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1998Final results

1998 election for Georgia House District 8

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Ralph Twiggs (D) won with 64.4% of the vote, defeating Edward Smith (R) by 28.8 points.

Ralph TwiggsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.4%8,508
Edward SmithRepublican
35.6%4,702
13,210 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

EvenR+14.61990D+1.31992D+18.41996D+28.81998D+20.12000D+6.02002

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