1998Final results
1998 election for Georgia Senate District 38
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Horacena Tate (D) won with 77.1% of the vote, defeating Portia A. Scott (R) by 54.2 points.
Horacena TateDemocrat · winner
77.1%23,352
Portia A. ScottRepublican
22.9%6,937
30,289 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