Georgia gubernatorial election, 1958

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Georgia gubernatorial election of 1958
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  1954 November 4, 1958 1962  

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Nominee Ernest Vandiver
Party Democratic
Popular vote168,414
Percentage100.0%

Governor before election

Marvin Griffin
Democratic

Elected Governor

Ernest Vandiver
Democratic

The 1958 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1958. Running unopposed in the general election, Democratic Lt. Gov Ernest Vandiver [1] was elected with 100% of the vote.

Democratic Party (United States) political party in the United States

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. Tracing its heritage back to Thomas Jefferson and James Madison's Democratic-Republican Party, the modern-day Democratic Party was founded around 1828 by supporters of Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.

Ernest Vandiver politician from Georgia, USA

Samuel Ernest Vandiver Jr. was an American politician who was the 73rd Governor of the U.S. state of Georgia from 1959 to 1963.

General election results

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1958 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Democratic Ernest Vandiver 168,414 100.00%

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