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The1966 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 8 November 1966 in order to elect thelieutenant governor of Georgia.Democratic nominee andincumbent member of theGeorgia House of RepresentativesGeorge T. Smith ran unopposed and subsequently won the election.
The Democraticprimary election was held on 14 September 1966, but as no candidate received a majority of the vote, a run-off election was held between incumbent lieutenant governorPeter Zack Geer andGeorge T. Smith on 28 September 1966. Candidate George T. Smith received a majority of the votes (55.54%) in the run-off election against Geer, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.[1]
| Candidate | First Round | Run-off | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| George T. Smith | 310,934 | 42.59 | 447,855 | 55.54 |
| Peter Zack Geer (incumbent) | 358,182 | 49.06 | 358,510 | 44.46 |
| W. Randall Bedgood Jr. | 61,005 | 8.36 | ||
| Total | 730,121 | 100.00 | 806,365 | 100.00 |
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On election day, 8 November 1966,Democratic nomineeGeorge T. Smith ran unopposed and won the election with 637,095 votes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Smith was sworn in as the 6thlieutenant governor of Georgia on 10 January 1967.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George T. Smith | 637,095 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 637,095 | 100.00 | ||
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