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1998Final results

1998 election for Georgia House District 18

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Thomas B. Murphy (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Bob McCaughtry (R) by 34.7 points.

Thomas B. MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%5,971
Bob McCaughtryRepublican
32.7%2,897
8,868 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

EvenD+32.11992D+34.21994D+34.71998D+3.72000R+7.82002R+40.92004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET