1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election
	November 6, 1990
	County results; Howard: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Towery: 40–50% 50–60%
Lieutenant Governor before election; Zell Miller; Democratic	Elected Lieutenant Governor ; Pierre Howard; Democratic

The 1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia, concurrently with the 1990 gubernatorial election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Georgia is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.

Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Zell Miller retired to run for governor. Democrats nominated State Senator Pierre Howard who defeated Republican nominee Matt Towery.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Pierre Howard, State Senator from Decatur
Joe Kennedy, State Senator from Claxton

Defeated in primary

George Berry, State Commissioner of Industry, Trade, and Tourism, former Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Mayor of Atlanta Ivan Allen Jr., former Chief Administrative Officer for Mayor of Atlanta Sam Massell, and former Atlanta Commissioner of Aviation
Jim Pannell, State Representative from Savannah
Frank I. Bailey, Jr., State Representative from Riverdale
Lawrence 'Bud' Stumbaugh, State Senator from Stone Mountain
J. B. Stoner, segregationist and perennial candidate
Bobby L. Hill, former State Representative from Savannah
James W. 'Jim' Goolsby

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pierre Howard	271,182	28.48
	Democratic	Joe Kennedy	238,273	25.03
	Democratic	George Berry	158,842	17.77
	Democratic	Jim Pannell	76,374	8.02
	Democratic	Frank I. Bailey, Jr.	69,625	7.31
	Democratic	Lawrence 'Bud' Stumbaugh	46,132	4.85
	Democratic	J. B. Stoner	30,804	3.24
	Democratic	Bobby L. Hill	28,885	3.03
	Democratic	James W. 'Jim' Goolsby	21,991	2.31
Total votes			952,108	100.0

Runoff Results

Democratic primary runoff results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pierre Howard	561,105	60.89
	Democratic	Joe Kennedy	360,467	39.11
Total votes			921,572	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Matt Towery
Janice Horton, former Democratic State Senator from McDonough
Ann Hall

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Towery	64,731	61.41
	Republican	Janice Horton	22,394	21.25
	Republican	Ann Hall	18,278	17.34
Total votes			105,403	100.00

General election

Results

1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Pierre Howard	864,849	62.70%	−37.29%
	Republican	Matt Towery	474,057	34.37%	+34.37%
	Libertarian	Walker Chandler	40,387	2.93%	+2.93%
Total votes			1,379,293	100.00%	N/A
	Democratic hold

References

^ ^a ^b "Report of election returns 1989" (PDF). galileo.usg.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
^ "Georgia official and statistical register". usg.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2023.
^ Archived copy Archived June 1, 2004, at the Wayback Machine

[gal89-1] "Report of election returns 1989" (PDF). galileo.usg.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2023.

[2] "Georgia official and statistical register". usg.edu. Retrieved April 9, 2023.

[3] Archived copy Archived June 1, 2004, at the Wayback Machine

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Defeated in primary

Results

Runoff Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

References