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1954 Georgia gubernatorial election information


1954 Georgia Democratic gubernatorial primary
1954 Georgia gubernatorial election
← 1950 September 8, 1954 1958 →

410 county unit votes
206 unit votes needed to win
 
Nominee Marvin Griffin Melvin E. Thompson Tom Linder
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
Electoral vote 302 56 26
Popular vote 234,690 162,007 87,240
Percentage 36.32% 25.07% 13.50%

 
Nominee Frederick Barrow Hand Charlie Gowen
Party Democratic Democratic
Electoral vote 22 4
Popular vote 78,125 73,809
Percentage 12.09% 11.42%

County results
Griffin:      20-30%      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Thompson:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Linder:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60–70%
Hand:      20-30%      30-40%      40-50%      80-90%
Gowen:      80-90%

Governor before election

Herman Talmadge
Democratic

Elected Governor

Marvin Griffin
Democratic

The 1954 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954.

Lieutenant Governor Marvin Griffin won the Democratic primary on September 8 with 36.52% of the vote and 302 out of 410 county unit votes. At this time, Georgia was a one-party state, and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Griffin won the November general election without an opponent.

This was the final of Melvin Thompson's three failed bids for Governor.

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