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OfficeGovernor
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1966 - 12:00pm
Polls Open November 08, 1966 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 08, 1966 - 11:00pm
Term Start January 20, 1967 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1971 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH July 30, 2022 02:12pm
Data SourcesAmerica Votes
DescriptionAll candidates received less than 50% of the vote after third party candidates polled a collective 7.3%.

Though he had fewer popular votes than his Republican challenger, Maddox was elected Governor by vote of the State Legislature.

The legislature vote

Maddox: 182
Callaway: 66
Neither: 10

Callaway was the first Republican nominee for Governor of Georgia since 1876.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won11/06/1962
NameCarl E. Sanders Votes311,524 (99.95%)
Term01/15/1963 - 01/10/1967 Margin311,357 (+99.89%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 14, 1966 GA Governor - D Primary Ellis Arnall
Sep 28, 1966 GA Governor - D Runoff Lester Maddox
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name Lester Maddox Rep. Howard "Bo" Callaway (W)Gov. Ellis Arnall (W) Scattering
PartyDemocratic Republican Independent
Votes450,626 (46.24%) 453,665 (46.55%) 69,025 (7.08%) 1,333 (0.14%)
Margin-3,039 (-0.31%) 0 (0.00%) -384,640 (-39.46%) -452,332 (-46.41%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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