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1898 Georgia governor election
Allen D. Candler (Democrat) beat John R. Hogan (independent) in Georgia in 1898, 69.7% to 30.3%, a margin of 39.5 points and 66,837 votes.
The Democratic hold continued from 1896, when William Y. Atkinson won.
Democrats led in 123 of the 136 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 13. The largest, Fulton, cast 4,256 votes and went to the Democrat by 94.5 points. The closest was Banks, where 8 votes separated the top two.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen D. Candler won | Democratic | 118,028 | 69.7% |
| John R. Hogan | Populist | 51,191 | 30.3% |
| Total | 169,219 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 4,020 94.5% | 0 0.0% | 236 | 4,256 | D+94.5 |
| Jackson | 2,232 53.2% | 0 0.0% | 1,960 | 4,192 | D+53.2 |
| Washington | 1,786 57.9% | 0 0.0% | 1,296 | 3,082 | D+57.9 |
| Gwinnett | 1,721 57.3% | 0 0.0% | 1,280 | 3,001 | D+57.3 |
| Emanuel | 1,655 58.4% | 0 0.0% | 1,177 | 2,832 | D+58.4 |
| Laurens | 1,660 59.3% | 0 0.0% | 1,141 | 2,801 | D+59.3 |
| Bulloch | 1,604 58.4% | 0 0.0% | 1,144 | 2,748 | D+58.4 |
| Tattnall | 1,459 53.9% | 0 0.0% | 1,248 | 2,707 | D+53.9 |
| Screven | 1,341 51.9% | 0 0.0% | 1,245 | 2,586 | D+51.9 |
| Irwin | 2,509 97.6% | 0 0.0% | 62 | 2,571 | D+97.6 |
| Hall | 1,692 68.8% | 0 0.0% | 768 | 2,460 | D+68.8 |
| Walton | 1,610 65.6% | 0 0.0% | 843 | 2,453 | D+65.6 |
| Carroll | 1,525 63.1% | 0 0.0% | 893 | 2,418 | D+63.1 |
| Oglethorpe | 2,227 94.0% | 0 0.0% | 141 | 2,368 | D+94.0 |
| Greene | 1,245 54.3% | 0 0.0% | 1,047 | 2,292 | D+54.3 |
| Elbert | 1,968 86.7% | 0 0.0% | 303 | 2,271 | D+86.7 |
| Meriwether | 1,454 64.8% | 0 0.0% | 789 | 2,243 | D+64.8 |
| Cherokee | 1,318 59.2% | 0 0.0% | 909 | 2,227 | D+59.2 |
| Henry | 1,285 58.5% | 0 0.0% | 913 | 2,198 | D+58.5 |
| Franklin | 1,005 47.7% | 0 0.0% | 1,104 | 2,109 | Others |
| Cobb | 1,538 73.1% | 0 0.0% | 565 | 2,103 | D+73.1 |
| Chatham | 2,082 99.2% | 0 0.0% | 17 | 2,099 | D+99.2 |
| Paulding | 1,080 52.7% | 0 0.0% | 971 | 2,051 | D+52.7 |
| Decatur | 1,425 70.9% | 0 0.0% | 584 | 2,009 | D+70.9 |
| Glynn | 1,468 75.6% | 0 0.0% | 475 | 1,943 | D+75.6 |
| Polk | 1,294 67.3% | 0 0.0% | 628 | 1,922 | D+67.3 |
| Hart | 1,062 55.4% | 0 0.0% | 856 | 1,918 | D+55.4 |
| Chattooga | 1,520 86.6% | 0 0.0% | 236 | 1,756 | D+86.6 |
| Johnson | 814 47.4% | 0 0.0% | 903 | 1,717 | Others |
| Bartow | 1,263 74.5% | 0 0.0% | 433 | 1,696 | D+74.5 |
| Dekalb | 1,255 74.3% | 0 0.0% | 433 | 1,688 | D+74.3 |
| Jefferson | 820 49.1% | 0 0.0% | 849 | 1,669 | Others |
| Forsyth | 772 46.6% | 0 0.0% | 884 | 1,656 | Others |
| Jasper | 1,041 63.1% | 0 0.0% | 610 | 1,651 | D+63.1 |
| Baldwin | 1,041 63.4% | 0 0.0% | 601 | 1,642 | D+63.4 |
| Twiggs | 1,556 95.1% | 0 0.0% | 80 | 1,636 | D+95.1 |
| Montgomery | 1,139 70.6% | 0 0.0% | 475 | 1,614 | D+70.6 |
