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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 ...
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%)
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).
1970 Georgia gubernatorial election; U. 1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia This page was last edited on 13 December 2018, at 11:48 ...
Harold Columbus "Hal" Suit (April 1, 1922 – November 20, 1994) was an American local television news personality and political figure who won the 1970 Republican nomination for Governor of Georgia but lost the November general election to future U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
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On election day, 3 November 1970, Democratic nominee Lester Maddox won the election by a margin of 470,382 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Frank G. Miller, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Maddox was sworn in as the 7th lieutenant governor of Georgia on 12 January 1971. [3]