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1950 Georgia governor election
Herman Talmadge (Democrat) won in Georgia in 1950 with 98.4% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party.
The Democratic hold continued from 1948, when Herman Talmadge also won.
Democrats led in 157 of the 157 counties as they stood then. The largest, Fulton, cast 25,540 votes and went to the Democrat by 100.0 points. The closest was Chattahoochee, where 89 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herman Talmadge won | Democratic | 230,771 | 98.4% |
| All other candidates | 3,659 | 1.6% | |
| Total | 234,430 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 25,540 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 25,540 | D+100.0 | |
| Dekalb | 14,559 96.1% | 0 0.0% | 597 | 15,156 | D+96.1 |
| Richmond | 9,561 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 9,561 | D+100.0 | |
| Bibb | 7,017 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 7,017 | D+100.0 | |
| Muscogee | 5,343 99.5% | 0 0.0% | 26 | 5,369 | D+99.5 |
| Cobb | 4,354 91.8% | 0 0.0% | 391 | 4,745 | D+91.8 |
| Floyd | 3,930 97.5% | 0 0.0% | 100 | 4,030 | D+97.5 |
| Hall | 2,848 93.5% | 0 0.0% | 199 | 3,047 | D+93.5 |
| Gwinnett | 2,747 95.8% | 0 0.0% | 120 | 2,867 | D+95.8 |
| Clarke | 2,443 99.5% | 0 0.0% | 12 | 2,455 | D+99.5 |
| Spalding | 2,374 98.1% | 0 0.0% | 46 | 2,420 | D+98.1 |
| Polk | 2,377 99.1% | 0 0.0% | 21 | 2,398 | D+99.1 |
| Dougherty | 2,374 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 9 | 2,383 | D+99.6 |
| Laurens | 2,368 99.4% | 0 0.0% | 14 | 2,382 | D+99.4 |
| Troup | 2,252 99.5% | 0 0.0% | 12 | 2,264 | D+99.5 |
| Bulloch | 2,120 99.7% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 2,127 | D+99.7 |
| Lowndes | 2,106 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 2,106 | D+100.0 | |
| Carroll | 1,985 95.8% | 0 0.0% | 88 | 2,073 | D+95.8 |
| Thomas | 2,033 98.5% | 0 0.0% | 30 | 2,063 | D+98.5 |
| Colquitt | 2,013 98.1% | 0 0.0% | 39 | 2,052 | D+98.1 |
| Coffee | 1,964 98.8% | 0 0.0% | 24 | 1,988 | D+98.8 |
| Dodge | 1,960 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,960 | D+100.0 | |
| Clayton | 1,868 96.2% | 0 0.0% | 73 | 1,941 | D+96.2 |
| Ware | 1,906 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,906 | D+100.0 | |
| Madison | 1,890 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,890 | D+100.0 | |
| Emanuel | 1,856 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,856 | D+100.0 | |
| Decatur | 1,849 99.9% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 1,850 | D+99.9 |
| Telfair | 1,839 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,839 | D+100.0 | |
| Coweta | 1,642 92.4% | 0 0.0% | 135 | 1,777 | D+92.4 |
| Elbert | 1,727 97.8% | 0 0.0% | 38 | 1,765 | D+97.8 |
| Upson | 1,647 95.1% | 0 0.0% | 84 | 1,731 | D+95.1 |
| Walker | 1,653 98.7% | 0 0.0% | 22 | 1,675 | D+98.7 |
| Sumter | 1,588 97.8% | 0 0.0% | 35 | 1,623 | D+97.8 |
| Walton | 1,568 96.8% | 0 0.0% | 52 | 1,620 | D+96.8 |
| Baldwin | 1,515 95.4% | 0 0.0% | 73 | 1,588 | D+95.4 |
| Tattnall | 1,583 99.9% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 1,585 | D+99.9 |
| Jackson | 1,554 98.5% | 0 0.0% | 23 | 1,577 | D+98.5 |
| Henry | 1,538 99.1% | 0 0.0% | 14 | 1,552 | D+99.1 |
| Meriwether | 1,513 99.0% | 0 0.0% | 15 | 1,528 | D+99.0 |
| Grady | 1,482 98.7% | 0 0.0% | 19 | 1,501 | D+98.7 |
| Union | 1,481 99.7% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 1,486 | D+99.7 |
| Mitchell | 1,478 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,478 | D+100.0 | |
| Bartow | 1,434 97.8% | 0 0.0% | 33 | 1,467 | D+97.8 |
| Washington | 1,466 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,466 | D+100.0 | |
| Chattooga | 1,409 96.8% | 0 0.0% | 46 | 1,455 | D+96.8 |
| Tift | 1,417 98.6% | 0 0.0% | 20 | 1,437 | D+98.6 |
| Newton | 1,418 99.0% | 0 0.0% | 15 | 1,433 | D+99.0 |
| Whitfield | 1,325 92.7% | 0 0.0% | 105 | 1,430 | D+92.7 |
| Habersham | 1,343 94.3% | 0 0.0% | 81 | 1,424 | D+94.3 |
| Houston | 1,401 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,401 | D+100.0 | |
| Glynn | 1,341 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,341 | D+100.0 | |
