1998 Georgia Secretary of State election
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1998 Georgia Secretary of State election was held on November 4, 1998, to elect the Georgia Secretary of State. Democratic State Representative Cathy Cox ran for Georgia Secretary of State in 1998 and defeated Republican candidate John A. McCallum with 56.6% of the vote, becoming the 25th Secretary of State of Georgia and the first woman elected to the position.
 | |||||||||||||||||
November 4, 1998
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Cathy Cox, Assistant Secretary of State, former state representative (1993–1996)
Campaign
Cox was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cathy Cox | 352,615 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 352,615 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Charlie Bailey
- John A. McCallum, businessperson
Campaign
Cleland was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Charlie Bailey | 119,387 | 40.1% | |
| Republican | John A. McCallum | 178,180 | 59.9 | |
| Total votes | 297,567 | 100.00% | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cathy Cox | 983,905 | 56.6 | ||
| Republican | John A. McCallum | 703,941 | 40.5 | ||
| Libertarian | Mark Antieau | 50,281 | 2.9 | ||
| Total votes | 2,025,861 | 100.00% | N/A | ||
| Democratic hold | |||||