0.0%	1,031	2,470
Dawson	32%	2,239	64.0%	1,090	31.2%	169	4.8%	0	0.0%	1,149	3,498
De Kalb	33%	48,131	30.4%	105,361	66.6%	4,768	3.0%	1	0.0%	-57,230	158,261
Decatur	25%	2,804	56.9%	2,060	41.8%	63	1.3%	0	0.0%	744	4,927
Dodge	30%	2,259	54.0%	1,840	44.0%	86	2.1%	0	0.0%	419	4,185
Dooly	27%	1,111	49.1%	1,122	49.6%	29	1.3%	0	0.0%	-11	2,262
Dougherty	35%	10,728	44.2%	13,390	55.1%	167	0.7%	0	0.0%	-2,662	24,285
Douglas	32%	11,791	57.6%	7,990	39.0%	701	3.4%	0	0.0%	3,801	20,482
Early	30%	1,222	47.4%	1,336	51.8%	20	0.8%	0	0.0%	-114	2,578
Echols	18%	292	66.4%	140	31.8%	8	1.8%	0	0.0%	152	440
Effingham	26%	4,041	64.4%	2,172	34.6%	63	1.0%	0	0.0%	1,869	6,276
Elbert	31%	2,242	48.8%	2,287	49.8%	63	1.4%	0	0.0%	-45	4,592
Emanuel	24%	1,936	51.2%	1,800	47.6%	45	1.2%	0	0.0%	136	3,781
Evans	25%	968	53.6%	815	45.1%	24	1.3%	0	0.0%	153	1,807
Fannin	38%	3,601	63.3%	1,979	34.8%	106	1.9%	0	0.0%	1,622	5,686
Fayette	45%	18,224	67.4%	8,009	29.6%	794	2.9%	0	0.0%	10,215	27,027
Floyd	32%	11,376	53.7%	9,378	44.3%	417	2.0%	0	0.0%	1,998	21,171
Forsyth	32%	14,609	72.4%	4,702	23.3%	866	4.3%	1	0.0%	9,907	20,178
Franklin	26%	1,952	51.2%	1,784	46.8%	73	1.9%	0	0.0%	168	3,809
Fulton	32%	76,007	40.1%	108,460	57.3%	4,863	2.6%	0	0.0%	-32,453	189,330
Gilmer	25%	2,571	62.3%	1,449	35.1%	109	2.6%	0	0.0%	1,122	4,129
Glascock	34%	405	62.2%	237	36.4%	9	1.4%	0	0.0%	168	651
Glynn	32%	9,835	62.3%	5,703	36.1%	239	1.5%	0	0.0%	4,132	15,777
Gordon	23%	4,222	57.6%	2,921	39.9%	184	2.5%	0	0.0%	1,301	7,327
Grady	25%	2,446	58.8%	1,649	39.7%	63	1.5%	0	0.0%	797	4,158
Greene	36%	1,760	47.0%	1,907	51.0%	75	2.0%	0	0.0%	-147	3,742
Gwinnett	31%	77,347	64.7%	36,959	30.9%	5,164	4.3%	0	0.0%	40,388	119,470
Habersham	25%	4,040	60.8%	2,437	36.7%	165	2.5%	0	0.0%	1,603	6,642
Hall	28%	16,273	61.8%	9,281	35.2%	781	3.0%	0	0.0%	6,992	26,335
Hancock	28%	447	22.2%	1,555	77.1%	16	0.8%	0	0.0%	-1,108	2,018
Haralson	31%	2,761	49.0%	2,696	47.8%	183	3.2%	0	0.0%	65	5,640
Harris	33%	3,391	61.5%	2,035	36.9%	88	1.6%	0	0.0%	1,356	5,514
Hart	26%	2,286	52.5%	1,998	45.9%	69	1.6%	0	0.0%	288	4,353
Heard	26%	944	48.7%	938	48.4%	57	2.9%	0	0.0%	6	1,939
Henry	32%	15,193	61.8%	8,434	34.3%	941	3.8%	0	0.0%	6,759	24,568
Houston	35%	15,864	59.2%	10,422	38.9%	491	1.8%	0	0.0%	5,442	26,777
Irwin	26%	1,049	57.7%	752	41.4%	16	0.9%	0	0.0%	297	1,817
Jackson	27%	4,385	56.6%	3,117	40.2%	244	3.2%	0	0.0%	1,268	7,746
Jasper	31%	1,281	52.0%	1,099	44.6%	85	3.4%	0	0.0%	182	2,465
Jeff Davis	27%	1,499	60.4%	948	38.2%	36	1.4%	0	0.0%	551	2,483
Jefferson	29%	1,564	43.7%	1,975	55.2%	41	1.1%	0	0.0%	-411	3,580
Jenkins	23%	738	52.9%	631	45.2%	27	1.9%	0	0.0%	107	1,396
Johnson	29%	952	54.9%	756	43.6%	27	1.6%	0	0.0%	196	1,735
Jones	34%	3,101	54.1%	2,530	44.1%	105	1.8%	1	0.0%	571	5,737
Lamar	35%	1,925	48.0%	1,987	49.5%	99	2.5%	0	0.0%	-62	4,011
Lanier	21%	593	55.3%	466	43.5%	13	1.2%	0	0.0%	127	1,072
Laurens	28%	4,689	53.1%	4,014	45.5%	124	1.4%	0	0.0%	675	8,827
Lee	33%	3,705	70.0%	1,526	28.8%	65	1.2%	0	0.0%	2,179	5,296
Liberty	14%	2,501	43.4%	3,161	54.9%	98	1.7%	0	0.0%	-660	5,760
Lincoln	38%	1,242	53.5%	1,049	45.2%	31	1.3%	0	0.0%	193	2,322
Long	19%	588	48.9%	589	49.0%	26	2.2%	0	0.0%	-1	1,203
Lowndes	27%	10,136	57.1%	7,383	41.6%	215	1.2%	8	0.0%	2,753	17,742
Lumpkin	28%	2,315	55.1%	1,723	41.0%	166	3.9%	1	0.0%	592	4,205
Macon	27%	983	36.2%	1,703	62.8%	27	1.0%	0	0.0%	-720	2,713
Madison	27%	3,192	63.7%	1,682	33.6%	134	2.7%	0	0.0%	1,510	5,008
Marion	28%	596	42.9%	771	55.5%	22	1.6%	0	0.0%	-175	1,389
McDuffie	33%	2,737	54.9%	2,192	43.9%	59	1.2%	0	0.0%	545	4,988
McIntosh	38%	1,256	44.0%	1,568	54.9%	33	1.2%	0	0.0%	-312	2,857
Meriwether	36%	2,332	40.2%	3,377	58.1%	99	1.7%	0	0.0%	-1,045	5,808
Miller	27%	787	63.4%	442	35.6%	12	1.0%	0	0.0%	345	1,241
Mitchell	28%	2,154	45.5%	2,554	53.9%	31	0.7%	0	0.0%	-400	4,739
