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1998Final results

1998 election for Georgia House District 9

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Ben Bridges Sr. (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Oaky Dover (D) by 17.5 points.

Ben Bridges Sr.Republican · winner · incumbent
58.7%5,946
Oaky DoverDemocrat
41.3%4,178
10,124 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+14.51992D+14.61994R+5.51996R+17.51998R+19.02000R+67.82020

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