1998Final results
1998 election for Georgia House District 96
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Jimmy Benefield (D) won with 76.8% of the vote, defeating Zannie Billingslea (R) by 53.6 points.
Jimmy BenefieldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.8%4,914
Zannie BillingsleaRepublican
23.2%1,484
6,398 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