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1998Final results

1998 election for Georgia Senate District 27

Georgia State Senate · Georgia

Susan Cable (R) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Floyd M. Buford Jr. (D) by 10.7 points.

Susan CableRepublican · winner
55.3%20,616
44.7%16,637
37,253 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+1.11992R+1.81994R+1.51996R+10.71998R+25.42000R+56.92016

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