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1938 Georgia governor election
Eurith D. Rivers (Democrat) won in Georgia in 1938 with 94.3% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party.
The Democratic hold continued from 1936, when Eurith D. Rivers also won.
Democrats led in 159 of the 159 counties as they stood then. The largest, Chatham, cast 6,779 votes and went to the Democrat by 99.3 points. The closest was Chattahoochee, where 55 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eurith D. Rivers won | Democratic | 66,863 | 94.3% |
| All other candidates | 4,056 | 5.7% | |
| Total | 70,919 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chatham | 6,732 99.3% | 0 0.0% | 47 | 6,779 | D+99.3 |
| Fulton | 5,304 97.2% | 0 0.0% | 155 | 5,459 | D+97.2 |
| Elbert | 1,873 96.3% | 0 0.0% | 71 | 1,944 | D+96.3 |
| Grady | 1,803 99.0% | 0 0.0% | 18 | 1,821 | D+99.0 |
| Dekalb | 1,399 96.8% | 0 0.0% | 46 | 1,445 | D+96.8 |
| McDuffie | 1,360 99.9% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 1,361 | D+99.9 |
| Richmond | 1,123 98.9% | 0 0.0% | 13 | 1,136 | D+98.9 |
| Forsyth | 882 82.7% | 0 0.0% | 184 | 1,066 | D+82.7 |
| Madison | 879 83.7% | 0 0.0% | 171 | 1,050 | D+83.7 |
| Gilmer | 896 97.8% | 0 0.0% | 20 | 916 | D+97.8 |
| Marion | 856 97.5% | 0 0.0% | 22 | 878 | D+97.5 |
| Talbot | 867 99.3% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 873 | D+99.3 |
| Chattooga | 804 95.7% | 0 0.0% | 36 | 840 | D+95.7 |
| Bibb | 776 97.5% | 0 0.0% | 20 | 796 | D+97.5 |
| Floyd | 762 96.8% | 0 0.0% | 25 | 787 | D+96.8 |
| Upson | 635 83.1% | 0 0.0% | 129 | 764 | D+83.1 |
| Carroll | 722 95.8% | 0 0.0% | 32 | 754 | D+95.8 |
| Hall | 680 93.0% | 0 0.0% | 51 | 731 | D+93.0 |
| Cobb | 694 95.2% | 0 0.0% | 35 | 729 | D+95.2 |
| Towns | 697 99.9% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 698 | D+99.9 |
| Pickens | 674 97.1% | 0 0.0% | 20 | 694 | D+97.1 |
| White | 672 97.3% | 0 0.0% | 19 | 691 | D+97.3 |
| Coffee | 520 83.7% | 0 0.0% | 101 | 621 | D+83.7 |
| Lumpkin | 602 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 602 | D+100.0 | |
| Fannin | 576 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 576 | D+100.0 | |
| Muscogee | 561 98.4% | 0 0.0% | 9 | 570 | D+98.4 |
| Randolph | 525 93.6% | 0 0.0% | 36 | 561 | D+93.6 |
| Paulding | 479 86.0% | 0 0.0% | 78 | 557 | D+86.0 |
| Franklin | 444 81.2% | 0 0.0% | 103 | 547 | D+81.2 |
| Union | 497 94.5% | 0 0.0% | 29 | 526 | D+94.5 |
| Treutlen | 521 99.8% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 522 | D+99.8 |
| Gwinnett | 445 87.8% | 0 0.0% | 62 | 507 | D+87.8 |
| Colquitt | 435 86.3% | 0 0.0% | 69 | 504 | D+86.3 |
| Laurens | 450 90.9% | 0 0.0% | 45 | 495 | D+90.9 |
| Jackson | 469 94.9% | 0 0.0% | 25 | 494 | D+94.9 |
| Emanuel | 484 98.6% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 491 | D+98.6 |
| Bryan | 464 98.3% | 0 0.0% | 8 | 472 | D+98.3 |
| Evans | 451 98.3% | 0 0.0% | 8 | 459 | D+98.3 |
| Dodge | 442 96.7% | 0 0.0% | 15 | 457 | D+96.7 |
| Bulloch | 422 94.2% | 0 0.0% | 26 | 448 | D+94.2 |
| Whitfield | 423 94.8% | 0 0.0% | 23 | 446 | D+94.8 |
| Washington | 378 85.3% | 0 0.0% | 65 | 443 | D+85.3 |
| Bartow | 409 94.5% | 0 0.0% | 24 | 433 | D+94.5 |
| Habersham | 370 85.8% | 0 0.0% | 61 | 431 | D+85.8 |
| Meriwether | 420 97.4% | 0 0.0% | 11 | 431 | D+97.4 |
| Clarke | 426 99.8% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 427 | D+99.8 |
| Thomas | 408 95.8% | 0 0.0% | 18 | 426 | D+95.8 |
| Hart | 405 95.5% | 0 0.0% | 19 | 424 | D+95.5 |
| Walton | 408 96.9% | 0 0.0% | 13 | 421 | D+96.9 |
| Cherokee | 379 90.2% | 0 0.0% | 41 | 420 | D+90.2 |
