1946 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1946 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election Georgia (U.S. state) 1920 Presidential no 1948 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial special election 1948 (special) November 5, 1946 Lt. Gov. M.E. Thompson Edit.jpg Melvin E. Thompson Democratic Party (United States) 161,513 100.00% Lieutenant Governor Office Established Melvin E. Thompson Democratic Party (United States) The 1946 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1946, in order to elect the first lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee Melvin E. Thompson ran unopposed and subsequently won the election.Gov. Melvin E. Thompson January 12, 2015 https://www.nga.org/governor/melvin-ernest-thompson/ 2024-11-07 National Governors Association Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on July 17, 1946. Candidate Melvin E. Thompson received a majority of the votes (29.61%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=542320 GA Lt. Governor - D Primary ourcampaigns.com May 13, 2009 2024-11-07 Results 1946 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary Melvin E. Thompson Democratic Party (US) 190,332 29.61% Marvin Griffin Democratic Party (US) 160,082 24.91% L. N. Huff Democratic Party (US) 104,416 16.25% Frank C. Gross Democratic Party (US) 87,500 13.61% Spence M. Grayson Democratic Party (US) 66,177 10.30% Belmont Dennis Democratic Party (US) 34,253 5.32% 642,760 100.00% General election On election day, November 5, 1946, Democratic nominee Melvin E. Thompson ran unopposed and won the election with 161,513 votes, thereby gaining Democratic control over the newly established office of lieutenant governor. Thompson was sworn in as the 1st lieutenant governor of Georgia on January 3, 1947.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=540914 GA Lt. Governor ourcampaigns.com May 8, 2009 2024-11-07 Results Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1946 Democratic Party (United States) Melvin E. Thompson 161,513 100.00 161,513 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1946 Georgia (U.S. state) elections Category:Georgia (U.S. state) lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:November 1946 in the United States Category:Single-candidate lieutenant gubernatorial elections in the United States