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  GA Governor - D Primary
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OfficeGovernor
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1974 - 12:00pm
Polls Open August 13, 1974 - 06:00am
Polls Close August 13, 1974 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 14, 1975 - 12:00pm
Term End January 09, 1979 - 12:00pm
Turnout 18.63% Total Population
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH May 07, 2009 10:07pm
Data SourcesAmerica Votes 11:91
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/03/1970
NameJimmy Carter Votes620,419 (59.28%)
Term01/12/1971 - 01/14/1975 Margin195,436 (+18.67%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1974
NameGeorge Dekle Busbee Votes646,777 (69.07%)
Term01/14/1975 - 01/09/1979 Margin357,664 (+38.19%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceGA Governor 11/05/1974
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Name Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox George Dekle Busbee Thomas Bertram "Bert" Lance Sen. David Henry Gambrell Lt. Gov. George T. Smith Harry Jackson Bobby Rowan
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Website [Website]
Certified Votes310,384 (36.32%) 177,997 (20.83%) 147,026 (17.20%) 66,000 (7.72%) 43,196 (5.05%) 42,121 (4.93%) 31,696 (3.71%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -132,387 (-15.49%) -163,358 (-19.11%) -244,384 (-28.60%) -267,188 (-31.26%) -268,263 (-31.39%) -278,688 (-32.61%)
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Name Mayor Ronnie Thompson B. J. Parker Bud Herrin Thomas J. Irwin Jennings Thompson  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
Website  
Certified Votes23,933 (2.80%) 4,650 (0.54%) 3,419 (0.40%) 2,224 (0.26%) 1,987 (0.23%)  
Margin-286,451 (-33.52%) -305,734 (-35.77%) -306,965 (-35.92%) -308,160 (-36.06%) -308,397 (-36.09%)  
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