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The 1998 United States Senate election in Georgia was held November 3, 1998. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Paul Coverdell won a second term in office,[1] becoming the first of his party to ever win reelection to the U.S. Senate from Georgia. Coverdell would remain in the Senate until his death on July 18, 2000.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Michael Coles, co-founder of Great American Cookies and nominee for U.S. Representative in 1996
- Jimmy Allen Boyd, businessman
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael Coles | 312,765 | 76.14% | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Allen Boyd | 98,020 | 23.86% | |
| Total votes | 410,785 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Michael Coles, businessman and co-founder of Great American Cookies (Democratic)
- Paul Coverdell, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
- Daniel Fein (Socialist Workers) (write-in)
- Bert Loftman (Libertarian)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Paul Coverdell (incumbent) | 918,540 | 52.37% |  1.72
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| Democratic | Michael Coles | 791,904 | 45.15% |  4.20
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| Libertarian | Bert Loftman | 43,467 | 2.48% | 0.62
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| Socialist Workers | Daniel Fein (write-in) | 42 | 0.00% | N/A | |
| Majority | 126,636 | 7.22% | |||
| Total votes | 1,753,953 | 100.00% | [a] | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
- ^ The percentage change for the Republican and Democratic candidates are relative to the run-off in the 1992 election, while changes for the Libertarian candidate are relative to the first round in the 1992 election.