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Election 1966 Results

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1966 Georgia governor election

Lester Maddox (Democrat) took office in Georgia in 1966 although Bo Callaway won more votes, 46.6% to 46.3%. No candidate won a majority; the Georgia General Assembly chose Lester Maddox.

The Democratic hold continued from 1962, when Carl E. Sanders won.

Democrats led in 129 of the 159 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 29 and other candidates in 1. The largest, Fulton, cast 116,054 votes and went to the Republican by 34.9 points. The closest was Camden, where 3 votes separated the top two.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Bo Callaway Republican 453,665 46.6%
Lester Maddox won Democratic 450,626 46.3%
Ellis Arnall Write-in 69,025 7.1%
Total973,316

No candidate won a majority; the Georgia General Assembly chose Lester Maddox.

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Fulton 37,761 32.5% 78,293 67.5% 116,054 R+34.9
Dekalb 24,880 29.0% 56,143 65.4% 4,846 85,869 R+36.4
Chatham 11,212 25.4% 24,811 56.3% 8,038 44,061 R+30.9
Bibb 13,235 36.6% 22,329 61.7% 608 36,172 R+25.1
Cobb 14,919 48.7% 15,700 51.3% 30,619 R+2.6
Muscogee 7,646 26.2% 21,344 73.1% 210 29,200 R+46.9
Richmond 7,284 29.5% 12,405 50.2% 5,011 24,700 R+20.7
Clayton 9,813 57.6% 6,775 39.8% 439 17,027 D+17.8
Floyd 6,976 46.4% 7,843 52.2% 201 15,020 R+5.8
Dougherty 5,719 40.0% 7,930 55.5% 651 14,300 R+15.5
Gwinnett 8,819 68.1% 4,044 31.2% 78 12,941 D+36.9
Hall 6,137 52.8% 4,975 42.8% 511 11,623 D+10.0
Clarke 3,477 30.5% 5,934 52.1% 1,988 11,399 R+21.6
Houston 3,737 36.4% 5,887 57.3% 650 10,274 R+20.9
Glynn 4,113 41.1% 5,726 57.2% 180 10,019 R+16.1
Troup 3,915 39.1% 5,431 54.2% 666 10,012 R+15.1
Laurens 5,400 57.5% 3,411 36.3% 584 9,395 D+21.2
Carroll 5,426 60.6% 2,873 32.1% 653 8,952 D+28.5
Spalding 4,635 52.8% 3,578 40.8% 561 8,774 D+12.0
Lowndes 3,855 45.6% 4,490 53.2% 101 8,446 R+7.5
Whitfield 3,839 45.8% 4,485 53.5% 66 8,390 R+7.7
Walker 4,157 49.8% 4,186 50.2% 1 8,344 R+0.3
Ware 4,753 58.0% 3,400 41.5% 41 8,194 D+16.5
Colquitt 5,062 62.2% 2,851 35.0% 223 8,136 D+27.2
Thomas 3,972 50.1% 3,619 45.6% 339 7,930 D+4.5
Coweta 3,176 44.9% 2,515 35.6% 1,377 7,068 D+9.4
Bulloch 3,700 52.8% 2,603 37.1% 705 7,008 D+15.7
Polk 4,367 68.8% 1,894 29.8% 87 6,348 D+39.0
Bartow 4,035 64.6% 1,985 31.8% 227 6,247 D+32.8
Sumter 2,222 37.5% 3,065 51.7% 646 5,933 R+14.2
Decatur 3,530 61.4% 2,220 38.6% 5,750 D+22.8
Henry 3,595 62.7% 1,994 34.8% 142 5,731 D+27.9
Douglas 3,990 70.5% 1,551 27.4% 116 5,657 D+43.1
Cherokee 3,461 61.2% 2,070 36.6% 122 5,653 D+24.6
Newton 3,535 63.3% 1,552 27.8% 494 5,581 D+35.5
Tift 2,695 49.3% 2,705 49.5% 63 5,463 R+0.2
Upson 3,486 64.7% 1,787 33.2% 116 5,389 D+31.5
Dodge 3,642 68.5% 1,501 28.2% 173 5,316 D+40.3
