The 1986 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1986. Governor Joe Frank Harris (D) was overwhelmingly re-elected over Guy Davis (R) to win re-election. As the state was beginning to trend more Republican, this is the last election in which the Democrat won the governorship by double digits.
Every county in the state voted for Harris, who flipped every previously Republican county in this election. This was the last time the Democratic nominee for governor won Gwinnett and Cobb counties until Stacey Abrams won them in 2018. [citation needed] As of 2022, this is the last time Cherokee, Fayette, Oconee, Glascock, Columbia, and Lee counties voted for the Democratic candidate for governor.
1986, georgia, gubernatorial, election, related, races, 1986, united, states, gubernatorial, elections, held, november, 1986, governor, frank, harris, overwhelmingly, elected, over, davis, election, state, beginning, trend, more, republican, this, last, electi. For related races see 1986 United States gubernatorial elections The 1986 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 4 1986 Governor Joe Frank Harris D was overwhelmingly re elected over Guy Davis R to win re election As the state was beginning to trend more Republican this is the last election in which the Democrat won the governorship by double digits 1986 Georgia gubernatorial election 1982 November 4 1986 1990 Nominee Joe Frank Harris Guy Davis Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 828 465 346 512 Percentage 70 5 29 5 County resultsHarris 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 Governor before election Joe Frank Harris Democratic Elected Governor Joe Frank Harris Democratic Every county in the state voted for Harris who flipped every previously Republican county in this election This was the last time the Democratic nominee for governor won Gwinnett and Cobb counties until Stacey Abrams won them in 2018 citation needed As of 2022 this is the last time Cherokee Fayette Oconee Glascock Columbia and Lee counties voted for the Democratic candidate for governor General Election editGeorgia gubernatorial election 1986 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Joe Frank Harris incumbent 828 465 70 51 7 72 Republican Guy Davis 346 512 29 49 7 68 Majority 481 953 41 02 Turnout 1 174 977 Democratic hold SwingReferences edit Our Campaigns GA Governor Race Nov 04 1986 ourcampaigns com nbsp nbsp This Georgia elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1986 Georgia gubernatorial election amp oldid 1211742139, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