| Brooks | 1,332 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 1,338 | D+99.6 |
| Jefferson | 1,296 98.5% | 0 0.0% | 20 | 1,316 | D+98.5 |
| Cherokee | 1,245 96.4% | 0 0.0% | 47 | 1,292 | D+96.4 |
| Berrien | 1,282 99.8% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 1,284 | D+99.8 |
| Johnson | 1,283 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,283 | D+100.0 | |
| Gilmer | 1,281 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,281 | D+100.0 | |
| Toombs | 1,267 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,267 | D+100.0 | |
| Wilcox | 1,204 99.3% | 0 0.0% | 9 | 1,213 | D+99.3 |
| Douglas | 1,197 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,197 | D+100.0 | |
| Hart | 1,116 98.8% | 0 0.0% | 14 | 1,130 | D+98.8 |
| Barrow | 1,086 99.0% | 0 0.0% | 11 | 1,097 | D+99.0 |
| Haralson | 1,086 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,086 | D+100.0 | |
| Wilkinson | 1,084 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,084 | D+100.0 | |
| Greene | 1,050 97.3% | 0 0.0% | 29 | 1,079 | D+97.3 |
| Wayne | 1,075 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,075 | D+100.0 | |
| Appling | 1,060 98.7% | 0 0.0% | 14 | 1,074 | D+98.7 |
| Crisp | 1,024 98.5% | 0 0.0% | 16 | 1,040 | D+98.5 |
| Irwin | 985 98.0% | 0 0.0% | 20 | 1,005 | D+98.0 |
| Early | 1,004 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,004 | D+100.0 | |
| Franklin | 1,003 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,003 | D+100.0 | |
| Fayette | 957 97.1% | 0 0.0% | 29 | 986 | D+97.1 |
| Harris | 928 94.8% | 0 0.0% | 51 | 979 | D+94.8 |
| Paulding | 961 98.2% | 0 0.0% | 18 | 979 | D+98.2 |
| Cook | 977 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 977 | D+100.0 | |
| Seminole | 976 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 976 | D+100.0 | |
| Bacon | 960 98.8% | 0 0.0% | 12 | 972 | D+98.8 |
| Morgan | 958 99.3% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 965 | D+99.3 |
| Towns | 954 99.5% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 959 | D+99.5 |
| Gordon | 872 95.2% | 0 0.0% | 44 | 916 | D+95.2 |
| Wilkes | 915 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 915 | D+100.0 | |
| Dooly | 913 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 913 | D+100.0 | |
| Macon | 905 99.5% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 910 | D+99.5 |
| Monroe | 890 97.8% | 0 0.0% | 20 | 910 | D+97.8 |
| Jones | 906 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 906 | D+100.0 | |
| Wheeler | 904 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 904 | D+100.0 | |
| Ben Hill | 875 96.9% | 0 0.0% | 28 | 903 | D+96.9 |
| Talbot | 883 98.7% | 0 0.0% | 12 | 895 | D+98.7 |
| Pickens | 890 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 890 | D+100.0 | |
| Treutlen | 885 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 889 | D+99.6 |
| Oglethorpe | 872 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 872 | D+100.0 | |
| Miller | 864 99.3% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 870 | D+99.3 |
| Murray | 834 96.0% | 0 0.0% | 35 | 869 | D+96.0 |
| Stephens | 852 98.3% | 0 0.0% | 15 | 867 | D+98.3 |
| Terrell | 863 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 863 | D+100.0 | |
| Worth | 839 98.0% | 0 0.0% | 17 | 856 | D+98.0 |
| Effingham | 851 99.9% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 852 | D+99.9 |
| Forsyth | 836 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 836 | D+100.0 | |
| Jeff Davis | 835 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 835 | D+100.0 | |
| Peach | 833 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 833 | D+100.0 | |
| Columbia | 827 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 827 | D+100.0 | |
| Butts | 815 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 815 | D+100.0 | |
| Randolph | 799 98.6% | 0 0.0% | 11 | 810 | D+98.6 |
| Burke | 770 97.1% | 0 0.0% | 23 | 793 | D+97.1 |
| Montgomery | 789 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 789 | D+100.0 | |
| Screven | 786 99.7% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 788 | D+99.7 |
