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  GA Governor - D Primary
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Parents > United States > Georgia > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1954 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open September 08, 1954 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close September 08, 1954 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1955 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1959 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH December 11, 2008 09:59pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Unit vote totals
Griffin: 302
Thompson: 56
Linder: 26
Hand: 22
Gowen: 4
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1950
NameHerman Talmadge Votes230,771 (98.44%)
Term01/03/1951 - 01/03/1955 Margin227,446 (+97.02%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1954
NameMarvin Griffin Votes331,899 (99.98%)
Term01/03/1955 - 01/03/1959 Margin331,832 (+99.96%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceGA Governor 11/02/1954

CANDIDATES
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Name Lt. Gov. Marvin Griffin Gov. Melvin E. Thompson Tom Linder Fred Hand Charlie Gowen Grace Wilkey Thomas Ben Garland
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Certified Votes 234,690 (36.32%) 162,007 (25.07%) 87,240 (13.50%) 78,125 (12.09%) 73,809 (11.42%) 6,285 (0.97%) 2,847 (0.44%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -72,683 (-11.25%) -147,450 (-22.82%) -156,565 (-24.23%) -160,881 (-24.90%) -228,405 (-35.34%) -231,843 (-35.88%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
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Name Edmond Barfield Arthur H. Neeson  
PartyDemocratic Democratic  
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Certified Votes 747 (0.12%) 485 (0.08%)  
Margin-233,943 (-36.20%) -234,205 (-36.24%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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