| Coweta | 407 98.3% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 414 | D+98.3 |
| Polk | 387 93.5% | 0 0.0% | 27 | 414 | D+93.5 |
| Wilkes | 387 93.5% | 0 0.0% | 27 | 414 | D+93.5 |
| Ware | 376 96.4% | 0 0.0% | 14 | 390 | D+96.4 |
| Lowndes | 381 97.9% | 0 0.0% | 8 | 389 | D+97.9 |
| Dawson | 327 87.2% | 0 0.0% | 48 | 375 | D+87.2 |
| Appling | 316 88.0% | 0 0.0% | 43 | 359 | D+88.0 |
| Brooks | 329 92.9% | 0 0.0% | 25 | 354 | D+92.9 |
| Newton | 345 98.9% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 349 | D+98.9 |
| Morgan | 335 98.2% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 341 | D+98.2 |
| Troup | 329 97.6% | 0 0.0% | 8 | 337 | D+97.6 |
| Cook | 299 89.0% | 0 0.0% | 37 | 336 | D+89.0 |
| Oglethorpe | 302 90.7% | 0 0.0% | 31 | 333 | D+90.7 |
| Harris | 325 97.9% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 332 | D+97.9 |
| Jefferson | 274 83.8% | 0 0.0% | 53 | 327 | D+83.8 |
| Glascock | 295 90.5% | 0 0.0% | 31 | 326 | D+90.5 |
| Mitchell | 320 98.8% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 324 | D+98.8 |
| Gordon | 280 87.0% | 0 0.0% | 42 | 322 | D+87.0 |
| Tattnall | 297 94.9% | 0 0.0% | 16 | 313 | D+94.9 |
| Worth | 286 91.4% | 0 0.0% | 27 | 313 | D+91.4 |
| Johnson | 293 94.5% | 0 0.0% | 17 | 310 | D+94.5 |
| Baldwin | 301 97.7% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 308 | D+97.7 |
| Greene | 292 94.8% | 0 0.0% | 16 | 308 | D+94.8 |
| Walker | 292 96.4% | 0 0.0% | 11 | 303 | D+96.4 |
| Decatur | 283 94.3% | 0 0.0% | 17 | 300 | D+94.3 |
| Haralson | 267 89.9% | 0 0.0% | 30 | 297 | D+89.9 |
| Berrien | 282 95.9% | 0 0.0% | 12 | 294 | D+95.9 |
| Heard | 263 91.6% | 0 0.0% | 24 | 287 | D+91.6 |
| Sumter | 275 98.6% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 279 | D+98.6 |
| Henry | 269 97.5% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 276 | D+97.5 |
| Barrow | 255 93.1% | 0 0.0% | 19 | 274 | D+93.1 |
| Dooly | 257 93.8% | 0 0.0% | 17 | 274 | D+93.8 |
| Telfair | 273 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 274 | D+99.6 |
| Tift | 247 91.5% | 0 0.0% | 23 | 270 | D+91.5 |
| Pulaski | 269 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 269 | D+100.0 | |
| Turner | 224 83.3% | 0 0.0% | 45 | 269 | D+83.3 |
| Wilcox | 245 91.8% | 0 0.0% | 22 | 267 | D+91.8 |
| Dougherty | 266 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 266 | D+100.0 | |
| Hancock | 252 94.7% | 0 0.0% | 14 | 266 | D+94.7 |
| Monroe | 230 89.8% | 0 0.0% | 26 | 256 | D+89.8 |
| Glynn | 249 98.0% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 254 | D+98.0 |
| Bacon | 246 97.6% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 252 | D+97.6 |
| Spalding | 247 99.2% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 249 | D+99.2 |
| Montgomery | 231 97.1% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 238 | D+97.1 |
| Brantley | 228 97.0% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 235 | D+97.0 |
| Terrell | 234 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 235 | D+99.6 |
| Warren | 178 75.7% | 0 0.0% | 57 | 235 | D+75.7 |
| Ben Hill | 224 96.1% | 0 0.0% | 9 | 233 | D+96.1 |
| Wayne | 214 93.9% | 0 0.0% | 14 | 228 | D+93.9 |
| Clinch | 209 92.1% | 0 0.0% | 18 | 227 | D+92.1 |
| Toombs | 217 98.6% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 220 | D+98.6 |
| Murray | 186 86.1% | 0 0.0% | 30 | 216 | D+86.1 |
| Clayton | 211 98.1% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 215 | D+98.1 |
| Charlton | 209 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 209 | D+100.0 | |
| Rockdale | 199 97.5% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 204 | D+97.5 |