| Floyd | 1,434 89.3% | 0 0.0% | 172 | 1,606 | D+89.3 |
| Pike | 1,029 64.6% | 0 0.0% | 564 | 1,593 | D+64.6 |
| Gordon | 1,091 69.3% | 0 0.0% | 483 | 1,574 | D+69.3 |
| Haralson | 758 50.3% | 0 0.0% | 748 | 1,506 | D+50.3 |
| Banks | 746 49.7% | 0 0.0% | 754 | 1,500 | Others |
| Clayton | 949 63.4% | 0 0.0% | 548 | 1,497 | D+63.4 |
| Early | 935 63.0% | 0 0.0% | 550 | 1,485 | D+63.0 |
| Harris | 951 67.3% | 0 0.0% | 463 | 1,414 | D+67.3 |
| Whitfield | 930 65.8% | 0 0.0% | 484 | 1,414 | D+65.8 |
| Morgan | 1,096 78.8% | 0 0.0% | 295 | 1,391 | D+78.8 |
| Douglas | 762 56.2% | 0 0.0% | 594 | 1,356 | D+56.2 |
| Madison | 1,061 78.2% | 0 0.0% | 295 | 1,356 | D+78.2 |
| Wilcox | 1,265 93.4% | 0 0.0% | 90 | 1,355 | D+93.4 |
| Thomas | 919 68.5% | 0 0.0% | 423 | 1,342 | D+68.5 |
| Telfair | 1,271 96.7% | 0 0.0% | 43 | 1,314 | D+96.7 |
| Lowndes | 778 59.3% | 0 0.0% | 535 | 1,313 | D+59.3 |
| Wilkes | 934 71.2% | 0 0.0% | 378 | 1,312 | D+71.2 |
| Marion | 751 57.5% | 0 0.0% | 554 | 1,305 | D+57.5 |
| Richmond | 1,117 86.6% | 0 0.0% | 173 | 1,290 | D+86.6 |
| Mitchell | 1,063 83.0% | 0 0.0% | 218 | 1,281 | D+83.0 |
| Appling | 606 48.2% | 0 0.0% | 652 | 1,258 | Others |
| Worth | 990 80.2% | 0 0.0% | 244 | 1,234 | D+80.2 |
| Gilmer | 1,198 98.8% | 0 0.0% | 15 | 1,213 | D+98.8 |
| Wilkinson | 735 60.7% | 0 0.0% | 475 | 1,210 | D+60.7 |
| Milton (Ext) | 735 60.8% | 0 0.0% | 474 | 1,209 | D+60.8 |
| Campbell (Ext) | 774 64.5% | 0 0.0% | 426 | 1,200 | D+64.5 |
| Murray | 750 63.9% | 0 0.0% | 423 | 1,173 | D+63.9 |
| Coweta | 1,052 89.8% | 0 0.0% | 120 | 1,172 | D+89.8 |
| Columbia | 502 43.1% | 0 0.0% | 662 | 1,164 | Others |
| Monroe | 813 73.9% | 0 0.0% | 287 | 1,100 | D+73.9 |
| Fayette | 844 76.8% | 0 0.0% | 255 | 1,099 | D+76.8 |
| Dodge | 986 90.9% | 0 0.0% | 99 | 1,085 | D+90.9 |
| Newton | 903 83.2% | 0 0.0% | 182 | 1,085 | D+83.2 |
| Walker | 882 84.0% | 0 0.0% | 168 | 1,050 | D+84.0 |
| Pulaski | 948 92.6% | 0 0.0% | 76 | 1,024 | D+92.6 |
| Rockdale | 641 63.0% | 0 0.0% | 377 | 1,018 | D+63.0 |
| Clay | 647 65.8% | 0 0.0% | 337 | 984 | D+65.8 |
| Clarke | 760 77.3% | 0 0.0% | 223 | 983 | D+77.3 |
| Oconee | 448 46.6% | 0 0.0% | 513 | 961 | Others |
| Habersham | 681 73.7% | 0 0.0% | 243 | 924 | D+73.7 |
| Taliaferro | 484 53.7% | 0 0.0% | 418 | 902 | D+53.7 |
| Muscogee | 866 98.3% | 0 0.0% | 15 | 881 | D+98.3 |
| Lincoln | 246 28.1% | 0 0.0% | 631 | 877 | Others |
| Lumpkin | 691 80.3% | 0 0.0% | 170 | 861 | D+80.3 |
| Randolph | 710 82.5% | 0 0.0% | 151 | 861 | D+82.5 |
| White | 490 57.8% | 0 0.0% | 358 | 848 | D+57.8 |
| Wayne | 471 58.2% | 0 0.0% | 338 | 809 | D+58.2 |
| Catoosa | 681 84.6% | 0 0.0% | 124 | 805 | D+84.6 |
| Ware | 694 86.3% | 0 0.0% | 110 | 804 | D+86.3 |
| Clinch | 481 60.8% | 0 0.0% | 310 | 791 | D+60.8 |
| Sumter | 672 85.3% | 0 0.0% | 116 | 788 | D+85.3 |
