1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia, concurrently with the 1990 gubernatorial election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Georgia is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.

1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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NomineePierre HowardMatt Towery
PartyDemocraticRepublican
Popular vote864,849474,057
Percentage62.70%34.37%

County results
Howard:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Towery:      40–50%      50–60%

Lieutenant Governor before election

Zell Miller
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Pierre Howard
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Zell Miller retired to run for governor. Democrats nominated State Senator Pierre Howard who defeated Republican nominee Matt Towery.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Defeated in primary

Results

Democratic primary results by county:
  Howard
  •   Howard—20–30%
  •   Howard—30–40%
  •   Howard—40–50%
  •   Howard—>50%
  Kennedy
  •   Kennedy—20–30%
  •   Kennedy—30–40%
  •   Kennedy—40–50%
  •   Kennedy—50–60%
  •   Kennedy—60–70%
  •   Kennedy—70–80%
  •   Kennedy—80–90%
  •   Kennedy—>90%
  Berry
  •   Berry—30–40%
  •   Berry—70–80%
  •   Berry—>80%
  Pannell
  •   Pannell—20–30%
  •   Pannell—30–40%
  •   Pannell—50–60%
  •   Pannell—>80%
  Bailey
  •   Bailey—30–40%
  Goolsby
  •   Goolsby—30–40%
Democratic primary results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticPierre Howard 271,182 28.48
DemocraticJoe Kennedy 238,273 25.03
DemocraticGeorge Berry158,84217.77
DemocraticJim Pannell76,3748.02
DemocraticFrank I. Bailey, Jr.69,6257.31
DemocraticLawrence 'Bud' Stumbaugh46,1324.85
DemocraticJ. B. Stoner30,8043.24
DemocraticBobby L. Hill28,8853.03
DemocraticJames W. 'Jim' Goolsby21,9912.31
Total votes952,108 100.0

Runoff Results

Democratic runoff results by county:
  Howard
  •   Howard—50–60%
  •   Howard—60–70%
  •   Howard—>70%
  Kennedy
  •   Kennedy—50–60%
  •   Kennedy—60–70%
  •   Kennedy—70–80%
  •   Kennedy—80–90%
  •   Kennedy—>90%
Democratic primary runoff results[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticPierre Howard 561,105 60.89
DemocraticJoe Kennedy360,46739.11
Total votes921,572 100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results by county:
  Towery
  •   Towery—30–40%
  •   Towery—40–50%
  •   Towery—50–60%
  •   Towery—60–70%
  •   Towery—70–80%
  •   Towery—80–90%
  •   Towery—90–100%
  Horton
  •   Horton—40–50%
  •   Horton—50–60%
  •   Horton—60–70%
  •   Horton—70–80%
  •   Horton—90–100%
  Hall
  •   Hall—50–60%
  •   Hall—90–100%
  Tie
  •   Tie—30–40%
  •   Tie—50%
  No data
  •   No data
Republican primary results[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanMatt Towery 64,731 61.41
RepublicanJanice Horton22,39421.25
RepublicanAnn Hall18,27817.34
Total votes105,403 100.00

General election

Results

1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
DemocraticPierre Howard 864,849 62.70% -37.29%
RepublicanMatt Towery474,05734.37%+34.37%
LibertarianWalker Chandler40,3872.93%+2.93%
Total votes1,379,293 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

See also

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