The Democraticprimary election was held on September 12, 1962, but as no candidate received a majority of the vote, a run-off election was held betweenPeter Zack Geer andLester Maddox on September 26, 1962. Candidate Peter Zack Geer received a majority of the votes (55.06%) in the run-off election against Maddox, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.[1]
On election day, November 6, 1962,Democratic nomineePeter Zack Geer ran unopposed and won the election with 297,345 votes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Geer was sworn in as the 5thlieutenant governor of Georgia on January 3, 1963.[3]
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