Coffee 2,994 57.9% 2,087 40.4% 89 5,170 D+17.5
Walton 3,650 70.9% 1,297 25.2% 202 5,149 D+45.7
Fannin 1,956 38.1% 3,137 61.0% 47 5,140 R+23.0
Jackson 3,533 70.4% 1,361 27.1% 126 5,020 D+43.3
Baldwin 2,316 47.4% 2,567 52.6% 4,883 R+5.1
Meriwether 2,391 50.3% 1,706 35.9% 660 4,757 D+14.4
Catoosa 2,664 57.0% 1,991 42.6% 20 4,675 D+14.4
Wayne 2,707 58.2% 1,823 39.2% 118 4,648 D+19.0
Emanuel 2,884 62.2% 1,452 31.3% 304 4,640 D+30.9
Toombs 3,016 65.6% 1,584 34.4% 1 4,601 D+31.1
Elbert 2,933 66.3% 1,431 32.4% 57 4,421 D+34.0
Haralson 2,695 61.8% 1,599 36.7% 64 4,358 D+25.1
Habersham 2,832 65.8% 1,473 34.2% 4,305 D+31.6
Gordon 2,831 65.8% 1,210 28.1% 262 4,303 D+37.7
Barrow 2,942 68.4% 1,238 28.8% 121 4,301 D+39.6
Jefferson 1,897 44.7% 1,370 32.3% 974 4,241 D+12.4
Crisp 2,432 57.4% 1,696 40.0% 109 4,237 D+17.4
Mitchell 2,666 63.0% 1,566 37.0% 4,232 D+26.0
Grady 2,799 67.7% 1,078 26.1% 258 4,135 D+41.6
Paulding 3,320 80.8% 790 19.2% 4,110 D+61.6
Chattooga 2,755 67.3% 1,209 29.5% 129 4,093 D+37.8
Burke 1,371 35.3% 1,744 44.9% 766 3,881 R+9.6
Hart 2,632 69.4% 1,120 29.5% 43 3,795 D+39.8
Washington 2,054 54.6% 1,215 32.3% 493 3,762 D+22.3
Tattnall 2,476 66.0% 1,105 29.5% 168 3,749 D+36.6
Stephens 2,184 59.5% 1,449 39.5% 36 3,669 D+20.0
Telfair 2,403 67.1% 848 23.7% 332 3,583 D+43.4
Worth 2,388 67.0% 965 27.1% 213 3,566 D+39.9
Columbia 1,843 53.1% 1,337 38.5% 293 3,473 D+14.6
Forsyth 2,775 81.6% 597 17.6% 29 3,401 D+64.0
Rockdale 2,190 64.9% 954 28.3% 230 3,374 D+36.6
Appling 2,097 63.2% 977 29.4% 246 3,320 D+33.7
Peach 1,428 43.0% 1,651 49.8% 239 3,318 R+6.7
McDuffie 1,426 43.1% 1,399 42.2% 487 3,312 D+0.8
Franklin 2,542 77.6% 711 21.7% 22 3,275 D+55.9
Berrien 2,390 74.6% 793 24.7% 22 3,205 D+49.8
Greene 1,511 47.5% 816 25.7% 851 3,178 D+21.9
Brooks 1,886 60.5% 1,095 35.1% 135 3,116 D+25.4
Madison 2,255 73.5% 740 24.1% 73 3,068 D+49.4
Effingham 1,669 54.6% 1,233 40.3% 155 3,057 D+14.3
Jones 1,673 56.3% 1,201 40.4% 97 2,971 D+15.9
Gilmer 1,472 50.2% 1,438 49.0% 22 2,932 D+1.2
Harris 712 24.8% 2,050 71.5% 107 2,869 R+46.6
Cook 1,876 66.5% 921 32.7% 23 2,820 D+33.9
Liberty 932 33.2% 833 29.7% 1,043 2,808 Others
Bleckley 1,906 68.0% 870 31.1% 25 2,801 D+37.0
Wilkes 1,728 62.5% 1,038 37.5% 2,766 D+24.9
Pierce 1,934 70.6% 660 24.1% 144 2,738 D+46.5
Wilkinson 1,325 48.4% 1,039 38.0% 372 2,736 D+10.5
Ben Hill 1,469 53.8% 1,258 46.1% 1 2,728 D+7.7
Hancock 2,242 83.4% 446 16.6% 2,688 D+66.8
Pickens 1,584 59.2% 1,092 40.8% 2,676 D+18.4
Murray 1,651 62.1% 952 35.8% 55 2,658 D+26.3
Screven 1,782 67.4% 863 32.6% 2,645 D+34.7
Macon 1,132 42.9% 1,395 52.9% 110 2,637 R+10.0
Dooly 1,319 50.1% 1,088 41.3% 228 2,635 D+8.8
Monroe 1,544 59.1% 946 36.2% 124 2,614 D+22.9
Lamar 1,515 60.1% 730 29.0% 274 2,519 D+31.2
Early 1,553 62.3% 766 30.7% 174 2,493 D+31.6
Morgan 1,529 62.1% 871 35.4% 62 2,462 D+26.7
