1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 6, 1990
 
Nominee Pierre Howard Matt Towery
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 864,849 474,057
Percentage 62.70% 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

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.

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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pierre Howard 271,182 28.48
Democratic Joe Kennedy 238,273 25.03
Democratic George Berry 158,842 17.77
Democratic Jim Pannell 76,374 8.02
Democratic Frank I. Bailey, Jr. 69,625 7.31
Democratic Lawrence 'Bud' Stumbaugh 46,132 4.85
Democratic J. B. Stoner 30,804 3.24
Democratic Bobby L. Hill 28,885 3.03
Democratic James W. 'Jim' Goolsby 21,991 2.31
Total votes 952,108 100.0

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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pierre Howard 561,105 60.89
Democratic Joe Kennedy 360,467 39.11
Total votes 921,572 100.0

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]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matt Towery 64,731 61.41
Republican Janice Horton 22,394 21.25
Republican Ann Hall 18,278 17.34
Total votes 105,403 100.00

General election

Results

1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Pierre Howard 864,849 62.70% -37.29%
Republican Matt Towery 474,057 34.37% +34.37%
Libertarian Walker Chandler 40,387 2.93% +2.93%
Total votes 1,379,293 100.00% N/A
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Report of election returns 1989" (PDF). galileo.usg.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Georgia official and statistical register". usg.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
  3. ↑ Archived copy Archived June 1, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
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