1966 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

1966 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

8 November 1966

Nominee George T. Smith Party Democratic Popular vote 637,095 Percentage 100.00%

Lieutenant Governor before election Peter Zack Geer Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor George T. Smith Democratic

The 1966 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1966 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Georgia House of Representatives George T. Smith ran unopposed and subsequently won the election.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on 14 September 1966, but as no candidate received a majority of the vote, a run-off election was held between incumbent lieutenant governor Peter Zack Geer and George T. Smith on 28 September 1966. Candidate George T. Smith received a majority of the votes (55.54%) in the run-off election against Geer, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.

Results

Candidate	First Round		Run-off
	Votes	%	Votes	%
George T. Smith	310,934	42.59	447,855	55.54
Peter Zack Geer (incumbent)	358,182	49.06	358,510	44.46
W. Randall Bedgood Jr.	61,005	8.36
Total	730,121	100.00	806,365	100.00
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General election

On election day, 8 November 1966, Democratic nominee George T. Smith ran unopposed and won the election with 637,095 votes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Smith was sworn in as the 6th lieutenant governor of Georgia on 10 January 1967.

Results

Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1966

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George T. Smith	637,095	100.00
Total votes			637,095	100.00
	Democratic hold