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1946 Georgia governor election
Eugene Talmadge (Democrat) won in Georgia in 1946 with 98.6% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party.
The Democratic hold continued from 1942, when Ellis Arnall won.
Democrats led in 158 of the 159 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 1. The largest, Fulton, cast 35,177 votes and went to the Democrat by 97.7 points. The closest was Chattahoochee, where 75 votes separated the top two.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugene Talmadge won | Democratic | 143,279 | 98.6% |
| All other candidates | 1,982 | 1.4% | |
| Total | 145,261 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 34,362 97.7% | 0 0.0% | 815 | 35,177 | D+97.7 |
| Chatham | 15,193 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 15,195 | D+100.0 |
| Richmond | 7,782 98.6% | 0 0.0% | 112 | 7,894 | D+98.6 |
| Bibb | 5,364 99.9% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 5,368 | D+99.9 |
| Mitchell | 3,362 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 3,362 | D+100.0 | |
| Gilmer | 2,164 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 2,164 | D+100.0 | |
| Telfair | 1,760 95.8% | 0 0.0% | 77 | 1,837 | D+95.8 |
| Laurens | 1,812 99.9% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 1,813 | D+99.9 |
| Forsyth | 1,772 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,772 | D+100.0 | |
| Habersham | 1,325 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,325 | D+100.0 | |
| Hall | 1,317 99.4% | 0 0.0% | 8 | 1,325 | D+99.4 |
| Early | 1,266 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,266 | D+100.0 | |
| Cobb | 1,210 98.4% | 0 0.0% | 20 | 1,230 | D+98.4 |
| Baldwin | 1,195 97.4% | 0 0.0% | 32 | 1,227 | D+97.4 |
| Pickens | 1,172 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,172 | D+100.0 | |
| Gwinnett | 1,148 98.1% | 0 0.0% | 22 | 1,170 | D+98.1 |
| Colquitt | 1,141 99.9% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 1,142 | D+99.9 |
| Floyd | 1,118 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,118 | D+100.0 | |
| Clarke | 960 87.8% | 0 0.0% | 133 | 1,093 | D+87.8 |
| Carroll | 1,036 98.5% | 0 0.0% | 16 | 1,052 | D+98.5 |
| Dodge | 941 99.8% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 943 | D+99.8 |
| Bulloch | 933 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 933 | D+100.0 | |
| Towns | 921 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 921 | D+100.0 | |
| Troup | 907 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 911 | D+99.6 |
| Rockdale | 857 99.1% | 0 0.0% | 8 | 865 | D+99.1 |
| Ware | 836 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 836 | D+100.0 | |
| Thomas | 824 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 824 | D+100.0 | |
| Lowndes | 804 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 804 | D+100.0 | |
| Emanuel | 785 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 785 | D+100.0 | |
| Walton | 770 99.4% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 775 | D+99.4 |
| Cherokee | 734 96.6% | 0 0.0% | 26 | 760 | D+96.6 |
| Spalding | 738 99.3% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 743 | D+99.3 |
| Dade | 738 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 738 | D+100.0 | |
| Decatur | 722 99.9% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 723 | D+99.9 |
| Meriwether | 639 91.2% | 0 0.0% | 62 | 701 | D+91.2 |
| Muscogee | 697 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 700 | D+99.6 |
| Washington | 674 99.3% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 679 | D+99.3 |
| Elbert | 654 97.0% | 0 0.0% | 20 | 674 | D+97.0 |
| Newton | 594 88.1% | 0 0.0% | 80 | 674 | D+88.1 |
| Coffee | 659 99.8% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 660 | D+99.8 |
| Glynn | 647 99.7% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 649 | D+99.7 |
| Twiggs | 645 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 645 | D+100.0 | |
| Jackson | 632 99.8% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 633 | D+99.8 |
| Wilkes | 597 94.3% | 0 0.0% | 36 | 633 | D+94.3 |
| Clayton | 624 99.7% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 626 | D+99.7 |
| Tift | 626 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 626 | D+100.0 | |
| Greene | 621 99.4% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 625 | D+99.4 |
| Upson | 623 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 623 | D+100.0 | |
| Sumter | 583 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 583 | D+100.0 | |
| Barrow | 575 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 575 | D+100.0 | |
| Bartow | 563 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 563 | D+100.0 | |
| Dougherty | 561 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 561 | D+100.0 | |
| Taliaferro | 558 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 558 | D+100.0 | |
| Macon | 556 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 556 | D+100.0 | |
| Worth | 546 98.2% | 0 0.0% | 10 | 556 | D+98.2 |
| Madison | 553 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 555 | D+99.6 |
| Polk | 536 98.2% | 0 0.0% | 10 | 546 | D+98.2 |
| Wilcox | 461 84.7% | 0 0.0% | 83 | 544 | D+84.7 |
| Oglethorpe | 537 99.8% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 538 | D+99.8 |
| Grady | 535 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 537 | D+99.6 |
| Fannin | 529 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 529 | D+100.0 | |
| Tattnall | 509 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 509 | D+100.0 | |
| Irwin | 503 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 503 | D+100.0 | |
| Jefferson | 497 99.8% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 498 | D+99.8 |
| Coweta | 489 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 491 | D+99.6 |
| Talbot | 491 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 491 | D+100.0 | |
| Berrien | 489 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 489 | D+100.0 | |
| Franklin | 471 96.9% | 0 0.0% | 15 | 486 | D+96.9 |
| Hart | 476 99.4% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 479 | D+99.4 |
| Brooks | 478 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 478 | D+100.0 | |
| Walker | 468 99.4% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 471 | D+99.4 |
| Haralson | 464 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 464 | D+100.0 | |
| Crisp | 452 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 452 | D+100.0 | |
| Wilkinson | 450 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 452 | D+99.6 |
| Johnson | 443 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 443 | D+100.0 | |
| Henry | 442 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 442 | D+100.0 | |
| Union | 440 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 440 | D+100.0 | |