| Rockdale | 775 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 775 | D+100.0 | |
| Atkinson | 717 97.2% | 0 0.0% | 21 | 738 | D+97.2 |
| Turner | 737 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 737 | D+100.0 | |
| Bleckley | 701 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 701 | D+100.0 | |
| Jasper | 690 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 690 | D+100.0 | |
| Lamar | 687 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 687 | D+100.0 | |
| Jenkins | 647 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 647 | D+100.0 | |
| Oconee | 636 98.5% | 0 0.0% | 10 | 646 | D+98.5 |
| Pike | 618 96.1% | 0 0.0% | 25 | 643 | D+96.1 |
| McDuffie | 638 99.7% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 640 | D+99.7 |
| Taliaferro | 639 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 639 | D+100.0 | |
| Heard | 634 99.4% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 638 | D+99.4 |
| Baker | 630 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 630 | D+100.0 | |
| Evans | 626 99.5% | 0 0.0% | 3 | 629 | D+99.5 |
| Fannin | 627 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 627 | D+100.0 | |
| Brantley | 624 99.8% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 625 | D+99.8 |
| Crawford | 622 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 622 | D+100.0 | |
| Lumpkin | 609 98.4% | 0 0.0% | 10 | 619 | D+98.4 |
| Bryan | 607 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 607 | D+100.0 | |
| Warren | 606 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 606 | D+100.0 | |
| Hancock | 601 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 601 | D+100.0 | |
| Pulaski | 571 95.8% | 0 0.0% | 25 | 596 | D+95.8 |
| Candler | 591 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 591 | D+100.0 | |
| White | 568 96.8% | 0 0.0% | 19 | 587 | D+96.8 |
| Catoosa | 578 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 578 | D+100.0 | |
| Clinch | 570 98.8% | 0 0.0% | 7 | 577 | D+98.8 |
| Rabun | 561 99.3% | 0 0.0% | 4 | 565 | D+99.3 |
| Marion | 548 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 548 | D+100.0 | |
| Liberty | 547 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 547 | D+100.0 | |
| Camden | 544 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 544 | D+100.0 | |
| Lanier | 541 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 541 | D+100.0 | |
| Banks | 529 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 529 | D+100.0 | |
| Lincoln | 519 99.8% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 520 | D+99.8 |
| Putnam | 506 97.7% | 0 0.0% | 12 | 518 | D+97.7 |
| Long | 516 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 516 | D+100.0 | |
| Stewart | 491 99.0% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 496 | D+99.0 |
| Calhoun | 487 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 487 | D+100.0 | |
| Echols | 452 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 452 | D+100.0 | |
| Twiggs | 446 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 446 | D+100.0 | |
| Glascock | 445 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 445 | D+100.0 | |
| Schley | 425 97.5% | 0 0.0% | 11 | 436 | D+97.5 |
| Dade | 435 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 435 | D+100.0 | |
| Lee | 405 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 405 | D+100.0 | |
| Clay | 397 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 397 | D+100.0 | |
| McIntosh | 380 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 380 | D+100.0 | |
| Charlton | 337 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 337 | D+100.0 | |
| Dawson | 269 98.2% | 0 0.0% | 5 | 274 | D+98.2 |
| Webster | 267 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 267 | D+100.0 | |
| Quitman | 254 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 254 | D+100.0 | |
| Taylor | 99 99.0% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 100 | D+99.0 |
| Chattahoochee | 89 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 89 | D+100.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1950; 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 |