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1958 Georgia governor election
S. Ernest Vandiver (Democrat) won in Georgia in 1958 with 100.0% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party.
The Democratic hold continued from 1954, when S. Marvin Griffin won.
Democrats led in 159 of the 159 counties as they stood then. The largest, Fulton, cast 23,774 votes and went to the Democrat by 100.0 points. The closest was Chattahoochee, where 96 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Ernest Vandiver won | Democratic | 168,414 | 100.0% |
| All other candidates | 83 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 168,497 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton | 23,774 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 23,774 | D+100.0 | |
| Dekalb | 14,235 99.6% | 0 0.0% | 57 | 14,292 | D+99.6 |
| Bibb | 9,710 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 9,710 | D+100.0 | |
| Chatham | 7,078 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 7,078 | D+100.0 | |
| Muscogee | 6,189 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 6,189 | D+100.0 | |
| Richmond | 5,389 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 5,389 | D+100.0 | |
| Cobb | 3,741 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 3,741 | D+100.0 | |
| Clayton | 3,509 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 3,509 | D+100.0 | |
| Gilmer | 3,254 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 3,254 | D+100.0 | |
| Clarke | 3,153 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 3,153 | D+100.0 | |
| Carroll | 2,465 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 2,465 | D+100.0 | |
| Houston | 2,430 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 2,430 | D+100.0 | |
| Spalding | 2,426 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 2,426 | D+100.0 | |
| Hall | 2,401 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 2,401 | D+100.0 | |
| Dougherty | 1,924 99.9% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 1,926 | D+99.9 |
| Floyd | 1,744 99.9% | 0 0.0% | 2 | 1,746 | D+99.9 |
| Bacon | 1,639 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,639 | D+100.0 | |
| Harris | 1,556 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,556 | D+100.0 | |
| Glynn | 1,436 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,436 | D+100.0 | |
| Telfair | 1,373 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,373 | D+100.0 | |
| Troup | 1,370 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,370 | D+100.0 | |
| Newton | 1,319 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,319 | D+100.0 | |
| Gwinnett | 1,232 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,232 | D+100.0 | |
| Pickens | 1,204 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,204 | D+100.0 | |
| Baldwin | 1,193 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,193 | D+100.0 | |
| Walker | 1,184 99.9% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 1,185 | D+99.9 |
| Thomas | 1,181 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,181 | D+100.0 | |
| Polk | 1,144 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,144 | D+100.0 | |
| Lowndes | 1,086 99.9% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 1,087 | D+99.9 |
| Ware | 1,021 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 1,021 | D+100.0 | |
| McIntosh | 953 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 953 | D+100.0 | |
| Elbert | 938 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 938 | D+100.0 | |
| Henry | 929 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 929 | D+100.0 | |
| Whitfield | 921 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 921 | D+100.0 | |
| Upson | 910 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 910 | D+100.0 | |
| Colquitt | 890 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 890 | D+100.0 | |
| Wilkes | 878 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 878 | D+100.0 | |
| Towns | 862 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 862 | D+100.0 | |
| Washington | 848 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 848 | D+100.0 | |
| Bulloch | 830 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 830 | D+100.0 | |
| Gordon | 796 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 796 | D+100.0 | |
| Bartow | 790 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 790 | D+100.0 | |
| Talbot | 780 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 780 | D+100.0 | |
| Coweta | 768 99.9% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 769 | D+99.9 |
| Bleckley | 758 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 758 | D+100.0 | |
| Atkinson | 757 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 757 | D+100.0 | |
| Pierce | 701 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 701 | D+100.0 | |
| Grady | 699 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 699 | D+100.0 | |
| Long | 696 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 696 | D+100.0 | |
| Murray | 685 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 685 | D+100.0 | |
| Cherokee | 683 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 683 | D+100.0 | |
| Catoosa | 682 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 682 | D+100.0 | |
| Meriwether | 676 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 676 | D+100.0 | |
| Tift | 673 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 673 | D+100.0 | |
| Cook | 672 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 672 | D+100.0 | |
| Wayne | 656 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 656 | D+100.0 | |
| Sumter | 641 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 641 | D+100.0 | |
| Jackson | 640 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 640 | D+100.0 | |
| Chattooga | 639 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 639 | D+100.0 | |
| Emanuel | 630 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 630 | D+100.0 | |
| Dodge | 625 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 625 | D+100.0 | |
| Terrell | 620 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 620 | D+100.0 | |
| Laurens | 613 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 613 | D+100.0 | |
| Monroe | 603 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 603 | D+100.0 | |
| Charlton | 599 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 599 | D+100.0 | |
| Walton | 593 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 593 | D+100.0 | |
| Coffee | 592 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 592 | D+100.0 | |
| Brooks | 575 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 575 | D+100.0 | |
| Fannin | 571 99.8% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 572 | D+99.8 |
| Decatur | 554 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 554 | D+100.0 | |
| Heard | 535 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 535 | D+100.0 | |
| Douglas | 533 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 533 | D+100.0 | |
| Barrow | 521 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 521 | D+100.0 | |
| Habersham | 508 99.8% | 0 0.0% | 1 | 509 | D+99.8 |
| Franklin | 490 97.8% | 0 0.0% | 11 | 501 | D+97.8 |
| Toombs | 497 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 497 | D+100.0 | |