Monroe	36%	3,002	55.0%	2,347	43.0%	106	1.9%	0	0.0%	655	5,455
Montgomery	29%	916	51.9%	830	47.0%	19	1.1%	0	0.0%	86	1,765
Morgan	37%	2,089	52.2%	1,792	44.8%	120	3.0%	0	0.0%	297	4,001
Murray	20%	3,103	62.6%	1,748	35.3%	104	2.1%	0	0.0%	1,355	4,955
Muscogee	26%	15,763	44.2%	19,581	54.9%	312	0.9%	21	0.1%	-3,818	35,677
Newton	29%	6,566	54.3%	5,112	42.3%	420	3.5%	0	0.0%	1,454	12,098
Oconee	43%	4,764	64.0%	2,514	33.8%	161	2.2%	0	0.0%	2,250	7,439
Oglethorpe	33%	1,666	55.6%	1,232	41.1%	99	3.3%	0	0.0%	434	2,997
Paulding	26%	8,358	61.7%	4,690	34.6%	503	3.7%	0	0.0%	3,668	13,551
Peach	29%	2,452	48.9%	2,497	49.8%	68	1.4%	0	0.0%	-45	5,017
Pickens	29%	2,835	61.2%	1,646	35.5%	155	3.3%	0	0.0%	1,189	4,636
Pierce	27%	1,977	65.9%	995	33.1%	30	1.0%	0	0.0%	982	3,002
Pike	35%	1,890	56.8%	1,308	39.3%	131	3.9%	0	0.0%	582	3,329
Polk	26%	3,400	47.7%	3,541	49.7%	182	2.6%	0	0.0%	-141	7,123
Pulaski	30%	1,133	54.2%	935	44.7%	24	1.1%	0	0.0%	198	2,092
Putnam	34%	2,435	52.0%	2,150	45.9%	95	2.0%	0	0.0%	285	4,680
Quitman	26%	158	31.5%	337	67.1%	7	1.4%	0	0.0%	-179	502
Rabun	33%	2,107	56.5%	1,572	42.2%	50	1.3%	0	0.0%	535	3,729
Randolph	36%	861	42.1%	1,170	57.2%	14	0.7%	0	0.0%	-309	2,045
Richmond	30%	19,673	44.7%	23,792	54.0%	586	1.3%	0	0.0%	-4,119	44,051
Rockdale	36%	10,813	61.8%	5,924	33.9%	747	4.3%	0	0.0%	4,889	17,484
Schley	37%	556	56.1%	415	41.9%	20	2.0%	0	0.0%	141	991
Screven	25%	1,413	51.7%	1,289	47.2%	30	1.1%	0	0.0%	124	2,732
Seminole	31%	1,090	50.5%	1,033	47.9%	34	1.6%	0	0.0%	57	2,157
Spalding	25%	5,935	56.4%	4,327	41.1%	259	2.5%	0	0.0%	1,608	10,521
Stephens	28%	3,120	58.3%	2,130	39.8%	101	1.9%	0	0.0%	990	5,351
Stewart	30%	418	35.2%	753	63.4%	17	1.4%	0	0.0%	-335	1,188
Sumter	28%	3,236	49.4%	3,265	49.8%	56	0.9%	0	0.0%	-29	6,557
Talbot	30%	523	35.5%	925	62.8%	25	1.7%	0	0.0%	-402	1,473
Taliaferro	42%	222	34.8%	415	65.0%	1	0.2%	0	0.0%	-193	638
Tattnall	20%	1,837	55.6%	1,427	43.2%	38	1.2%	0	0.0%	410	3,302
Taylor	44%	1,311	48.1%	1,368	50.2%	48	1.8%	0	0.0%	-57	2,727
Telfair	25%	1,057	48.1%	1,110	50.5%	30	1.4%	0	0.0%	-53	2,197
Terrell	28%	1,109	50.7%	1,061	48.5%	18	0.8%	0	0.0%	48	2,188
Thomas	30%	5,097	55.4%	4,011	43.6%	86	0.9%	0	0.0%	1,086	9,194
Tift	27%	4,845	66.3%	2,404	32.9%	63	0.9%	0	0.0%	2,441	7,312
Toombs	31%	3,423	60.4%	2,165	38.2%	75	1.3%	0	0.0%	1,258	5,663
Towns	44%	1,765	54.8%	1,392	43.2%	64	2.0%	0	0.0%	373	3,221
Treutlen	28%	652	47.6%	698	50.9%	20	1.5%	1	0.1%	-46	1,371
Troup	29%	6,912	56.7%	5,086	41.7%	186	1.5%	0	0.0%	1,826	12,184
Turner	28%	989	53.9%	838	45.6%	9	0.5%	0	0.0%	151	1,836
Twiggs	36%	955	35.3%	1,701	62.9%	47	1.7%	0	0.0%	-746	2,703
Union	35%	2,476	54.9%	1,954	43.4%	76	1.7%	0	0.0%	522	4,506
Upson	32%	3,376	51.8%	3,039	46.6%	108	1.7%	0	0.0%	337	6,523
Walker	25%	7,852	68.0%	3,509	30.4%	188	1.6%	0	0.0%	4,343	11,549
Walton	30%	7,181	59.8%	4,358	36.3%	467	3.9%	0	0.0%	2,823	12,006
Ware	27%	3,944	55.7%	3,056	43.2%	78	1.1%	0	0.0%	888	7,078
Warren	30%	579	41.3%	804	57.3%	20	1.4%	0	0.0%	-225	1,403
Washington	29%	2,060	47.6%	2,221	51.3%	47	1.1%	0	0.0%	-161	4,328
Wayne	31%	3,198	54.2%	2,628	44.6%	71	1.2%	0	0.0%	570	5,897
Webster	31%	254	46.3%	286	52.1%	9	1.6%	0	0.0%	-32	549
Wheeler	24%	454	41.5%	629	57.5%	10	0.9%	0	0.0%	-175	1,093
White	36%	3,038	59.3%	1,907	37.2%	175	3.4%	0	0.0%	1,131	5,120
Whitfield	24%	10,036	70.0%	4,114	28.7%	187	1.3%	3	0.0%	5,922	14,340
Wilcox	25%	952	59.5%	628	39.2%	20	1.2%	0	0.0%	324	1,600
Wilkes	35%	1,350	47.4%	1,442	50.6%	57	2.0%	0	0.0%	-92	2,849
Wilkinson	30%	963	43.4%	1,214	54.7%	42	1.9%	0	0.0%	-251	2,219
Worth	30%	2,757	60.0%	1,769	38.5%	67	1.5%	0	0.0%	988	4,593
TOTAL	30%	918,540	52.4%	791,904	45.2%	43,467	2.5%	0	0.0%	126,636	1,753,911
Total R vote: 918,540 (52.4%) Total D vote: 791,904 (45.2%) Total Other vote: 43,467 (2.5%)
* incumbent

