1982 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1982 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election
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  1978 2 November 1982 1986  
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Nominee Zell Miller Franklin Sutton
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote797,245294,499
Percentage73.02%26.97%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Zell Miller
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Zell Miller
Democratic

The 1982 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 1982 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Zell Miller defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Georgia State Senate Franklin Sutton.

Contents

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on 10 August 1982. Incumbent lieutenant governor Zell Miller received a majority of the votes (70.84%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election. [1]

Results

1982 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Zell Miller (incumbent) 582,902 70.84%
Democratic J. Mac Barber166,10720.19%
Democratic Joe Smith73,8608.97%
Total votes822,869 100.00%

Republican primary

The Republican primary election was held on 10 August 1982. Incumbent member of the Georgia State Senate Franklin Sutton ran unopposed and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election. [2]

Results

1982 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Franklin Sutton 50,913 100.00%
Total votes50,913 100.00%

General election

On election day, 2 November 1982, Democratic nominee Zell Miller won re-election by a margin of 502,746 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Franklin Sutton, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Miller was sworn in for his third term on 3 January 1983. [3]

Results

Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Zell Miller (incumbent) 797,245 73.02
Republican Franklin Sutton294,49926.97
Write-in 390.01
Total votes1,091,783 100.00
Democratic hold

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