| Stephens | 187 92.6% | 0 0.0% | 15 | 202 | D+92.6 |
| Irwin | 189 94.0% | 0 0.0% | 12 | 201 | D+94.0 |
| Pike | 193 96.5% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 200 | D+96.5 |
| Douglas | 178 89.4% | 0 0.0% | 21 | 199 | D+89.4 |
| Jones | 197 99.0% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 199 | D+99.0 |
| Early | 184 93.9% | 0 0.0% | 12 | 196 | D+93.9 |
| Burke | 192 98.5% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 195 | D+98.5 |
| Catoosa | 189 98.4% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 192 | D+98.4 |
| Rabun | 187 97.4% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 192 | D+97.4 |
| Jasper | 184 96.3% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 191 | D+96.3 |
| Macon | 187 98.4% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 190 | D+98.4 |
| Wilkinson | 168 90.8% | 0 0.0% | 17 | 185 | D+90.8 |
| Crisp | 178 96.7% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 184 | D+96.7 |
| Taliaferro | 177 96.2% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 184 | D+96.2 |
| Screven | 173 94.5% | 0 0.0% | 10 | 183 | D+94.5 |
| Butts | 177 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 177 | D+100.0 | |
| Liberty | 164 94.8% | 0 0.0% | 9 | 173 | D+94.8 |
| Dade | 171 99.4% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 172 | D+99.4 |
| Atkinson | 169 99.4% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 170 | D+99.4 |
| Taylor | 159 93.5% | 0 0.0% | 11 | 170 | D+93.5 |
| Banks | 152 89.9% | 0 0.0% | 17 | 169 | D+89.9 |
| Putnam | 165 99.4% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 166 | D+99.4 |
| Pierce | 164 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 164 | D+100.0 | |
| Effingham | 134 82.2% | 0 0.0% | 29 | 163 | D+82.2 |
| Houston | 163 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 163 | D+100.0 | |
| Fayette | 160 99.4% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 161 | D+99.4 |
| Lanier | 161 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 161 | D+100.0 | |
| Oconee | 135 84.4% | 0 0.0% | 25 | 160 | D+84.4 |
| Calhoun | 157 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 157 | D+100.0 | |
| Stewart | 151 96.2% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 157 | D+96.2 |
| Long | 138 88.5% | 0 0.0% | 18 | 156 | D+88.5 |
| Lamar | 143 95.3% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 150 | D+95.3 |
| Columbia | 142 99.3% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 143 | D+99.3 |
| Baker | 137 98.6% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 139 | D+98.6 |
| Bleckley | 128 92.1% | 0 0.0% | 11 | 139 | D+92.1 |
| Camden | 136 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 136 | D+100.0 | |
| Lincoln | 120 90.2% | 0 0.0% | 13 | 133 | D+90.2 |
| Jeff Davis | 126 96.2% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 131 | D+96.2 |
| Lee | 130 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 130 | D+100.0 | |
| Peach | 130 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 130 | D+100.0 | |
| Jenkins | 115 99.1% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 116 | D+99.1 |
| Crawford | 105 98.1% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 107 | D+98.1 |
| Candler | 101 95.3% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 106 | D+95.3 |
| Echols | 105 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 105 | D+100.0 | |
| Schley | 101 98.1% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 103 | D+98.1 |
| Wheeler | 96 93.2% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 103 | D+93.2 |
| Twiggs | 102 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 102 | D+100.0 | |
