1974 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1974 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election Georgia (U.S. state) 1956 Presidential no 1970 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election 1970 1978 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election 1978 November 5, 1974 file:Zell_Miller_1975 (cropped).jpg Zell Miller Democratic Party (United States) 597,598 66.19% 3x4.svg 150x150px John Savage Republican Party (United States) 305,161 33.80% Lieutenant Governor Lester Maddox Democratic Party (United States) Zell Miller Democratic Party (United States) The 1974 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and former member of the Georgia State Senate Zell Miller defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Georgia House of Representatives John Savage. Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on August 13, 1974, but as no candidate received a majority of the vote, a run-off election was held between former member of the Georgia State Senate Zell Miller and Mary Hitt on September 3, 1974. Miller received a majority of the votes (60.82%) in the run-off election against Hitt, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=399440 GA Lt. Governor - D Primary ourcampaigns.com September 20, 2019 2024-11-12 Results First round Run-off Zell Miller 246928 539015 Mary Hitt 146615 347222 Max Cleland 136103 J. B. Stoner 73449 Frank E. Coggin 48245 Bill Laite 46104 Dennis Jackson 30413 Lamar Dailey Northcutt 29847 E. C. Mitcham 22812 Bill Salem 9701 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=399441 GA Lt. Governor - D Runoff ourcampaigns.com May 30, 2010 2024-11-12 Republican primary The Republican primary election was held on August 13, 1974. Incumbent member of the Georgia House of Representatives John Savage received a majority of the votes (78.41%), 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 1974 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary John Savage Republican Party (US) 31,549 78.41% Windell Whitmore Republican Party (US) 8,689 21.59% 40,238 100.00% General election On election day, November 5, 1974, Democratic nominee Zell Miller won the election by a margin of 292,437 votes against his opponent Republican nominee John Savage, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Miller was sworn in as the 8th lieutenant governor of Georgia on January 14, 1975.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=399439 GA Lt. Governor ourcampaigns.com September 20, 2019 2024-11-12 Results Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1974 Democratic Party (United States) Zell Miller 597,598 66.19 Republican Party (United States) Frank G. Miller 305,161 33.80 167 0.01 902,926 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1974 Georgia (U.S. state) elections Category:November 1974 elections in the United States Category:Georgia (U.S. state) lieutenant gubernatorial elections