1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Nominee Pierre Howard Matt Towery
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote864,849474,057
Percentage62.70%34.37%
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County results
Howard:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Towery:      40–50%     50–60%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Zell Miller
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Pierre Howard
Democratic

The 1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia, concurrently with the 1990 gubernatorial election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Georgia is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Zell Miller retired to run for governor. Democrats nominated State Senator Pierre Howard who defeated Republican nominee Matt Towery.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Defeated in primary

Results

Democratic primary results by county: .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} Howard Howard--20-30% Howard--30-40% Howard--40-50% Howard-->50% Kennedy Kennedy--20-30% Kennedy--30-40% Kennedy--40-50% Kennedy--50-60% Kennedy--60-70% Kennedy--70-80% Kennedy--80-90% Kennedy-->90% Berry Berry--30-40% Berry--70-80% Berry-->80% Pannell Pannell--20-30% Pannell--30-40% Pannell--50-60% Pannell-->80% Bailey Bailey--30-40% Goolsby Goolsby--30-40% 1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election - Democratic primary.svg
Democratic primary results by county:
  Howard
  •   Howard—20–30%
  •   Howard—30–40%
  •   Howard—40–50%
  •   Howard—>50%
  Kennedy
  •   Kennedy—20–30%
  •   Kennedy—30–40%
  •   Kennedy—40–50%
  •   Kennedy—50–60%
  •   Kennedy—60–70%
  •   Kennedy—70–80%
  •   Kennedy—80–90%
  •   Kennedy—>90%
  Berry
  •   Berry—30–40%
  •   Berry—70–80%
  •   Berry—>80%
  Pannell
  •   Pannell—20–30%
  •   Pannell—30–40%
  •   Pannell—50–60%
  •   Pannell—>80%
  Bailey
  •   Bailey—30–40%
  Goolsby
  •   Goolsby—30–40%
Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pierre Howard 271,182 28.48
Democratic Joe Kennedy 238,273 25.03
Democratic George Berry158,84217.77
Democratic Jim Pannell76,3748.02
Democratic Frank I. Bailey, Jr.69,6257.31
Democratic Lawrence 'Bud' Stumbaugh46,1324.85
Democratic J. B. Stoner 30,8043.24
Democratic Bobby L. Hill28,8853.03
Democratic James W. 'Jim' Goolsby21,9912.31
Total votes952,108 100.0

Runoff Results

Democratic runoff results by county: Howard Howard--50-60% Howard--60-70% Howard-->70% Kennedy Kennedy--50-60% Kennedy--60-70% Kennedy--70-80% Kennedy--80-90% Kennedy-->90% 1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial Democratic runoff.svg
Democratic runoff results by county:
  Howard
  •   Howard—50–60%
  •   Howard—60–70%
  •   Howard—>70%
  Kennedy
  •   Kennedy—50–60%
  •   Kennedy—60–70%
  •   Kennedy—70–80%
  •   Kennedy—80–90%
  •   Kennedy—>90%
Democratic primary runoff results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Pierre Howard 561,105 60.89
Democratic Joe Kennedy 360,46739.11
Total votes921,572 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results by county: Towery Towery--30-40% Towery--40-50% Towery--50-60% Towery--60-70% Towery--70-80% Towery--80-90% Towery--90-100% Horton Horton--40-50% Horton--50-60% Horton--60-70% Horton--70-80% Horton--90-100% Hall Hall--50-60% Hall--90-100% Tie Tie--30-40% Tie--50% No data No data 1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election Republican primary.svg
Republican primary results by county:
  Towery
  •   Towery—30–40%
  •   Towery—40–50%
  •   Towery—50–60%
  •   Towery—60–70%
  •   Towery—70–80%
  •   Towery—80–90%
  •   Towery—90–100%
  Horton
  •   Horton—40–50%
  •   Horton—50–60%
  •   Horton—60–70%
  •   Horton—70–80%
  •   Horton—90–100%
  Hall
  •   Hall—50–60%
  •   Hall—90–100%
  Tie
  •   Tie—30–40%
  •   Tie—50%
  No data
  •   No data
Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Matt Towery 64,731 61.41
Republican Janice Horton22,39421.25
Republican Ann Hall18,27817.34
Total votes105,403 100.00

General election

Results

1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Pierre Howard 864,849 62.70% -37.29%
Republican Matt Towery 474,05734.37%+34.37%
Libertarian Walker Chandler40,3872.93%+2.93%
Total votes1,379,293 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

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References

  1. 1 2 "Report of election returns 1989" (PDF). galileo.usg.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Georgia official and statistical register". usg.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ Archived copy Archived June 1, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
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