1998Final results
1998 election for Georgia Senate District 42
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Mike Polak (D) won with 65.6% of the vote, defeating E. A. Bartell (R) by 31.2 points.
Mike PolakDemocrat · winner
65.6%19,875
E. A. BartellRepublican
34.4%10,412
30,287 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