| Randolph | 482 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 482 | D+100.0 | |
| Jones | 476 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 476 | D+100.0 | |
| Jefferson | 475 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 475 | D+100.0 | |
| Greene | 472 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 472 | D+100.0 | |
| Wheeler | 470 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 470 | D+100.0 | |
| Pike | 458 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 458 | D+100.0 | |
| Burke | 457 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 457 | D+100.0 | |
| Tattnall | 453 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 453 | D+100.0 | |
| Liberty | 443 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 443 | D+100.0 | |
| Rockdale | 433 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 433 | D+100.0 | |
| Crisp | 428 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 428 | D+100.0 | |
| Early | 427 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 427 | D+100.0 | |
| Morgan | 421 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 421 | D+100.0 | |
| Pulaski | 416 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 416 | D+100.0 | |
| Berrien | 415 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 415 | D+100.0 | |
| Peach | 410 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 410 | D+100.0 | |
| Worth | 408 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 408 | D+100.0 | |
| Haralson | 401 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 401 | D+100.0 | |
| Madison | 398 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 398 | D+100.0 | |
| Hancock | 392 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 392 | D+100.0 | |
| Dooly | 386 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 386 | D+100.0 | |
| Mitchell | 384 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 384 | D+100.0 | |
| Turner | 380 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 380 | D+100.0 | |
| Evans | 376 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 376 | D+100.0 | |
| Lamar | 367 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 367 | D+100.0 | |
| Paulding | 365 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 365 | D+100.0 | |
| Columbia | 359 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 359 | D+100.0 | |
| Stephens | 359 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 359 | D+100.0 | |
| Hart | 354 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 354 | D+100.0 | |
| Wilkinson | 351 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 351 | D+100.0 | |
| Macon | 349 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 349 | D+100.0 | |
| Wilcox | 347 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 347 | D+100.0 | |
| Taylor | 342 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 342 | D+100.0 | |
| Camden | 338 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 338 | D+100.0 | |
| Forsyth | 334 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 334 | D+100.0 | |
| Seminole | 333 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 333 | D+100.0 | |
| Ben Hill | 328 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 328 | D+100.0 | |
| Lumpkin | 328 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 328 | D+100.0 | |
| Johnson | 323 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 323 | D+100.0 | |
| Appling | 322 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 322 | D+100.0 | |
| Union | 317 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 317 | D+100.0 | |
| Oglethorpe | 315 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 315 | D+100.0 | |
| Irwin | 306 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 306 | D+100.0 | |
| Rabun | 289 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 289 | D+100.0 | |
| Dade | 288 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 288 | D+100.0 | |
| Stewart | 282 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 282 | D+100.0 | |
| Brantley | 279 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 279 | D+100.0 | |
| Fayette | 278 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 278 | D+100.0 | |
| Jasper | 274 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 274 | D+100.0 | |
| Butts | 265 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 265 | D+100.0 | |
| Putnam | 265 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 265 | D+100.0 | |
| Calhoun | 261 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 261 | D+100.0 | |
| Clinch | 260 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 260 | D+100.0 | |
| Warren | 260 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 260 | D+100.0 | |
| Bryan | 257 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 257 | D+100.0 | |
| Effingham | 256 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 256 | D+100.0 | |
| Twiggs | 254 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 254 | D+100.0 | |
| Oconee | 249 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 249 | D+100.0 | |
| Jenkins | 238 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 238 | D+100.0 | |
| Baker | 230 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 230 | D+100.0 | |
| Crawford | 226 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 226 | D+100.0 | |
| Screven | 224 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 224 | D+100.0 | |
| Treutlen | 216 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 216 | D+100.0 | |
| Banks | 208 97.2% | 0 0.0% | 6 | 214 | D+97.2 |
| White | 211 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 211 | D+100.0 | |
| Jeff Davis | 204 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 204 | D+100.0 | |
| Taliaferro | 202 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 202 | D+100.0 | |
| Lincoln | 197 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 197 | D+100.0 | |
| Montgomery | 197 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 197 | D+100.0 | |
| McDuffie | 177 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 177 | D+100.0 | |
| Miller | 175 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 175 | D+100.0 | |
| Marion | 166 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 166 | D+100.0 | |
| Webster | 166 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 166 | D+100.0 | |
| Clay | 163 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 163 | D+100.0 | |
| Lanier | 154 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 154 | D+100.0 | |
| Lee | 146 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 146 | D+100.0 | |
| Quitman | 140 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 140 | D+100.0 | |
| Echols | 133 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 133 | D+100.0 | |
| Candler | 126 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 126 | D+100.0 | |
| Glascock | 123 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 123 | D+100.0 | |
| Schley | 108 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 108 | D+100.0 | |
| Dawson | 103 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 103 | D+100.0 | |
| Chattahoochee | 96 100.0% | 0 0.0% | 96 | D+100.0 |
Counties as they stood in 1958; 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 |