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The 1970 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970. It was marked by the election as Governor of Georgia of the relatively little-known former state senator Jimmy Carter after a hard battle in the Democratic primary. This election is famous because Carter, who was often regarded as one of the New South Governors, later ran for ...
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There have officially been 83 governors of the State of Georgia, including 11 who served more than one distinct term (John Houstoun, George Walton, Edward Telfair, George Mathews, Jared Irwin, David Brydie Mitchell, George Rockingham Gilmer, M. Hoke Smith, Joseph Mackey Brown, John M. Slaton and Eugene Talmadge, with Herman Talmadge serving two de facto distinct terms).
In 1962, voters in Nebraska approved of an amendment, effective with the 1966 governor's race, that switched from two-year to four-year terms for governors. In 1966, the "two consecutive terms" rule was established. [38] Norbert Tiemann was the first Nebraskan to get a four-year term with the 1966 governor's race. [39] J. James Exon was elected ...
Jimmy Carter served as the 39th president of the United States (1977–1981) and the 76th governor of Georgia (1971–1975). Georgia 14th State Senate District Democratic Primary, 1962. Jimmy Carter - 3,013; Homer Moore - 2,182; Georgia Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1966 [1] Ellis Arnall - 231,480 (29.38%) Lester Maddox - 185,672 (23.56%)
1920s • 1930s • 1940s • 1950s • 1960s • 1970s • 1980s • 1990s • 2000s • 2010s • 2020s For more information, see Elections in Georgia (U.S. state) Pages in category "1970 Georgia (U.S. state) elections"
Lester Garfield Maddox Sr. (September 30, 1915 – June 25, 2003) was an American politician who served as the 75th governor of Georgia from 1967 to 1971. A populist Southern Democrat, Maddox came to prominence as a staunch segregationist [1] when he refused to serve black customers in his Atlanta restaurant, the Pickrick, in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Electoral history of Lester Maddox, 75th Governor of Georgia (1967–1971), seventh Lieutenant Governor of Georgia (1971–1975) and 1976 American Independent Party presidential nominee Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, 1962: [1] Peter Zack Geer — 187,770 (23.90%) Lester Maddox — 138,065 (17.58%) Peyton S. Hawes ...