1986 Georgia gubernatorial election

none related races 1986 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1986 Georgia gubernatorial election Georgia (U.S. state) presidential no 1982 Georgia gubernatorial election 1982 1990 Georgia gubernatorial election 1990 November 4, 1986 1956 File:Joe Frank Harris.jpg 150x150px Joe Frank Harris Democratic Party (United States) 828,465 70.51% 3x4.svg Guy Davis Republican Party (United States) 346,512 29.49% 1986 Georgia gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 250px County resultsHarris: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% Governor Joe Frank Harris Democratic Party (United States) Joe Frank Harris Democratic Party (United States) The 1986 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Governor Joe Frank Harris (D) was overwhelmingly re-elected over Guy Davis (R) to win re-election. As the state was beginning to trend more Republican, this is the last election in which the Democrat won the governorship by double digits. As of 2025, this was the most recent gubernatorial election in which the winning candidate swept every county in the state. Every county in the state voted for Harris, who flipped every previously Republican county in this election. This was the last time the Democratic nominee for governor won Gwinnett and Cobb counties until Stacey Abrams won them in 2018. November 2021 As of 2022, this is the last time Cherokee, Fayette, Oconee, Glascock, Columbia, and Lee counties voted for the Democratic candidate for governor. General election Georgia gubernatorial election, 1986http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=53858 Our Campaigns - GA Governor Race - Nov 04, 1986 ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) Joe Frank Harris (incumbent) 828,465 70.51% +7.72 Republican Party (United States) Guy Davis 346,512 29.49% -7.68 481,953 41.02 1,174,977 Democratic Party (United States) References 1986 Georgia Gubernatorial Category:November 1986 in the United States Category:August 1986 in the United States