Campaign finance data for this election:**

Total Disbursements:		$8,623,888		$6,184,751		$55,172
Total Receipts:		$8,710,865		$6,191,168		$62,470
Cash on Hand:		$223,029		$6,418		$7,296
Contributions by Candidate:		$0		$71,939		$0
Loans by Candidate:		$0		$4,698,228		$36,500
Total Individual Contributions:		$6,151,308		$1,033,515		$21,912
Party Contributions:		$17,750		$19,591		$550
Other Committee Contributions:		$2,058,528		$237,230		$500
Transfers from Other Committees:		$121,815		$86,065		$0

Independent Expenditures Supporting:		$10,739		$12,871		$0
Independent Expenditures Opposing:		$0		$0		$0
Net Independent Expenditures:		$10,739		$12,871		$0
Net Spending:		$8,634,627		$6,197,622		$55,172

1998 Senate class 3, Appling County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,136

59.7%

Michael Coles (D)

1,389

38.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.5%

TOTAL

3,579

Turnout: 29%

1998 Senate class 3, Atkinson County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

701

59.9%

Michael Coles (D)

440

37.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

2.5%

TOTAL

1,170

Turnout: 23%

1998 Senate class 3, Bacon County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,295

57.1%

Michael Coles (D)

939

41.4%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.5%

TOTAL

2,269

Turnout: 31%

1998 Senate class 3, Baker County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

439

42.0%

Michael Coles (D)

572

54.7%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

3.3%

TOTAL

1,045

Turnout: 36%

1998 Senate class 3, Baldwin County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

4,297

49.7%

Michael Coles (D)

4,199

48.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

142

1.6%

TOTAL

8,638

Turnout: 25%

1998 Senate class 3, Banks County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,720

56.2%

Michael Coles (D)

1,248

40.7%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

3.1%

TOTAL

3,063

Turnout: 31%

1998 Senate class 3, Barrow County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

4,695

58.1%

Michael Coles (D)

