1998 Georgia Secretary of State election

1998 Georgia Secretary of State election
November 4, 1998
 
Nominee Cathy Cox
Party Democratic
Popular vote 1,061,341
Percentage 100.00%
Secretary of State before election

Max Cleland
Democratic

 Elected Secretary of State

Cathy Cox
Democratic

The 1998 Georgia Secretary of State election was held on November 4, 1998, to elect the Georgia Secretary of State. Democratic State Representative Cathy Cox ran for Georgia Secretary of State in 1998 and defeated Republican candidate John A. McCallum with 56.6% of the vote, becoming the 25th Secretary of State of Georgia and the first woman elected to the position.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Cathy Cox, Assistant Secretary of State, former state representative (1993–1996)

Campaign

Cox was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cathy Cox 352,615 100.00%
Total votes 352,615 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Charlie Bailey
  • John A. McCallum, businessperson

Campaign

Cleland was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Results

Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Charlie Bailey 119,387 40.1%
Republican John A. McCallum 178,180 59.9
Total votes 297,567 100.00%

General election

1998 Secretary of State election, Georgia
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cathy Cox 983,905 56.6
Republican John A. McCallum 703,941 40.5
Libertarian Mark Antieau 50,281 2.9
Total votes 2,025,861 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ "Georgia Election Results. Official Results of the July 21, 1998 Primary Election" (PDF). 1998-07-29.
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