1948 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial special election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1948 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial special election Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Presidential no 1946 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election 1946 1950 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election 1950 November 2, 1948 125px Marvin Griffin Democratic Party (United States) 366,289 100.00% Lieutenant Governor Melvin E. Thompson Democratic Party (United States) Marvin Griffin Democratic Party (United States) The 1948 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial special election was held on November 2, 1948, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia upon the succession of Lieutenant Governor Melvin E. Thompson to the Georgia governorship on March 18, 1947. Democratic nominee Marvin Griffin ran unopposed and subsequently won the election.Gov. Marvin Griffin https://www.nga.org/governor/marvin-griffin/ 2024-11-07 National Governors Association Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on September 8, 1948. Candidate Marvin Griffin received a majority of the votes (49.09%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=673454 GA Lt. Governor - D Primary ourcampaigns.com July 22, 2010 2024-11-07 Results 1948 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary Marvin Griffin Democratic Party (US) 331,520 49.09% Henry Persons Democratic Party (US) 206,384 30.56% L. N. Huff Democratic Party (US) 89,611 13.27% Belmont Dennis Democratic Party (US) 47,812 7.08% 675,327 100.00% General election On election day, November 2, 1948, Democratic nominee Marvin Griffin ran unopposed and won the election with 366,289 votes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Griffin was sworn in as the 2nd lieutenant governor of Georgia on January 3, 1949.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=540912 GA Lt. Governor ourcampaigns.com July 22, 2010 2024-11-07 Results Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial special election, 1948 Democratic Party (United States) Marvin Griffin 366,289 100.00 366,289 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1948 Georgia (U.S. state) elections Category:Georgia (U.S. state) special elections Category:Georgia (U.S. state) lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1948 in the United States Category:Single-candidate lieutenant gubernatorial elections in the United States