3,007

37.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

375

4.6%

TOTAL

8,077

Turnout: 26%

1998 Senate class 3, Bartow County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

8,145

56.2%

Michael Coles (D)

5,912

40.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

444

3.1%

TOTAL

14,501

Turnout: 28%

1998 Senate class 3, Ben Hill County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,352

45.6%

Michael Coles (D)

1,592

53.7%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

0.8%

TOTAL

2,967

Turnout: 24%

1998 Senate class 3, Berrien County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,963

57.1%

Michael Coles (D)

1,431

41.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.3%

TOTAL

3,439

Turnout: 30%

1998 Senate class 3, Bibb County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

18,031

47.2%

Michael Coles (D)

19,619

51.4%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

544

1.4%

TOTAL

38,194

Turnout: 34%

1998 Senate class 3, Bleckley County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,366

58.8%

Michael Coles (D)

919

39.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.6%

TOTAL

2,323

Turnout: 28%

1998 Senate class 3, Brantley County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,533

62.6%

Michael Coles (D)

872

35.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.7%

TOTAL

2,447

Turnout: 25%

1998 Senate class 3, Brooks County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,736

56.2%

Michael Coles (D)

1,323

42.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

0.9%

TOTAL

3,088

Turnout: 26%

1998 Senate class 3, Bryan County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,662

65.3%

Michael Coles (D)

1,358

33.3%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.4%

TOTAL

4,079

Turnout: 27%

1998 Senate class 3, Bulloch County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

5,400

56.7%

Michael Coles (D)

4,020

42.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

105

1.1%

TOTAL

9,525

Turnout: 23%

1998 Senate class 3, Burke County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,151

47.0%

Michael Coles (D)

2,363

51.7%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.3%

TOTAL

4,575

Turnout: 31%

1998 Senate class 3, Butts County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,807

47.4%

Michael Coles (D)

1,870

49.1%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

133

3.5%

TOTAL

3,810

Turnout: 27%

1998 Senate class 3, Calhoun County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

588

37.3%

Michael Coles (D)

984

62.4%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

0.4%

TOTAL

1,578

Turnout: 34%

1998 Senate class 3, Camden County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

3,056

58.5%

Michael Coles (D)

2,096

40.1%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.3%

TOTAL

5,222

Turnout: 19%

1998 Senate class 3, Candler County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

869

53.9%

Michael Coles (D)

715

44.4%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.7%

TOTAL

1,612

Turnout: 24%

1998 Senate class 3, Carroll County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

10,040

55.2%

Michael Coles (D)

7,570

41.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

578

3.2%

TOTAL

18,188

Turnout: 29%

1998 Senate class 3, Catoosa County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

7,349

71.0%

Michael Coles (D)

2,876

27.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

123

1.2%

TOTAL

10,348

Turnout: 27%

1998 Senate class 3, Charlton County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

835

60.5%

Michael Coles (D)

520

37.7%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.8%

TOTAL

1,380

Turnout: 19%

1998 Senate class 3, Chatham County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

25,656

49.1%

Michael Coles (D)

26,110

49.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

517

1.0%

TOTAL

52,286

Turnout: 31%

1998 Senate class 3, Chattahoochee County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

216

42.1%

Michael Coles (D)

287

55.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.9%

TOTAL

513

Turnout: 5%

1998 Senate class 3, Chattooga County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,448

50.3%

Michael Coles (D)

2,331

47.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.9%

TOTAL

4,870

Turnout: 26%

1998 Senate class 3, Cherokee County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

21,206

68.5%

Michael Coles (D)

8,490

27.4%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1,284

4.1%

TOTAL

30,980

Turnout: 33%

1998 Senate class 3, Clarke County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

8,374

43.4%

Michael Coles (D)

10,451

54.1%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

491

2.5%

TOTAL

19,317

Turnout: 24%

1998 Senate class 3, Clay County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

275

34.2%

Michael Coles (D)

523

65.0%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

0.7%

TOTAL

804

Turnout: 33%

1998 Senate class 3, Clayton County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

14,913

36.8%

Michael Coles (D)

24,336

60.1%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1,237

3.1%

TOTAL

40,486

Turnout: 25%

1998 Senate class 3, Clinch County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

452

52.0%

Michael Coles (D)

404

46.4%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.6%

TOTAL

870

Turnout: 18%

1998 Senate class 3, Cobb County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

93,991

60.0%

Michael Coles (D)

57,759

36.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

4,924

3.1%

TOTAL

156,674

Turnout: 37%

1998 Senate class 3, Coffee County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

3,057

55.1%

Michael Coles (D)

2,433

43.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.0%

TOTAL

5,546

Turnout: 22%

1998 Senate class 3, Colquitt County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

4,113

60.5%

Michael Coles (D)

2,593

38.1%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.4%

TOTAL

6,799

Turnout: 23%

1998 Senate class 3, Columbia County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

16,644

72.1%

Michael Coles (D)

6,169

26.7%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

285

1.2%

TOTAL

23,098

Turnout: 39%

1998 Senate class 3, Cook County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,343

52.6%

Michael Coles (D)

1,189

46.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

0.8%

TOTAL

2,552

Turnout: 23%

1998 Senate class 3, Coweta County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

11,878

63.1%

Michael Coles (D)

