Electoral history of Lester Maddox
Electoral history of Lester Maddox, 75th Governor of Georgia (1967-1971), 7th Lieutenant Governor of Georgia (1971-1975) and 1976 American Independent Party presidential nominee
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, 1962:[1]
- Peter Zack Geer - 187,770 (23.90%)
- Lester Maddox - 138,065 (17.58%)
- Peyton S. Hawes - 110,420 (14.06%)
- Culver Kidd - 108,601 (13.83%)
- Ed Wilson - 84,157 (10.71%)
- John E. Sheffield, Jr. - 55,020 (7.00%)
- Winston Burdine - 49,418 (6.29%)
- Spence M. Grayson - 32,900 (4.19%)
- Edmond Barfield - 19,169 (2.44%)
Geer then went to win a runoff
Democratic primary for Governor of Georgia, 1966[2]
- Ellis Arnall - 231,480 (29.38%)
- Lester Maddox - 185,672 (23.56%)
- Jimmy Carter - 164,562 (20.89%)
- James H. Gray - 152,973 (19.41%)
- Garland T. Byrd - 39,994 (5.08%)
- Hole O'Kelley - 13,271 (1.68%)
Democratic primary runoff for Governor of Georgia, 1966:[3]
- Lester Maddox - 443,055 (54.29%)
- Ellis Arnall - 373,004 (45.71%)
Georgia gubernatorial election, 1966:[4]
- Bo Callaway (R) - 453,665 (47.38%)
- Lester Maddox (D) - 450,626 (47.06%)
- Ellis Arnall (D) (write-in) - 51,947 (5.43%)
- Scattering - 1,333 (0.14%)
Since no candidate received more than 50% of votes cast, Maddox was selected over Callaway by state legislature[5]
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, 1970:[6]
- Lester Maddox - 397,424 (51.36%)
- George T. Smith (inc.) - 253,738 (32.79%)
- Charlie Jones - 81,613 (10.55%)
- D. F. Glover - 40,993 (5.30%)
Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, 1970:[7]
- Lester Maddox (D) - 733,797 (73.59%)
- Frank G. Miller (R) - 263,415 (26.42%)
Democratic primary for Governor of Georgia, 1974:[8]
- Lester Maddox - 310,384 (36.32%)
- George Busbee - 177,997 (20.83%)
- Bert Lance - 147,026 (17.20%)
- David Gambrell - 66,000 (7.72%)
- George T. Smith - 43,196 (5.05%)
- Harry Jackson - 42,121 (4.93%)
- Bobby Rowan - 31,696 (3.71%)
- Ronnie Thompson - 23,933 (2.80%)
- B. J. Parker - 4,650 (0.54%)
- Bud Herrin - 3,419 (0.40%)
- Thomas J. Irwin - 2,224 (0.26%)
- Jenning Thompson - 1,987 (0.23%)
Democratic primary runoff for Governor of Georgia, 1974:[9]
- George Busbee - 551,106 (59.86%)
- Lester Maddox - 369,608 (40.14%)
American Independent Party presidential convention, 1976:[10]
- Lester Maddox - 177 (52.21%)
- Robert J. Morris - 80 (23.60%)
- John Rarick - 80 (23.60%)
- Others - 3 (0.89%)
United States presidential election, 1976:
- Jimmy Carter/Walter Mondale (D) - 40,831,881 (50.1%) and 297 electoral votes (23 states and D.C. carried)
- Gerald Ford/Bob Dole (R) - 39,148,634 (48.0%) and 240 electoral votes (27 states carried)
- Ronald Reagan/Bob Dole (R) - 1 electoral vote (faithless elector)
- Eugene McCarthy (Independent) - 740,460 (0.9%)
- Roger MacBride/David Bergland (Libertarian) - 172,553 (0.2%)
- Lester Maddox/William Dyke (American Independent) - 170,274 (0.2%)
- Thomas J. Anderson/Rufus Shackelford (American) - 158,271 (0.2%)
- Peter Camejo/Willie Mae Reid (Socialist Workers) - 90,986 (0.1%)
Democratic primary for Governor of Georgia, 1990:[11]
- Zell Miller - 434,405 (41.28%)
- Andrew Young - 303,159 (28.81%)
- Roy Barnes - 219,136 (20.82%)
- Lauren McDonald - 64,212 (6.10%)
- Lester Maddox - 31,403 (2.98%)
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