1998Final results
1998 election for Georgia House District 79
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Tom Rice (R) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating John Schwab (D) by 26.4 points.
Tom RiceRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.2%6,002
John SchwabDemocrat
36.8%3,492
9,494 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