| Miller | 94 98.9% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 95 | D+98.9 |
| Clay | 91 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 91 | D+100.0 | |
| Seminole | 88 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 88 | D+100.0 | |
| Quitman | 85 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 85 | D+100.0 | |
| McIntosh | 76 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 76 | D+100.0 | |
| Webster | 57 98.3% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 58 | D+98.3 |
| Chattahoochee | 55 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 55 | D+100.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1938; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Georgia governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Brian Kemp (R) | R+7.5 |
| 2018 | Brian Kemp (R) | R+1.4 |
| 2014 | Nathan Deal (R) | R+7.9 |
| 2010 | Nathan Deal (R) | R+10.0 |
| 2006 | Sonny Perdue (R) | R+19.7 |
| 2002 | Sonny Perdue (R) | R+5.2 |
| 1998 | Roy E. Barnes (D) | D+8.4 |
| 1994 | Zell Miller (D) | D+2.1 |
| 1990 | Zell Miller (D) | D+8.3 |
| 1986 | Joe Frank Harris (D) | D+41.0 |
| 1982 | Joe Frank Harris (D) | D+25.6 |
| 1978 | George Busbee (D) | D+61.3 |
| 1974 | George Busbee (D) | D+38.2 |
| 1970 | Jimmy Carter (D) | D+18.7 |
| 1966 | Lester Maddox (D) | R+0.3 |
| 1962 | Carl E. Sanders (D) | D+99.9 |
| 1958 | S. Ernest Vandiver (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1954 | S. Marvin Griffin (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1950 | Herman Talmadge (D) | D+98.4 |
| 1948 | Herman Talmadge (D) | D+97.5 |
| 1946 | Eugene Talmadge (D) | D+98.6 |
| 1942 | Ellis Arnall (D) | D+96.3 |
| 1940 | Eugene Talmadge (D) | D+99.6 |
| 1938 | Eurith D. Rivers (D) | D+94.3 |
| 1936 | Eurith D. Rivers (D) | D+99.7 |
| 1934 | Eugene Talmadge (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1932 | Eugene Talmadge (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1930 | Richard Russell Jr. (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1928 | Lamartine Griffin Hardman (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1926 | Lamartine Griffin Hardman (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1924 | Clifford Walker (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1922 | Clifford Walker (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1920 | Thomas W. Hardwick (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1918 | Hugh Dorsey (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1916 | Hugh Dorsey (D) | D+93.5 |
| 1914 | Nathaniel Edwin Harris (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1912 | John M. Slaton (D) | level |
| 1910 | Hoke Smith (D) | D+84.8 |
| 1908 | Joseph Mackey Brown (D) | D+90.5 |
| 1906 | Hoke Smith (D) | D+99.8 |
| 1904 | Joseph M. Terrell (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1902 | Joseph M. Terrell (D) | D+93.6 |
| 1900 | Allen D. Candler (D) | D+78.6 |
| 1898 | Allen D. Candler (D) | D+69.7 |
| 1896 | William Y. Atkinson (D) | D+58.9 |
| 1894 | William Y. Atkinson (D) | D+55.6 |
| 1892 | William J. Northen (D) | D+66.6 |
| 1890 | William J. Northen (D) | D+99.3 |
| 1888 | John B. Gordon (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1886 | John B. Gordon (D) | D+99.2 |
| 1884 | Henry Dickerson McDaniel (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1882 | Alexander H. Stephens (D) | D+70.6 |
| 1880 | Alfred Holt Colquitt (D) | D+64.9 |
| 1876 | Alfred Holt Colquitt (D) | D+53.8 |
| 1872 | James Milton Smith (D) | D+38.9 |
| 1868 | Rufus B. Bullock (R) | R+4.5 |
| 1865 | Charles J. Jenkins (D) | D+98.2 |