1908 Georgia gubernatorial election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1908 Georgia gubernatorial election Georgia (U.S. state) Presidential no 1906 Georgia gubernatorial election 1906 1910 Georgia gubernatorial election 1910 October 7, 1908 125px Joseph Mackey Brown Democratic Party (United States) 112,292 90.53% 125px Yancy Carter Independent (United States) 11,746 9.47% 1908 Georgia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg x250px County resultsBrown: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90% #808080 No data Governor Hoke Smith Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Mackey Brown Democratic Party (United States) The 1908 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on October 7, 1908, in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee Joseph Mackey Brown defeated Independent candidate Yancy Carter in a landslide.Gov. Joseph Mackey Brown https://www.nga.org/governor/joseph-mackey-brown/ 2024-01-05 National Governors Association Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on June 13, 1908. Candidate Joseph Mackey Brown received a majority of the votes (52.60%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election over incumbent Governor Hoke Smith. Hoke Smith and the Politics of the New South Grantham Dewey W. Louisiana State University Press Baton Rouge 1958 https://books.google.com/books?id=fB9dlRiSVkAC&pg=PA192 192 9780807101186 June 13, 1908 Georgia Governor primary https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4883718/georgia_governor_primary_june_13_1908/ The Donaldsonville Chief Donaldsville, Louisiana 2 2024-01-05 Results 1908 Democratic gubernatorial primary Joseph Mackey Brown Democratic Party (United States) 109,806 52.60% Hoke Smith (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 98,949 47.40% 208,755 100.00% General election On election day, October 7, 1908, Democratic nominee Joseph Mackey Brown won the election with a margin of 100,546 votes against his opponent Independent candidate Yancy Carter, thereby holding Democratic control over the office of Governor. Brown was sworn in as the 59th Governor of Georgia on June 26, 1909.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=264460 GA Governor ourcampaigns.com September 1, 2005 2024-01-05 Results Georgia gubernatorial election, 1908 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Mackey Brown 112,292 90.53 Independent (United States) Yancy Carter 11,746 9.47 124,038 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:Georgia (U.S. state) gubernatorial elections Georgia Gubernatorial Category:October 1908 in the United States