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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).
The 1942 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 3, 1942, in order to elect the governor of Georgia. The governor was elected to a four-year term for the first time, instead of a two-year term. Incumbent Democratic governor Eugene Talmadge was defeated in the Democratic primary.
The 1958 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. Lieutenant Governor Ernest Vandiver won the Democratic primary on September 10 with 80.51% of the vote and 400 out of 410 county unit votes. At this time, Georgia was a one-party state, and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory.
Eugene Talmadge (September 23, 1884 – December 21, 1946) was an attorney and American politician who served three terms as the 67th governor of Georgia, from 1933 to 1937, and then again from 1941 to 1943. Elected to a fourth term in November 1946, he died before his inauguration, scheduled for January 1947.
The 1946 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1946, in order to elect the governor of Georgia. Incumbent Democratic governor Ellis Arnall was term-limited, and ineligible to run for a second term before spending four years out of office (thus in 1950).
The 1948 Georgia gubernatorial special election took place on November 2, 1948, in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. The Supreme Court of Georgia resolved the three governors controversy in the wake of the 1946 election by affirming lieutenant governor-elect Melvin E. Thompson 's succession to the office of governor. [ 1 ]
The 1950 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent governor Herman Talmadge won the Democratic primary over Melvin Thompson on June 28 with 49.33% of the vote and 295 out of 410 county unit votes. The primary was a rematch of the 1948 special election. This would be the last gubernatorial rematch in the state until ...
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%)