6,342

33.7%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

592

3.1%

TOTAL

18,813

Turnout: 32%

1998 Senate class 3, Crawford County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,320

56.2%

Michael Coles (D)

965

41.1%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

2.7%

TOTAL

2,348

Turnout: 28%

1998 Senate class 3, Crisp County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,244

58.0%

Michael Coles (D)

1,574

40.7%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.3%

TOTAL

3,868

Turnout: 25%

1998 Senate class 3, Dade County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,730

70.0%

Michael Coles (D)

699

28.3%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.7%

TOTAL

2,470

Turnout: 22%

1998 Senate class 3, Dawson County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,239

64.0%

Michael Coles (D)

1,090

31.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

169

4.8%

TOTAL

3,498

Turnout: 32%

1998 Senate class 3, De Kalb County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

48,131

30.4%

Michael Coles (D)

105,361

66.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

4,768

3.0%

TOTAL

158,261

Turnout: 33%

1998 Senate class 3, Decatur County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,804

56.9%

Michael Coles (D)

2,060

41.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.3%

TOTAL

4,927

Turnout: 25%

1998 Senate class 3, Dodge County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,259

54.0%

Michael Coles (D)

1,840

44.0%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

2.1%

TOTAL

4,185

Turnout: 30%

1998 Senate class 3, Dooly County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,111

49.1%

Michael Coles (D)

1,122

49.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.3%

TOTAL

2,262

Turnout: 27%

1998 Senate class 3, Dougherty County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

10,728

44.2%

Michael Coles (D)

13,390

55.1%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

167

0.7%

TOTAL

24,285

Turnout: 35%

1998 Senate class 3, Douglas County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

11,791

57.6%

Michael Coles (D)

7,990

39.0%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

701

3.4%

TOTAL

20,482

Turnout: 32%

1998 Senate class 3, Early County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,222

47.4%

Michael Coles (D)

1,336

51.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

0.8%

TOTAL

2,578

Turnout: 30%

1998 Senate class 3, Echols County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

292

66.4%

Michael Coles (D)

140

31.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.8%

TOTAL

440

Turnout: 18%

1998 Senate class 3, Effingham County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

4,041

64.4%

Michael Coles (D)

2,172

34.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.0%

TOTAL

6,276

Turnout: 26%

1998 Senate class 3, Elbert County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,242

48.8%

Michael Coles (D)

2,287

49.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.4%

TOTAL

4,592

Turnout: 31%

1998 Senate class 3, Emanuel County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,936

51.2%

Michael Coles (D)

1,800

47.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.2%

TOTAL

3,781

Turnout: 24%

1998 Senate class 3, Evans County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

968

53.6%

Michael Coles (D)

815

45.1%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.3%

TOTAL

1,807

Turnout: 25%

1998 Senate class 3, Fannin County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

3,601

63.3%

Michael Coles (D)

1,979

34.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

106

1.9%

TOTAL

5,686

Turnout: 38%

1998 Senate class 3, Fayette County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

18,224

67.4%

Michael Coles (D)

8,009

29.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

794

2.9%

TOTAL

27,027

Turnout: 45%

1998 Senate class 3, Floyd County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

11,376

53.7%

Michael Coles (D)

9,378

44.3%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

417

2.0%

TOTAL

21,171

Turnout: 32%

1998 Senate class 3, Forsyth County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

14,609

72.4%

Michael Coles (D)

4,702

23.3%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

866

4.3%

TOTAL

20,178

Turnout: 32%

1998 Senate class 3, Franklin County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,952

51.2%

Michael Coles (D)

1,784

46.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.9%

TOTAL

3,809

Turnout: 26%

1998 Senate class 3, Fulton County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

76,007

40.1%

Michael Coles (D)

108,460

57.3%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

4,863

2.6%

TOTAL

189,330

Turnout: 32%

1998 Senate class 3, Gilmer County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,571

62.3%

Michael Coles (D)

1,449

35.1%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

109

2.6%

TOTAL

4,129

Turnout: 25%

1998 Senate class 3, Glascock County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

405

62.2%

Michael Coles (D)

237

36.4%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.4%

TOTAL

651

Turnout: 34%

1998 Senate class 3, Glynn County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

9,835

62.3%

Michael Coles (D)

5,703

36.1%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

239

1.5%

TOTAL

15,777

Turnout: 32%

1998 Senate class 3, Gordon County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

4,222

57.6%

Michael Coles (D)

2,921

39.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

184

2.5%

TOTAL

7,327

Turnout: 23%

1998 Senate class 3, Grady County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,446

58.8%

Michael Coles (D)

1,649

39.7%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.5%

TOTAL

4,158

Turnout: 25%

1998 Senate class 3, Greene County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,760

47.0%

Michael Coles (D)

1,907

51.0%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

2.0%

TOTAL

3,742

Turnout: 36%

1998 Senate class 3, Gwinnett County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

77,347

64.7%

Michael Coles (D)

36,959

30.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

5,164

4.3%

TOTAL

119,470

Turnout: 31%

1998 Senate class 3, Habersham County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

4,040

60.8%

Michael Coles (D)

2,437

36.7%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

165

2.5%

TOTAL

6,642

Turnout: 25%

1998 Senate class 3, Hall County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

16,273

61.8%

Michael Coles (D)

