1998Final results
1998 election for Georgia House District 97
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Mike Barnes (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Randy Groomes (R) by 21.8 points.
Mike BarnesDemocrat · winner
60.9%7,167
Randy GroomesRepublican
39.1%4,604
11,771 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