1970 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1970 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election Georgia (U.S. state) 1956 Presidential no 1966 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election 1966 1974 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election 1974 November 3, 1970 File:Lester_Maddox (3x4 crop).jpg Lester Maddox Democratic Party (United States) 733,797 73.59% 3x4.svg 150x150px Frank G. Miller Republican Party (United States) 263,415 26.41% 1970 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 240px County resultsMaddox: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%Miller: #e27f7f 50–60% Lieutenant Governor George T. Smith Democratic Party (United States) Lester Maddox Democratic Party (United States) The 1970 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and incumbent governor of Georgia Lester Maddox defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Georgia State Senate Frank G. Miller. Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on September 9, 1970. Incumbent governor of Georgia Lester Maddox received a majority of the votes (51.36%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election against incumbent lieutenant governor George T. Smith.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=517567 GA Lt. Governor - D Primary ourcampaigns.com August 16, 2015 2024-11-12 Results 1970 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary Lester Maddox Democratic Party (US) 397,424 51.36% George T. Smith (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 253,738 32.79% C. M. Jones Democratic Party (US) 81,613 10.55% D. F. Glover Democratic Party (US) 40,993 5.30% 773,768 100.00% Republican primary The Republican primary election was held on September 9, 1970. Incumbent member of the Georgia State Senate Frank G. Miller received a majority of the votes (52.64%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=806142 GA Lt. Governor - R Primary ourcampaigns.com August 18, 2015 2024-11-12 Results 1970 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary Frank G. Miller Republican Party (US) 48,787 52.64% Bob Brown Republican Party (US) 43,890 47.36% 92,677 100.00% General election On election day, November 3, 1970, Democratic nominee Lester Maddox won the election by a margin of 470,382 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Frank G. Miller, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Maddox was sworn in as the 7th lieutenant governor of Georgia on January 12, 1971.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=497622 GA Lt. Governor ourcampaigns.com February 26, 2009 2024-11-12 Results Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1970 Democratic Party (United States) Lester Maddox 733,797 73.59 Republican Party (United States) Frank G. Miller 263,415 26.41 997,212 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1970 Georgia (U.S. state) elections Category:November 1970 elections in the United States Category:Georgia (U.S. state) lieutenant gubernatorial elections