9,281

35.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

781

3.0%

TOTAL

26,335

Turnout: 28%

1998 Senate class 3, Hancock County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

447

22.2%

Michael Coles (D)

1,555

77.1%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

0.8%

TOTAL

2,018

Turnout: 28%

1998 Senate class 3, Haralson County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,761

49.0%

Michael Coles (D)

2,696

47.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

183

3.2%

TOTAL

5,640

Turnout: 31%

1998 Senate class 3, Harris County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

3,391

61.5%

Michael Coles (D)

2,035

36.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.6%

TOTAL

5,514

Turnout: 33%

1998 Senate class 3, Hart County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,286

52.5%

Michael Coles (D)

1,998

45.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.6%

TOTAL

4,353

Turnout: 26%

1998 Senate class 3, Heard County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

944

48.7%

Michael Coles (D)

938

48.4%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

2.9%

TOTAL

1,939

Turnout: 26%

1998 Senate class 3, Henry County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

15,193

61.8%

Michael Coles (D)

8,434

34.3%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

941

3.8%

TOTAL

24,568

Turnout: 32%

1998 Senate class 3, Houston County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

15,864

59.2%

Michael Coles (D)

10,422

38.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

491

1.8%

TOTAL

26,777

Turnout: 35%

1998 Senate class 3, Irwin County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,049

57.7%

Michael Coles (D)

752

41.4%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

0.9%

TOTAL

1,817

Turnout: 26%

1998 Senate class 3, Jackson County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

4,385

56.6%

Michael Coles (D)

3,117

40.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

244

3.2%

TOTAL

7,746

Turnout: 27%

1998 Senate class 3, Jasper County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,281

52.0%

Michael Coles (D)

1,099

44.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

3.4%

TOTAL

2,465

Turnout: 31%

1998 Senate class 3, Jeff Davis County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,499

60.4%

Michael Coles (D)

948

38.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.4%

TOTAL

2,483

Turnout: 27%

1998 Senate class 3, Jefferson County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,564

43.7%

Michael Coles (D)

1,975

55.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.1%

TOTAL

3,580

Turnout: 29%

1998 Senate class 3, Jenkins County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

738

52.9%

Michael Coles (D)

631

45.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.9%

TOTAL

1,396

Turnout: 23%

1998 Senate class 3, Johnson County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

952

54.9%

Michael Coles (D)

756

43.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.6%

TOTAL

1,735

Turnout: 29%

1998 Senate class 3, Jones County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

3,101

54.1%

Michael Coles (D)

2,530

44.1%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

105

1.8%

TOTAL

5,737

Turnout: 34%

1998 Senate class 3, Lamar County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,925

48.0%

Michael Coles (D)

1,987

49.5%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

2.5%

TOTAL

4,011

Turnout: 35%

1998 Senate class 3, Lanier County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

593

55.3%

Michael Coles (D)

466

43.5%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.2%

TOTAL

1,072

Turnout: 21%

1998 Senate class 3, Laurens County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

4,689

53.1%

Michael Coles (D)

4,014

45.5%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

124

1.4%

TOTAL

8,827

Turnout: 28%

1998 Senate class 3, Lee County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

3,705

70.0%

Michael Coles (D)

1,526

28.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.2%

TOTAL

5,296

Turnout: 33%

1998 Senate class 3, Liberty County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,501

43.4%

Michael Coles (D)

3,161

54.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.7%

TOTAL

5,760

Turnout: 14%

1998 Senate class 3, Lincoln County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,242

53.5%

Michael Coles (D)

1,049

45.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.3%

TOTAL

2,322

Turnout: 38%

1998 Senate class 3, Long County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

588

48.9%

Michael Coles (D)

589

49.0%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

2.2%

TOTAL

1,203

Turnout: 19%

1998 Senate class 3, Lowndes County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

10,136

57.1%

Michael Coles (D)

7,383

41.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

215

1.2%

TOTAL

17,742

Turnout: 27%

1998 Senate class 3, Lumpkin County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,315

55.1%

Michael Coles (D)

1,723

41.0%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

166

3.9%

TOTAL

4,205

Turnout: 28%

1998 Senate class 3, Macon County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

983

36.2%

Michael Coles (D)

1,703

62.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.0%

TOTAL

2,713

Turnout: 27%

1998 Senate class 3, Madison County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

3,192

63.7%

Michael Coles (D)

1,682

33.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

134

2.7%

TOTAL

5,008

Turnout: 27%

1998 Senate class 3, Marion County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

596

42.9%

Michael Coles (D)

771

55.5%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.6%

TOTAL

1,389

Turnout: 28%

1998 Senate class 3, McDuffie County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,737

54.9%

Michael Coles (D)

2,192

43.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.2%

TOTAL

4,988

Turnout: 33%

1998 Senate class 3, McIntosh County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,256

44.0%

Michael Coles (D)

1,568

54.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.2%

TOTAL

2,857

Turnout: 38%

1998 Senate class 3, Meriwether County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,332

40.2%

Michael Coles (D)

3,377

58.1%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.7%

TOTAL

5,808

Turnout: 36%

1998 Senate class 3, Miller County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

787

63.4%

Michael Coles (D)

442

35.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.0%

TOTAL

1,241

Turnout: 27%

1998 Senate class 3, Mitchell County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,154

45.5%

Michael Coles (D)