| McDuffie | 294 37.5% | 0 0.0% | 491 | 785 | Others |
| Burke | 758 96.9% | 0 0.0% | 24 | 782 | D+96.9 |
| Union | 592 76.2% | 0 0.0% | 185 | 777 | D+76.2 |
| Chattahoochee | 438 57.0% | 0 0.0% | 330 | 768 | D+57.0 |
| Warren | 334 44.6% | 0 0.0% | 415 | 749 | Others |
| Miller | 530 70.9% | 0 0.0% | 218 | 748 | D+70.9 |
| Heard | 620 84.6% | 0 0.0% | 113 | 733 | D+84.6 |
| Rabun | 669 91.9% | 0 0.0% | 59 | 728 | D+91.9 |
| Fannin | 653 91.2% | 0 0.0% | 63 | 716 | D+91.2 |
| Glascock | 318 44.6% | 0 0.0% | 395 | 713 | Others |
| Liberty | 353 51.3% | 0 0.0% | 335 | 688 | D+51.3 |
| Dawson | 461 68.2% | 0 0.0% | 215 | 676 | D+68.2 |
| Schley | 409 61.6% | 0 0.0% | 255 | 664 | D+61.6 |
| Stewart | 573 86.4% | 0 0.0% | 90 | 663 | D+86.4 |
| Pierce | 385 59.4% | 0 0.0% | 263 | 648 | D+59.4 |
| Terrell | 555 85.6% | 0 0.0% | 93 | 648 | D+85.6 |
| Berrien | 502 79.3% | 0 0.0% | 131 | 633 | D+79.3 |
| Upson | 450 72.8% | 0 0.0% | 168 | 618 | D+72.8 |
| Troup | 514 85.0% | 0 0.0% | 91 | 605 | D+85.0 |
| Pickens | 449 80.6% | 0 0.0% | 108 | 557 | D+80.6 |
| Bryan | 533 97.3% | 0 0.0% | 15 | 548 | D+97.3 |
| Dade | 449 84.9% | 0 0.0% | 80 | 529 | D+84.9 |
| Colquitt | 312 59.7% | 0 0.0% | 211 | 523 | D+59.7 |
| Webster | 447 85.6% | 0 0.0% | 75 | 522 | D+85.6 |
| Brooks | 430 83.7% | 0 0.0% | 84 | 514 | D+83.7 |
| Effingham | 371 73.5% | 0 0.0% | 134 | 505 | D+73.5 |
| Taylor | 208 42.8% | 0 0.0% | 278 | 486 | Others |
| Dooly | 421 89.0% | 0 0.0% | 52 | 473 | D+89.0 |
| Spalding | 439 96.7% | 0 0.0% | 15 | 454 | D+96.7 |
| Talbot | 397 87.8% | 0 0.0% | 55 | 452 | D+87.8 |
| Baker | 418 95.2% | 0 0.0% | 21 | 439 | D+95.2 |
| Butts | 361 83.4% | 0 0.0% | 72 | 433 | D+83.4 |
| Bibb | 418 97.2% | 0 0.0% | 12 | 430 | D+97.2 |
| Quitman | 348 81.5% | 0 0.0% | 79 | 427 | D+81.5 |
| Macon | 355 84.7% | 0 0.0% | 64 | 419 | D+84.7 |
| Hancock | 332 84.3% | 0 0.0% | 62 | 394 | D+84.3 |
| Houston | 370 98.4% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 376 | D+98.4 |
| Charlton | 330 94.0% | 0 0.0% | 21 | 351 | D+94.0 |
| Camden | 250 72.7% | 0 0.0% | 94 | 344 | D+72.7 |
| Jones | 308 91.4% | 0 0.0% | 29 | 337 | D+91.4 |
| Echols | 310 93.1% | 0 0.0% | 23 | 333 | D+93.1 |
| Towns | 297 91.7% | 0 0.0% | 27 | 324 | D+91.7 |
| Calhoun | 218 71.5% | 0 0.0% | 87 | 305 | D+71.5 |
| McIntosh | 236 79.5% | 0 0.0% | 61 | 297 | D+79.5 |
| Crawford | 265 92.0% | 0 0.0% | 23 | 288 | D+92.0 |
| Putnam | 260 98.1% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 265 | D+98.1 |
| Dougherty | 226 98.7% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 229 | D+98.7 |
| Lee | 155 96.3% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 161 | D+96.3 |
Counties as they stood in 1898; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Georgia governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Brian Kemp (R) | R+7.5 |
