1948 Georgia gubernatorial special election

The 1948 Georgia gubernatorial special election was held on November 2, 1948. The election was held as ordered by the Supreme Court of Georgia's decision in 1947 declaring Melvin E. Thompson governor in the wake of The Three Governors Controversy.[1] Herman Talmadge, the son of the winner of the 1946 election, the late Eugene Talmadge,[2] defeated Governor Thompson in the Democratic primary by a margin of 51.8% to 45.1% with three other candidates getting 3.1% of the vote [3][1] and then proceeded to win the general election with 97.51% of the vote.

1948 Georgia gubernatorial special election

November 2, 1948

Nominee Herman Talmadge Party Democratic Popular vote 354,711 Percentage 97.51%

Governor before election Melvin E. Thompson Democratic Elected Governor Herman Talmadge Democratic

General election results

Georgia gubernatorial special election, 1948[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Herman Talmadge	354,711	97.51%
	Independent	Morgan Blake	8,017	2.20%
	Independent	James Barfoot	665	0.18%
	Independent	Melvin E. Thompson	324	0.09%
	N/A	write-ins	46	0.01%
Majority			346,694	95.31%
Turnout			363,763
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "Melvin E. Thompson (1903-1980)". New Georgia Encyclopedia.
2. "Herman Talmadge (1913-2002)". New Georgia Encyclopedia.
3. "Our Campaigns - GA Governor - Special D Primary Race - Sep 08, 1948". www.ourcampaigns.com.
4. "Our Campaigns - GA Governor - Special Election Race - Nov 02, 1948". www.ourcampaigns.com.