Randolph 1,024 41.8% 1,386 56.6% 40 2,450 R+14.8
Union 1,502 61.9% 926 38.1% 2,428 D+23.7
Camden 1,197 50.1% 1,194 49.9% 2,391 D+0.1
Irwin 1,690 70.8% 600 25.1% 98 2,388 D+45.6
Butts 1,556 65.2% 646 27.1% 183 2,385 D+38.2
Taylor 1,234 53.2% 901 38.8% 185 2,320 D+14.4
Johnson 1,714 74.5% 553 24.0% 35 2,302 D+50.4
Fayette 1,550 68.0% 729 32.0% 2,279 D+36.0
Bacon 1,799 79.0% 471 20.7% 7 2,277 D+58.3
Jeff Davis 1,470 65.3% 753 33.4% 29 2,252 D+31.8
Terrell 1,204 53.7% 945 42.2% 92 2,241 D+11.6
Turner 1,591 72.1% 589 26.7% 26 2,206 D+45.4
Pulaski 1,255 57.3% 874 39.9% 62 2,191 D+17.4
Wilcox 1,617 74.0% 541 24.8% 26 2,184 D+49.3
Montgomery 1,526 70.0% 599 27.5% 55 2,180 D+42.5
Oglethorpe 1,623 74.8% 469 21.6% 77 2,169 D+53.2
White 1,413 66.2% 702 32.9% 19 2,134 D+33.3
Evans 1,148 54.7% 908 43.3% 43 2,099 D+11.4
Oconee 1,457 70.1% 621 29.9% 2,078 D+40.2
Rabun 1,340 65.2% 674 32.8% 42 2,056 D+32.4
Bryan 1,376 68.6% 572 28.5% 57 2,005 D+40.1
Pike 1,239 63.9% 385 19.8% 316 1,940 D+44.0
Jenkins 1,232 63.6% 620 32.0% 84 1,936 D+31.6
Twiggs 1,004 52.5% 881 46.1% 26 1,911 D+6.4
Seminole 1,244 65.4% 640 33.6% 18 1,902 D+31.8
Putnam 1,086 57.2% 628 33.1% 186 1,900 D+24.1
Treutlen 1,438 76.7% 384 20.5% 54 1,876 D+56.2
Lumpkin 1,228 68.0% 531 29.4% 48 1,807 D+38.6
Wheeler 1,192 66.0% 250 13.9% 363 1,805 D+52.2
Candler 1,099 61.5% 650 36.4% 38 1,787 D+25.1
Brantley 1,475 85.1% 250 14.4% 8 1,733 D+70.7
Miller 1,337 79.0% 355 21.0% 1,692 D+58.0
Atkinson 1,111 65.8% 568 33.6% 9 1,688 D+32.2
Banks 1,448 85.9% 238 14.1% 1,686 D+71.8
Lincoln 1,045 62.3% 362 21.6% 270 1,677 D+40.7
Heard 1,206 73.2% 315 19.1% 127 1,648 D+54.1
McIntosh 766 47.4% 771 47.7% 80 1,617 R+0.3
Towns 788 48.8% 812 50.2% 16 1,616 R+1.5
Long 1,443 89.7% 156 9.7% 9 1,608 D+80.0
Jasper 829 51.7% 655 40.8% 121 1,605 D+10.8
Dade 1,047 66.4% 523 33.2% 7 1,577 D+33.2
Charlton 952 66.2% 468 32.5% 18 1,438 D+33.7
Stewart 542 39.6% 771 56.4% 54 1,367 R+16.8
Clinch 999 73.3% 332 24.4% 31 1,362 D+49.0
Lee 693 51.1% 568 41.9% 96 1,357 D+9.2
Baker 855 63.1% 474 35.0% 27 1,356 D+28.1
Calhoun 760 56.5% 586 43.5% 1,346 D+12.9
Warren 772 61.8% 478 38.2% 1,250 D+23.5
Talbot 511 43.5% 620 52.7% 45 1,176 R+9.3
Dawson 833 72.8% 312 27.2% 1,145 D+45.5
Lanier 848 74.8% 273 24.1% 13 1,134 D+50.7
Crawford 673 61.3% 425 38.7% 1,098 D+22.6
Marion 579 62.5% 347 37.5% 926 D+25.1
Taliaferro 483 54.6% 194 21.9% 208 885 D+32.7
Schley 385 44.5% 358 41.3% 123 866 D+3.1
Glascock 605 78.8% 163 21.2% 768 D+57.6
Clay 361 49.6% 299 41.1% 68 728 D+8.5
Webster 406 61.2% 246 37.1% 11 663 D+24.1
Echols 517 88.5% 61 10.4% 6 584 D+78.1
Quitman 323 57.9% 176 31.5% 59 558 D+26.3
Chattahoochee 199 58.5% 111 32.6% 30 340 D+25.9

Counties as they stood in 1966; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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