| 2018 | Brian Kemp (R) | R+1.4 |
| 2014 | Nathan Deal (R) | R+7.9 |
| 2010 | Nathan Deal (R) | R+10.0 |
| 2006 | Sonny Perdue (R) | R+19.7 |
| 2002 | Sonny Perdue (R) | R+5.2 |
| 1998 | Roy E. Barnes (D) | D+8.4 |
| 1994 | Zell Miller (D) | D+2.1 |
| 1990 | Zell Miller (D) | D+8.3 |
| 1986 | Joe Frank Harris (D) | D+41.0 |
| 1982 | Joe Frank Harris (D) | D+25.6 |
| 1978 | George Busbee (D) | D+61.3 |
| 1974 | George Busbee (D) | D+38.2 |
| 1970 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+18.7 |
| 1966 | Lester Maddox (D) | R+0.3 |
| 1962 | Carl E. Sanders (D) | D+99.9 |
| 1958 | S. Ernest Vandiver (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1954 | S. Marvin Griffin (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1950 | Herman Talmadge (D) | D+98.4 |
| 1948 | Herman Talmadge (D) | D+97.5 |
| 1946 | Eugene Talmadge (D) | D+98.6 |
| 1942 | Ellis Arnall (D) | D+96.3 |
| 1940 | Eugene Talmadge (D) | D+99.6 |
| 1938 | Eurith D. Rivers (D) | D+94.3 |
| 1936 | Eurith D. Rivers (D) | D+99.7 |
| 1934 | Eugene Talmadge (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1932 | Eugene Talmadge (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1930 | Richard Russell Jr. (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1928 | Lamartine Griffin Hardman (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1926 | Lamartine Griffin Hardman (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1924 | Clifford Walker (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1922 | Clifford Walker (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1920 | Thomas W. Hardwick (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1918 | Hugh Dorsey (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1916 | Hugh Dorsey (D) | D+93.5 |
| 1914 | Nathaniel Edwin Harris (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1912 | John M. Slaton (D) | level |
| 1910 | Hoke Smith (D) | D+84.8 |
| 1908 | Joseph Mackey Brown (D) | D+90.5 |
| 1906 | Hoke Smith (D) | D+99.8 |
| 1904 | Joseph M. Terrell (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1902 | Joseph M. Terrell (D) | D+93.6 |
| 1900 | Allen D. Candler (D) | D+78.6 |
| 1898 | Allen D. Candler (D) | D+69.7 |
| 1896 | William Y. Atkinson (D) | D+58.9 |
| 1894 | William Y. Atkinson (D) | D+55.6 |
| 1892 | William J. Northen (D) | D+66.6 |
| 1890 | William J. Northen (D) | D+99.3 |
| 1888 | John B. Gordon (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1886 | John B. Gordon (D) | D+99.2 |
| 1884 | Henry Dickerson McDaniel (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1882 | Alexander H. Stephens (D) | D+70.6 |
| 1880 | Alfred Holt Colquitt (D) | D+64.9 |
| 1876 | Alfred Holt Colquitt (D) | D+53.8 |
| 1872 | James Milton Smith (D) | D+38.9 |
| 1868 | Rufus B. Bullock (R) | R+4.5 |
| 1865 | Charles J. Jenkins (D) | D+98.2 |