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The 2006 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 2006 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Georgia State Senate Casey Cagle defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the Georgia House of Representatives Jim Martin and Libertarian nominee Allen Buckley. [1]
The Democratic primary election was held on 18 July 2006, but as no candidate received a majority of the vote, a run-off election was held between former member of the Georgia House of Representatives Jim Martin and former member of the Georgia State Senate Greg Hecht on 8 August 2006. Candidate Jim Martin received a majority of the votes (62.43%) in the run-off election against Hecht, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election. [2]
| Candidate | First Round | Run-off | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Jim Martin | 184,635 | 41.20 | 141,927 | 62.43 |
| Greg Hecht | 163,004 | 36.38 | 85,399 | 37.57 |
| Steen Miles | 64,714 | 14.44 | ||
| Griffin Loston | 22,378 | 4.99 | ||
| Rufus Terrill | 13,375 | 2.98 | ||
| Total | 448,106 | 100.00 | 227,326 | 100.00 |
| Source: [3] | ||||
The Republican primary election was held on 18 July 2006. Incumbent member of the Georgia State Senate Casey Cagle received a majority of the votes (56.05%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election. [4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Casey Cagle | 227,968 | 56.05% | |
| Republican | Ralph Reed | 178,790 | 43.95% | |
| Total votes | 406,758 | 100.00% | ||
On election day, 7 November 2006, Republican nominee Casey Cagle won the election by a margin of 247,011 votes against his foremost opponent Democratic nominee Jim Martin, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor. Cagle was sworn in as the 11th lieutenant governor of Georgia on 3 January 2007. [5]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Casey Cagle | 1,134,517 | 54.08 | |
| Democratic | Jim Martin | 887,506 | 42.31 | |
| Libertarian | Allen Buckley | 75,673 | 3.60 | |
| Write-in | 117 | 0.01 | ||
| Total votes | 2,097,813 | 100.00 | ||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Lowell Stacy "Casey" Cagle is an American politician who served as the 11th lieutenant governor of Georgia from 2007 to 2019.
James Francis Martin is an American politician and former member of the Georgia General Assembly. A member of the Democratic Party, Martin opposed incumbent U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss in the 2008 election. In the general election, no candidate received more than 50% of the vote, forcing a run-off election on December 2, 2008, which Martin subsequently lost.
The 1998 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998. Incumbent Democratic governor Zell Miller was unable to seek re-election due to term limits, therefore creating an open seat. To replace him, State Representative Roy Barnes won the Democratic Party's nomination after a close and highly contested primary election, while businessman Guy Millner, who had run for governor and the United States Senate in the previous four years, won the nomination of the Republican Party.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Georgia on November 4, 2014. All of Georgia's executive officers were up for election as well as a United States Senate seat, all of Georgia's fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives and all seats in both houses of the Georgia General Assembly. Primary elections were held on May 20, 2014. Primary runoffs, necessary if no candidate wins a majority of the vote, were held on July 22, 2014.
The 2018 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia, concurrently with the 2018 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.
The 1998 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1998, to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia, concurrently with the 1998 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.
The 1946 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1946 in order to elect the first lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee Melvin E. Thompson ran unopposed and subsequently won the election.
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.
The 1950 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1950 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Marvin Griffin ran unopposed and subsequently won the election.
The 1954 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 1954 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee Ernest Vandiver ran unopposed and subsequently won the election.
The 1958 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1958 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee Garland T. Byrd ran unopposed and subsequently won the election.
The 1962 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 6 November 1962 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee Peter Zack Geer ran unopposed and subsequently won the election.
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.
The 1970 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 3 November 1970 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and incumbent governor of Georgia Lester Maddox defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Georgia State Senate Frank G. Miller.
The 1974 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 5 November 1974 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and former member of the Georgia State Senate Zell Miller defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Georgia House of Representatives John Savage.
The 1978 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 7 November 1978 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Zell Miller defeated Republican nominee James W. Webb II.
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.
The 1986 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1986 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Zell Miller ran unopposed and subsequently won the election.
The 2010 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 2010 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Republican nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Casey Cagle defeated Democratic nominee Carol Porter and Libertarian nominee Dan Barber.
The 2014 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 2014 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Republican nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Casey Cagle defeated Democratic nominee and former member of the Georgia State Senate Connie Stokes.
