1962 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1962 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election Georgia (U.S. state) 1956 Presidential no 1958 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election 1958 1966 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election 1966 November 6, 1962 125px Peter Zack Geer Democratic Party (United States) 297,345 100.00% Lieutenant Governor Garland T. Byrd Democratic Party (United States) Peter Zack Geer Democratic Party (United States) The 1962 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1962, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee Peter Zack Geer ran unopposed and subsequently won the election. Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on September 12, 1962, but as no candidate received a majority of the vote, a run-off election was held between Peter Zack Geer and Lester Maddox on September 26, 1962. Candidate Peter Zack Geer received a majority of the votes (55.06%) in the run-off election against Maddox, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=499630 GA Lt. Governor - D Primary ourcampaigns.com December 13, 2008 2024-11-10 Results First Round Run-off Peter Zack Geer 187770 215369 Lester Maddox 138065 175757 Peyton S. Hawes 110420 Culver Kidd Jr. 108601 Ed Wilson 84157 John E. Sheffield Jr. 55020 Winston Burdine 49418 Spence M. Grayson 32900 Edmond Barfield 19169 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=771255 GA Lt. Governor - D Runoff ourcampaigns.com August 18, 2015 2024-11-10 General election On election day, November 6, 1962, Democratic nominee Peter Zack Geer ran unopposed and won the election with 297,345 votes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Geer was sworn in as the 5th lieutenant governor of Georgia on January 3, 1963.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=540910 GA Lt. Governor ourcampaigns.com May 12, 2009 2024-11-10 Results Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1962 Democratic Party (United States) Peter Zack Geer 297,345 100.00 297,345 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1962 Georgia (U.S. state) elections Category:November 1962 in the United States Category:Georgia (U.S. state) lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:Single-candidate lieutenant gubernatorial elections in the United States