1966 Georgia gubernatorial election
election
The 1966 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966.
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||
County results Maddox: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Callaway: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Arnall: 30–40% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
After an election that exposed divisions within the Georgia Democratic Party (giving the Georgia Republican Party a shot at the Governor's Mansion for the first time in the twentieth century), segregationist Democrat Lester Maddox was elected Governor of Georgia.
The voting also made future President Jimmy Carter well known.
Democratic primary election results
changeThe primary was held on September 13, 1966.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Ellis Arnall | 231,480 | 29.38 | |
Democratic | Lester Maddox | 185,672 | 23.56 | |
Democratic | Jimmy Carter | 164,562 | 20.89 | |
Democratic | James H. Gray | 152,973 | 19.41 | |
Democratic | Garland T. Byrd | 152,973 | 5.08 |
Pursuant to Georgia law, as no candidate received a majority of votes in the primary, a runoff was held on September 27.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Lester Maddox | 443,055 | 54.29 | |
Democratic | Ellis Arnall | 373,004 | 45.71 |
References
change- ↑ "Georgia Official and Statistical Register, 1965–1966 – page 1738". Georgia Official and Statistical Register. Archived from the original on 2020-09-21. Retrieved 2020-06-24.
- ↑ "Georgia Official and Statistical Register, 1965–1966 – page 1779". Georgia Official and Statistical Register. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2020-06-24.