1998Final results
1998 election for Georgia Governor
Governor · Georgia
Roy E. Barnes (D) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Guy Millner (R) by 8.7 points.
Roy E. BarnesDemocrat · winner
54.4%941,076
Guy MillnerRepublican
45.6%790,201
1,731,277 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET