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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Georgia:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

Darker shading indicates confirmed partisan affiliation or majority; lighter shading indicates likely, but unconfirmed, partisan affiliation or majority.

1775–1788

Year Executive offices General Assembly
Governor Sec. of State Atty. Gen.
1775 William Ewen (NP/W)[a][b] No such office No such office
George Walton (NP/W)[a][b]
1776 Williams Stephens
William Ewen (NP/W)[a][b]
Archibald Bulloch (NP/W)[b][c][d]
1777 John Milton (F)
Button Gwinnett (NP/W)[b][c][e]
John A. Treutlen (NP/W)[b]
1778 John Houstoun (NP/W)[b]
1779 William Glascock (NP/W)[b][f]
Seth John Cuthbert (NP/W)[b][g][h]
John Wereat (NP/W)[b][h]
George Walton (NP/W)[b]
1780 Richard Howly (NP/W)[b] John Milledge
Humphrey Wells (NP/W)[b][i]
Stephen Heard (NP/W)[b][f]
Myrick Davies (NP/W)[b][f]
1781 Samuel Stirk
Nathan Brownson (NP)
1782 John Martin (NP)
1783 Lyman Hall (NP)
1784 John Houstoun (NP)
1785 Samuel Elbert (NP) Nathaniel Pendleton
1786 Edward Telfair (NP)
1787 George Mathews (NP) Matthew Hall McAllister
1788 George Handley (NP)

