1998 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election


The 1998 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect the governor of Georgia, concurrently with the 1998 gubernatorial election, as well as [United States Senate United States House of Representatives elections, 1998|elections, 1998|elections] to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Georgia is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Pierre Howard chose to not run for re-election in order to run for governor but later dropped out of the race. Mark Taylor defeated Republican nominee Mitch Skandalakis.

Democratic primary

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Defeated in primary

Republican primary

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Defeated in primary