1970 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 1970 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 3 November 1970 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and incumbent governor of Georgia Lester Maddox defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Georgia State Senate Frank G. Miller.

1970 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

3 November 1970

Nominee Lester Maddox Frank G. Miller Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 733,797 263,415 Percentage 73.59% 26.41%

County results Maddox:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Miller:      50–60%

Lieutenant Governor before election George T. Smith Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Lester Maddox Democratic

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on 9 September 1970. Incumbent governor of Georgia Lester Maddox received a majority of the votes (51.36%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election against incumbent lieutenant governor George T. Smith.

Results

1970 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lester Maddox	397,424	51.36%
	Democratic	George T. Smith (incumbent)	253,738	32.79%
	Democratic	C. M. Jones	81,613	10.55%
	Democratic	D. F. Glover	40,993	5.30%
Total votes			773,768	100.00%

Republican primary

The Republican primary election was held on 9 September 1970. Incumbent member of the Georgia State Senate Frank G. Miller received a majority of the votes (52.64%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.

Results

1970 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank G. Miller	48,787	52.64%
	Republican	Bob Brown	43,890	47.36%
Total votes			92,677	100.00%

General election

On election day, 3 November 1970, Democratic nominee Lester Maddox won the election by a margin of 470,382 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Frank G. Miller, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Maddox was sworn in as the 7th lieutenant governor of Georgia on 12 January 1971.

Results

Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1970

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lester Maddox	733,797	73.59
	Republican	Frank G. Miller	263,415	26.41
Total votes			997,212	100.00
	Democratic hold