1948 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial special election

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1948 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial special election
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  1946 2 November 1948 1950  
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Nominee Marvin Griffin
Party Democratic
Popular vote366,289
Percentage100.00%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Melvin E. Thompson
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Marvin Griffin
Democratic

The 1948 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial special election was held on 2 November 1948 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia upon the succession of Lieutenant Governor Melvin E. Thompson to the Georgia governorship on 18 March 1947. Democratic nominee Marvin Griffin ran unopposed and subsequently won the election. [1]

Contents

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on 8 September 1948. Candidate Marvin Griffin received a majority of the votes (49.09%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election. [2]

Results

1948 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marvin Griffin 331,520 49.09%
Democratic Henry Persons206,38430.56%
Democratic L. N. Huff89,61113.27%
Democratic Belmont Dennis47,8127.08%
Total votes675,327 100.00%

General election

On election day, 2 November 1948, Democratic nominee Marvin Griffin ran unopposed and won the election with 366,289 votes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Griffin was sworn in as the 2nd lieutenant governor of Georgia on 3 January 1949. [3]

Results

Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial special election, 1948
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Marvin Griffin 366,289 100.00
Total votes366,289 100.00
Democratic hold

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References

  1. "Gov. Marvin Griffin". National Governors Association . Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  2. "GA Lt. Governor - D Primary". ourcampaigns.com. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
  3. "GA Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 7 November 2024.