| Appling | 412 99.0% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 416 | D+99.0 |
| Paulding | 389 93.5% | 0 0.0% | 27 | 416 | D+93.5 |
| Jasper | 404 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 404 | D+100.0 | |
| Cook | 402 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 402 | D+100.0 | |
| Taylor | 381 94.8% | 0 0.0% | 21 | 402 | D+94.8 |
| Douglas | 398 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 398 | D+100.0 | |
| Whitfield | 380 95.5% | 0 0.0% | 18 | 398 | D+95.5 |
| Oconee | 389 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 389 | D+100.0 | |
| Morgan | 388 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 388 | D+100.0 | |
| Gordon | 365 95.5% | 0 0.0% | 17 | 382 | D+95.5 |
| Dooly | 381 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 381 | D+100.0 | |
| Turner | 342 90.5% | 0 0.0% | 36 | 378 | D+90.5 |
| Chattooga | 376 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 376 | D+100.0 | |
| Effingham | 376 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 376 | D+100.0 | |
| Harris | 373 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 373 | D+100.0 | |
| Wayne | 372 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 372 | D+100.0 | |
| Heard | 370 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 370 | D+100.0 | |
| Toombs | 363 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 363 | D+100.0 | |
| Houston | 356 99.2% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 359 | D+99.2 |
| Warren | 357 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 357 | D+100.0 | |
| Randolph | 339 95.2% | 0 0.0% | 17 | 356 | D+95.2 |
| Bacon | 305 88.7% | 0 0.0% | 39 | 344 | D+88.7 |
| Hancock | 344 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 344 | D+100.0 | |
| Monroe | 340 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 340 | D+100.0 | |
| Jones | 320 94.7% | 0 0.0% | 18 | 338 | D+94.7 |
| Stephens | 331 99.4% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 333 | D+99.4 |
| Rabun | 327 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 327 | D+100.0 | |
| White | 317 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 317 | D+100.0 | |
| Fayette | 303 97.1% | 0 0.0% | 9 | 312 | D+97.1 |
| Peach | 311 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 311 | D+100.0 | |
| Bryan | 308 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 308 | D+100.0 | |
| Treutlen | 308 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 308 | D+100.0 | |
| Burke | 306 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 306 | D+100.0 | |
| Butts | 302 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 302 | D+100.0 | |
| Liberty | 300 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 300 | D+100.0 | |
| Lumpkin | 288 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 288 | D+100.0 | |
| Lamar | 279 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 279 | D+100.0 | |
| Screven | 275 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 275 | D+100.0 | |
| Ben Hill | 260 97.0% | 0 0.0% | 8 | 268 | D+97.0 |
| Dawson | 267 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 267 | D+100.0 | |
| Camden | 261 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 261 | D+100.0 | |
| Crawford | 260 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 260 | D+100.0 | |
| Pulaski | 259 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 260 | D+99.6 |
| Banks | 258 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 258 | D+100.0 | |
| Stewart | 254 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 254 | D+100.0 | |
| Montgomery | 253 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 253 | D+100.0 | |
| Lincoln | 252 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 252 | D+100.0 | |
| Pike | 251 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 251 | D+100.0 | |
| Clinch | 248 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 248 | D+100.0 | |
| Lee | 241 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 241 | D+100.0 | |
| Marion | 235 97.5% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 241 | D+97.5 |
| Bleckley | 218 91.6% | 0 0.0% | 20 | 238 | D+91.6 |
| Pierce | 235 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 235 | D+100.0 | |
| Murray | 229 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 230 | D+99.6 |
| Evans | 226 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 226 | D+100.0 | |
| Miller | 224 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 224 | D+100.0 | |
| Long | 206 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 206 | D+100.0 | |
| Brantley | 205 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 205 | D+100.0 | |
| Wheeler | 203 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 203 | D+100.0 | |
| McDuffie | 194 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 194 | D+100.0 | |
| Seminole | 192 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 192 | D+100.0 | |
| Columbia | 191 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 191 | D+100.0 | |
| Terrell | 189 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 189 | D+100.0 | |
| Jeff Davis | 181 96.8% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 187 | D+96.8 |
| Webster | 187 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 187 | D+100.0 | |
| Echols | 185 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 185 | D+100.0 | |
| Glascock | 183 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 183 | D+100.0 | |
| Schley | 180 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 180 | D+100.0 | |
| Catoosa | 179 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 179 | D+100.0 | |
| Quitman | 174 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 174 | D+100.0 | |
| Atkinson | 163 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 163 | D+100.0 | |
| Jenkins | 159 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 159 | D+100.0 | |
| Putnam | 145 98.0% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 148 | D+98.0 |
| Calhoun | 145 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 145 | D+100.0 | |
| Baker | 144 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 144 | D+100.0 | |
| Lanier | 142 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 142 | D+100.0 | |
| McIntosh | 138 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 138 | D+100.0 | |
| Candler | 130 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 130 | D+100.0 | |
| Clay | 113 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 113 | D+100.0 | |
| Charlton | 112 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 112 | D+100.0 | |
| Dekalb | 0 0.0% | 0 0.0% | 82 | 82 | Others |
| Chattahoochee | 75 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 75 | D+100.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1946; 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 |