1998Final results
1998 election for Georgia House District 170
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Roger Byrd (D) won with 80.7% of the vote, defeating Sam Mederios (R) by 61.4 points.
Roger ByrdDemocrat · winner · incumbent
80.7%7,239
Sam MederiosRepublican
19.3%1,731
8,970 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET