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| Elections in Georgia |
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The 1966 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 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.
The Democratic primary election was held on September 14, 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 September 28, 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. [1]
| 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 |
| Source: [2] | ||||
On election day, November 8, 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 January 10, 1967. [3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George T. Smith | 637,095 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 637,095 | 100.00 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
