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GA Governor
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> United States > Georgia > Governor
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| Office | Governor |
| Honorific | Governor - Abbr: Gov. |
| Type | General Election |
| Filing Deadline | June 01, 1966 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | November 08, 1966 - 06:00am Central |
| Polls Close | November 08, 1966 - 11:00pm Central |
| Term Start | January 20, 1967 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | January 20, 1971 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modified | RBH July 30, 2022 02:12pm |
| Data Sources | America Votes |
| Description |
All candidates received less than 50% of the vote after third party candidates polled a collective 7.3%.
Though he had fewer popular votes than his Republican challenger, Maddox was elected Governor by vote of the State Legislature.
The legislature vote
Maddox: 182
Callaway: 66
Neither: 10
Callaway was the first Republican nominee for Governor of Georgia since 1876.
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