1789–1874

Year Executive offices General Assembly United States Congress Electoral votes
Governor Sec. of State Atty. Gen. State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. Senator (Class III) U.S. House
1789 George Walton (DR) John Milton (F) Matthew Hall McAllister [?] William Few (AA) James Gunn (AA) 3AA George Washington (I) Green tickY
1790
1791 Edward Telfair (DR)
1792 George Walker
1793 James Jackson (AA) 2AA
1794 George Mathews (DR)
1795 James Jackson (DR) James Gunn (F) 2DR
1796 Jared Irwin (DR) David Brydie Mitchell (DR) George Walton (F) Thomas Jefferson (DR) Red XN
1797 Josiah Tattnall (DR)
1798 James Jackson (DR-J)[j]
1799 Horatio Marbury Abraham Baldwin (DR) 2F
1800 Thomas Jefferson/
Aaron Burr (DR) Green tickY
1801 James Jackson (DR) 2DR
David Emanuel (DR-J)[k]
1802 Josiah Tattnall (DR-J)[l]
John Milledge (DR-J)[j]
1803 4DR
1804 Thomas Jefferson/
George Clinton (DR) Green tickY
1805
1806 John Milledge (DR)
Jared Irwin (DR-J)[k]
1807 Robert Walker George Jones (DR)
1808 John Hamil William H. Crawford (DR) James Madison/
George Clinton (DR) Green tickY
1809 John Forsyth (DR)
1810 David Brydie Mitchell (DR-J) Charles Tait (DR)
1811 Abner Hammond Alexander M. Allen
1812 Richard Henry Wilde (DR) James Madison/
Elbridge Gerry (DR) Green tickY
1813 Alexander M. Allen William Bellinger Bulloch (DR) 6DR
1814 Peter Early (DR-J) William Wyatt Bibb (DR)
1815
1816 David Brydie Mitchell (DR-J)[m] Roger Lawson Gamble James Monroe/
Daniel D. Tompkins (DR) Green tickY
1817 George Troup (DR)
William Rabun (DR-T)[d][k][n]
1818
1819 John Forsyth (DR) John Elliott (DR)
Matthew Talbot (DR-C)[k] vacant
1820 John Clark (DR-C) Freeman Walker (DR)
1821
1822 Thomas F. Wells Nicholas Ware (DR)
1823 Everard Hamilton 7DR
1824 George Troup (DR-T) Thomas W. Cobb (DR) William H. Crawford/
Nathaniel Macon (DR) Red XN
1825 Thomas W. Cobb (J) John M. Berrien (J) 7J
1826
1827 George W. Crawford
1828 John Forsyth (DR-T) Oliver H. Prince (J) Andrew Jackson/
John C. Calhoun (D) Green tickY
1829 George Troup (J) vacant
1830 George Rockingham Gilmer (DR-T) John Forsyth (J)
1831 Charles J. Jenkins (D)
1832 Wilson Lumpkin (U) Andrew Jackson/
Martin Van Buren (D) Green tickY
1833 William A. Tennille 9J
1834 Ebenezer Starnes John Pendleton King (J) vacant
1835 Alfred Cuthbert (J)
1836 William Schley (U) 54U, 31SR 102U, 68SR 7J, 2NR Hugh Lawson White/
John Tyler (W) Red XN
1837 [?] [?] John Pendleton King (D) Alfred Cuthbert (D) 8D, 1W
1838 George Rockingham Gilmer (SR) 50SR, 42U 103SR, 88U Wilson Lumpkin (D)
1839 50U, 37SR 96U, 76SR 9W
1840 Charles James McDonald (U) James Gardner 46SR, 28U, 1 tie 102U, 94SR, 1? William Henry Harrison/
John Tyler (W) Green tickY
1841 48W, 44D 118W, 88D John M. Berrien (W)
1842 51D, 38W, 1 tie 109D, 91W, 2 ties 6W, 3D
1843 Nathan Crawford Barnett (D) John J. R. Flournoy 55D, 36W, 2 ties 118D, 87W, 2 ties Walter T. Colquitt (D) 8D
1844 George W. Crawford (W) 49D, 43W, 1? 124W, 81D 5D, 3W James K. Polk/
George M. Dallas (D) Green tickY
1845 vacant
1846 25D, 22W 69D, 60W, 1 tie John M. Berrien (W)
1847 Alpheus Colvard 4W, 4D
1848 George W. Towns (D) 25W, 21D, 1I 68W, 62D Herschel V. Johnson (D) Zachary Taylor/
Millard Fillmore (W) Green tickY
1849 George Washington Harrison William Crosby Dawson (W)
1850 25D, 22W 65W, 61D, 1 tie, 3? 5D, 3W
1851 Nathan Crawford Barnett (D) John Troup Shewmake (R) 4D, 2U, 2W
1852 Howell Cobb (CU) 39U, 8SR 104U, 29SR Robert M. Charlton (D) Franklin Pierce/
William R. King (D) Green tickY
1853 Elihu P. Watkins Robert Toombs (D) 6D, 2W
1854 Herschel V. Johnson (D) 78D, 33KN 92D, 55KN
1855 William R. McLaws Alfred Iverson Sr. (D) 5D, 2KN, 1W
1856 78D, 33KN 92D, 55KN, 1ID James Buchanan/
John C. Breckinridge (D) Green tickY
1857
1858 Joseph E. Brown (D)[o] 86D, 32KN 102D, 51KN, 1ID, 1I
1859 Alpheus M. Rogers 6D, 1A, 1O
1860 103D, 21O 120D, 48O, 1ID, 1I John C. Breckinridge/
Joseph Lane (SD) Red XN
1861 Nathan Crawford Barnett (D) Winder P. Johnson American Civil War/
Reconstruction
1862 William Watts Montgomery American Civil War/
Reconstruction
1863
1864 American Civil War
1865
James Johnson (D)[p] George Barnes (D)
1866 Charles J. Jenkins (D)[q] John Philpot Curren Whitehead
1867
1868 Thomas H. Ruger (M)[r] vacant vacant 4R, 2D Horatio Seymour/
Francis Preston Blair Jr. (D) Red XN
Rufus Bullock (R)[s] David G. Cotting (R) Henry P. Farrow
1869 26R, 18D 88D, 84R, 3? vacant
1870 4D, 3R
1871 29D, 14R, 1I 136D, 29R, 1I, 1? Homer V. M. Miller (D) Joshua Hill (R)
Benjamin F. Conley (R)[k] vacant
1872 James Milton Smith (D) Nathaniel Job Hammond (D) Thomas M. Norwood (D) 5D, 2R B. Gratz Brown (LR) Red XN[t]
1873 Nathan Crawford Barnett (D) 40D, 4R 161D, 14R John B. Gordon (D) 7D, 2R
1874 6D, 3R
Year Governor Sec. of State Atty. Gen. State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. Senator (Class III) U.S. House Electoral votes
Executive offices General Assembly United States Congress

1875–present

Year Executive offices General Assembly PSC United States Congress Electoral
votes
Governor Lt. Governor Sec. of State Atty. Gen. School Supt. Comm. of Ag. Comm. of Ins. Comm. of Labor State Senate State
House		 U.S. Senator
(Class II)		 U.S. Senator
(Class III)		 U.S.
House
1875 James Milton Smith (D) no such office[u] Nathan Crawford
Barnett (D)[d] 		Nathaniel Job
Hammond (D) 		[v] [v] W. L. Goldsmith (D)[w] no such office[x] 43D, 1R 168D, 7R no such office Thomas M. Norwood (D) John B. Gordon (D) 8D, 1I
1876 Tilden/
Hendricks (D) Red XN
1877 Alfred H. Colquitt (D) Robert N. Ely 40D, 3ID, 1R 159D, 8R, 8I Benjamin Harvey Hill (D)
1878
1879 44D 171D, 4R 6D, 3I
William Ambrose Wright (D)[y][d]
1880 Clifford Anderson [v] Joseph E. Brown (D) