1998Final results
1998 election for Georgia Senate District 47
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Eddie M. Madden (D) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Paul Boatwright (R) by 34.6 points.
Eddie M. MaddenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.3%19,118
Paul BoatwrightRepublican
32.7%9,291
28,409 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