1998 Georgia gubernatorial election

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The 1998 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Democratic incumbent Zell Miller was unable to seek re-election due to term limits. In the open race to succeed him, Democratic state representative Roy Barnes defeated Republican businessman Guy Millner. State representative Roy Barnes won the Democratic Party's nomination after a close and highly contested primary election, while businessman Guy Millner, who had run for governor and the United States Senate in the previous four years, won the nomination of the Republican Party. 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 was the last time a Democrat was elected Governor of Georgia until 2026.

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