1998Final results
1998 election for Georgia Senate District 1
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Eric Johnson (R) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Chris Edenfield (D) by 41.9 points.
Eric JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.0%22,789
Chris EdenfieldDemocrat
29.0%9,324
32,113 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