1954 Georgia gubernatorial election

The 1954 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 1954. Running unopposed in the general election, Democratic Lt. Gov Marvin Griffin[1] was elected with 99.98% of the vote.

1954 Georgia gubernatorial election

November 2, 1954

Nominee Marvin Griffin Party Democratic Popular vote 331,899 Percentage 99.98%

County results Griffin:      >90%

Governor before election Herman Talmadge Democratic Elected Governor Marvin Griffin Democratic

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Marvin Griffin, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
• Charlie Gowen, State Representative
• Fred Hand, Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives
• Tom Linder, Commissioner of Agriculture
• Melvin Thompson, former Governor

Results

Georgia gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1954[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Griffin	234,690	36.32%
	Democratic	Melvin Thompson	162,007	25.07%
	Democratic	Tom Linder	87,240	13.50%
	Democratic	Fred Hand	78,125	12.09%
	Democratic	Charlie Gowen	73,809	11.42%
	Democratic	Grace Wilkey Thomas	6,285	0.97%
	Democratic	Ben Garland	2,847	0.44%
	Democratic	Edmond Barfield	747	0.12%
	Democratic	Arthur H. Neeson	485	0.08%
Turnout			646,235

General election

Results

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1954[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Marvin Griffin	331,899	99.98%
	N/A	write-ins	67	0.02%
Majority			331,832	99.96
Turnout			331,966
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-827
2. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=383045
3. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=171174