2,554

53.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

0.7%

TOTAL

4,739

Turnout: 28%

1998 Senate class 3, Monroe County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

3,002

55.0%

Michael Coles (D)

2,347

43.0%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

106

1.9%

TOTAL

5,455

Turnout: 36%

1998 Senate class 3, Montgomery County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

916

51.9%

Michael Coles (D)

830

47.0%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.1%

TOTAL

1,765

Turnout: 29%

1998 Senate class 3, Morgan County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,089

52.2%

Michael Coles (D)

1,792

44.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

120

3.0%

TOTAL

4,001

Turnout: 37%

1998 Senate class 3, Murray County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

3,103

62.6%

Michael Coles (D)

1,748

35.3%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

104

2.1%

TOTAL

4,955

Turnout: 20%

1998 Senate class 3, Muscogee County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

15,763

44.2%

Michael Coles (D)

19,581

54.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

312

0.9%

TOTAL

35,677

Turnout: 26%

1998 Senate class 3, Newton County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

6,566

54.3%

Michael Coles (D)

5,112

42.3%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

420

3.5%

TOTAL

12,098

Turnout: 29%

1998 Senate class 3, Oconee County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

4,764

64.0%

Michael Coles (D)

2,514

33.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

161

2.2%

TOTAL

7,439

Turnout: 43%

1998 Senate class 3, Oglethorpe County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,666

55.6%

Michael Coles (D)

1,232

41.1%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

3.3%

TOTAL

2,997

Turnout: 33%

1998 Senate class 3, Paulding County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

8,358

61.7%

Michael Coles (D)

4,690

34.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

503

3.7%

TOTAL

13,551

Turnout: 26%

1998 Senate class 3, Peach County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,452

48.9%

Michael Coles (D)

2,497

49.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.4%

TOTAL

5,017

Turnout: 29%

1998 Senate class 3, Pickens County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,835

61.2%

Michael Coles (D)

1,646

35.5%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

155

3.3%

TOTAL

4,636

Turnout: 29%

1998 Senate class 3, Pierce County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,977

65.9%

Michael Coles (D)

995

33.1%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.0%

TOTAL

3,002

Turnout: 27%

1998 Senate class 3, Pike County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,890

56.8%

Michael Coles (D)

1,308

39.3%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

131

3.9%

TOTAL

3,329

Turnout: 35%

1998 Senate class 3, Polk County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

3,400

47.7%

Michael Coles (D)

3,541

49.7%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

182

2.6%

TOTAL

7,123

Turnout: 26%

1998 Senate class 3, Pulaski County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,133

54.2%

Michael Coles (D)

935

44.7%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.1%

TOTAL

2,092

Turnout: 30%

1998 Senate class 3, Putnam County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,435

52.0%

Michael Coles (D)

2,150

45.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

2.0%

TOTAL

4,680

Turnout: 34%

1998 Senate class 3, Quitman County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

158

31.5%

Michael Coles (D)

337

67.1%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.4%

TOTAL

502

Turnout: 26%

1998 Senate class 3, Rabun County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,107

56.5%

Michael Coles (D)

1,572

42.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.3%

TOTAL

3,729

Turnout: 33%

1998 Senate class 3, Randolph County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

861

42.1%

Michael Coles (D)

1,170

57.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

0.7%

TOTAL

2,045

Turnout: 36%

1998 Senate class 3, Richmond County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

19,673

44.7%

Michael Coles (D)

23,792

54.0%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

586

1.3%

TOTAL

44,051

Turnout: 30%

1998 Senate class 3, Rockdale County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

10,813

61.8%

Michael Coles (D)

5,924

33.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

747

4.3%

TOTAL

17,484

Turnout: 36%

1998 Senate class 3, Schley County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

556

56.1%

Michael Coles (D)

415

41.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

2.0%

TOTAL

991

Turnout: 37%

1998 Senate class 3, Screven County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,413

51.7%

Michael Coles (D)

1,289

47.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.1%

TOTAL

2,732

Turnout: 25%

1998 Senate class 3, Seminole County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,090

50.5%

Michael Coles (D)

1,033

47.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.6%

TOTAL

2,157

Turnout: 31%

1998 Senate class 3, Spalding County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

5,935

56.4%

Michael Coles (D)

4,327

41.1%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

259

2.5%

TOTAL

10,521

Turnout: 25%

1998 Senate class 3, Stephens County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

3,120

58.3%

Michael Coles (D)

2,130

39.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

101

1.9%

TOTAL

5,351

Turnout: 28%

1998 Senate class 3, Stewart County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

418

35.2%

Michael Coles (D)

753

63.4%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.4%

TOTAL

1,188

Turnout: 30%

1998 Senate class 3, Sumter County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

3,236

49.4%

Michael Coles (D)

3,265

49.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

0.9%

TOTAL

6,557

Turnout: 28%

1998 Senate class 3, Talbot County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

523

35.5%

Michael Coles (D)

925

62.8%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.7%

TOTAL

1,473

Turnout: 30%

1998 Senate class 3, Taliaferro County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

222

34.8%

Michael Coles (D)

415

65.0%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

0.2%

TOTAL

638

Turnout: 42%

1998 Senate class 3, Tattnall County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,837

55.6%

Michael Coles (D)

