1912 Georgia gubernatorial special election

none January 2025 December 2025 ly 1912 Georgia gubernatorial special election Georgia (U.S. state) Presidential no 1910 Georgia gubernatorial election 1910 1912 Georgia gubernatorial election 1912 January 10, 1912 125px Joseph Mackey Brown Democratic Party (United States) 28,852 98.97% Governor John M. Slaton (Acting) Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Mackey Brown Democratic Party (United States) The 1912 Georgia gubernatorial special election was held on January 10, 1912, in order to elect the Governor of Georgia for the remainder of Governor Hoke Smith's term, following his resignation on November 15, 1911, after having been elected to the United States Senate. Democratic nominee and former Governor of Georgia Joseph Mackey Brown defeated Socialist Party candidate A. F. Castleberry.Gov. Joseph Mackey Brown January 12, 2015 https://www.nga.org/governor/joseph-mackey-brown/ 2023-11-30 National Governors Association The general election was the last gubernatorial election to have a non-Democrat on the general election ballot until 1936. Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held in December 1911. Former Governor of Georgia Joseph Mackey Brown received a majority of the votes (39.46%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election on January 10, 1912.World Almanac 1913 727 Results Democratic gubernatorial primary Joseph Mackey Brown Democratic Party (US) 43,395 39.46% J. Pope Brown Democratic Party (US) 38,024 34.57% Richard Russell Sr. Democratic Party (US) 28,562 25.97% 109,981 100.00% General election On election day, January 10, 1912, Democratic nominee Joseph Mackey Brown won the election by a margin of 28,552 votes against his opponent Socialist Party candidate A. F. Castleberry, thereby holding Democratic control over the office of Governor. Brown was sworn in on January 25, 1912.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=264462 GA Governor ourcampaigns.com March 14, 2013 2023-11-30 Results Georgia gubernatorial special election, 1912 Democratic Party (United States) Joseph Mackey Brown 28,852 98.97 Socialist Party of America A. F. Castleberry 300 1.03 29,152 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Bibliography The World Almanac and Encyclopedia, 1913 New York The Press Publishing Co. (The New York World) 1912 https://archive.org/details/worldalmanacency1913newy/page/1 World Almanac 1913 Category:Georgia (U.S. state) gubernatorial elections Georgia special Category:1912 Georgia (U.S. state) elections Georgia 1912 Category:Georgia (U.S. state) special elections Category:January 1912 in the United States