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State, federal, and local elections were held in Georgia on November 6, 1990. Primaries were held on July 17, 1990, with primary runoffs being held on August 7, 1990.Consolidated vote : state Democratic and Republican general primary election, July 17, 1990, Democratic and Republican primary runoff election, August 7, 1990 and nonpartisan primary election, July 17, 1990, runoff nonpartisan primary election, August 7, 1990 / compiled by Max Cleland - Digital Library of Georgia https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dlg_sreg_1989supp 2026-03-07 dlg.usg.edu
Federal elections
Congressional elections
1990 United States Senate election in Georgia 1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
State elections
Governor
1990 Georgia gubernatorial election
Democratic incumbent Zell Miller defeated Republican Johnny Isakson (who later became his successor as U.S. Senator) after defeating former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young and future Governor Roy Barnes in the primary.RBRL/213/ZM_III http://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/russell/view?docId=ead/RBRL213ZM_III-ead.xml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20180528173149/http://russelldoc.galib.uga.edu/russell/view?docId=ead/RBRL213ZM_III-ead.xml May 28, 2018 March 23, 2018 russelldoc.galib.uga.eduJuly 18, 1990 YOUNG 2ND IN GEORGIA PRIMARY https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-07-18-9002280636-story.html Chicago Tribune Miller campaigned on the concept of term limits and pledged to seek only a single term as governor.
Lieutenant Governor
1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election
Democratic state senator Pierre Howard defeated State Senator Joe Kennedy in the Democratic primary then subsequently beat Republican nominee Matt Towery.
Attorney General
Democratic incumbent Mike Bowers won re-election unopposed.ohtadmin 2010-11-10 Capital Impact - Early County News https://www.earlycountynews.com/articles/capital-impact-70/ 2025-11-18 Early County News -
Secretary of State
1990 Georgia Secretary of State election
Democratic incumbent Max Cleland won re-election unopposed.
Superintendent of Schools
Democratic incumbent Werner Rogers won re-election unopposed.
Agriculture Commissioner
Democratic incumbent Tommy Irvin defeated Republican candidate Raymond Young 63.07-36.93.
Insurance Commissioner
Democratic incumbent Tim Ryles defeated Republican candidate Billy Lovett 51.30-48.70.
Labor Commissioner
Democratic incumbent Joe Tanner, who resigned from the position, remained on the ballot and won re-election unopposed.
Public Service Commission
In PSC Seat 1, Democratic incumbent Mac Barber defeated Republican candidate Jim West 61.25-38.75. In PSC Seat 2, Democratic incumbent Bob Durden defeated Libertarian candidate Elizabeth Goldin 81.83-18.17.
Georgia General Assembly
1990 Georgia State Senate election 1990 Georgia House of Representatives electionMembers were elected to the 141st Georgia General Assembly. Democrats retained supermajorities in both chambers, and flipped one seat in the House. A census year, Democrats retained the legislative majorities to subsequently redraw the congressional and legislative maps for the 1992 Georgia state elections.
Statewide results
+Summary of the November 6, 1990 Georgia State Senate election resultsPartyCandidatesVotes%Seats+/–%Republican26%11–%Democratic50%45–%Total232100.00%180–
+Summary of the November 6, 1990 Georgia House of Representatives election resultsPartyCandidatesVotes%Seats+/–%Republican70%35 -1%Democratic162%145 +1%Total232100.00%180–
References
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