1,427

43.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.2%

TOTAL

3,302

Turnout: 20%

1998 Senate class 3, Taylor County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,311

48.1%

Michael Coles (D)

1,368

50.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.8%

TOTAL

2,727

Turnout: 44%

1998 Senate class 3, Telfair County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,057

48.1%

Michael Coles (D)

1,110

50.5%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.4%

TOTAL

2,197

Turnout: 25%

1998 Senate class 3, Terrell County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,109

50.7%

Michael Coles (D)

1,061

48.5%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

0.8%

TOTAL

2,188

Turnout: 28%

1998 Senate class 3, Thomas County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

5,097

55.4%

Michael Coles (D)

4,011

43.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

0.9%

TOTAL

9,194

Turnout: 30%

1998 Senate class 3, Tift County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

4,845

66.3%

Michael Coles (D)

2,404

32.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

0.9%

TOTAL

7,312

Turnout: 27%

1998 Senate class 3, Toombs County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

3,423

60.4%

Michael Coles (D)

2,165

38.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.3%

TOTAL

5,663

Turnout: 31%

1998 Senate class 3, Towns County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,765

54.8%

Michael Coles (D)

1,392

43.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

2.0%

TOTAL

3,221

Turnout: 44%

1998 Senate class 3, Treutlen County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

652

47.6%

Michael Coles (D)

698

50.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.5%

TOTAL

1,371

Turnout: 28%

1998 Senate class 3, Troup County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

6,912

56.7%

Michael Coles (D)

5,086

41.7%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

186

1.5%

TOTAL

12,184

Turnout: 29%

1998 Senate class 3, Turner County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

989

53.9%

Michael Coles (D)

838

45.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

0.5%

TOTAL

1,836

Turnout: 28%

1998 Senate class 3, Twiggs County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

955

35.3%

Michael Coles (D)

1,701

62.9%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.7%

TOTAL

2,703

Turnout: 36%

1998 Senate class 3, Union County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,476

54.9%

Michael Coles (D)

1,954

43.4%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.7%

TOTAL

4,506

Turnout: 35%

1998 Senate class 3, Upson County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

3,376

51.8%

Michael Coles (D)

3,039

46.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

108

1.7%

TOTAL

6,523

Turnout: 32%

1998 Senate class 3, Walker County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

7,852

68.0%

Michael Coles (D)

3,509

30.4%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

188

1.6%

TOTAL

11,549

Turnout: 25%

1998 Senate class 3, Walton County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

7,181

59.8%

Michael Coles (D)

4,358

36.3%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

467

3.9%

TOTAL

12,006

Turnout: 30%

1998 Senate class 3, Ware County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

3,944

55.7%

Michael Coles (D)

3,056

43.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.1%

TOTAL

7,078

Turnout: 27%

1998 Senate class 3, Warren County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

579

41.3%

Michael Coles (D)

804

57.3%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.4%

TOTAL

1,403

Turnout: 30%

1998 Senate class 3, Washington County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,060

47.6%

Michael Coles (D)

2,221

51.3%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.1%

TOTAL

4,328

Turnout: 29%

1998 Senate class 3, Wayne County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

3,198

54.2%

Michael Coles (D)

2,628

44.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.2%

TOTAL

5,897

Turnout: 31%

1998 Senate class 3, Webster County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

254

46.3%

Michael Coles (D)

286

52.1%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.6%

TOTAL

549

Turnout: 31%

1998 Senate class 3, Wheeler County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

454

41.5%

Michael Coles (D)

629

57.5%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

0.9%

TOTAL

1,093

Turnout: 24%

1998 Senate class 3, White County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

3,038

59.3%

Michael Coles (D)

1,907

37.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

175

3.4%

TOTAL

5,120

Turnout: 36%

1998 Senate class 3, Whitfield County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

10,036

70.0%

Michael Coles (D)

4,114

28.7%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

187

1.3%

TOTAL

14,340

Turnout: 24%

1998 Senate class 3, Wilcox County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

952

59.5%

Michael Coles (D)

628

39.2%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.2%

TOTAL

1,600

Turnout: 25%

1998 Senate class 3, Wilkes County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

1,350

47.4%

Michael Coles (D)

1,442

50.6%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

2.0%

TOTAL

2,849

Turnout: 35%

1998 Senate class 3, Wilkinson County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

963

43.4%

Michael Coles (D)

1,214

54.7%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.9%

TOTAL

2,219

Turnout: 30%

1998 Senate class 3, Worth County

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Paul Coverdell* (R)

2,757

60.0%

Michael Coles (D)

1,769

38.5%

Bert Loftman (Lbt)

1.5%

TOTAL

4,593

Turnout: 30%

Election Year:
Election Type:
Runoff Election:	No Yes
State:
Congressional District: (House elections)


Map Data to Display:	Vote Margin Winner Vote Margin % Total Votes District Boundaries

Republican Primary
Pos	Candidate	Votes	%	$**
1	Paul Coverdell*	323,350	100.0%	$8,623,888
TOTAL VOTES		323,350

Democrat Primary
Pos	Candidate	Votes	%	$**
1	Michael Coles	312,765	76.1%	$6,184,751
2	Jim Boyd	98,020	23.9%	$14,999
TOTAL VOTES		410,785

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

1998-11-03 Senatorial Election Results for Georgia (Class 3)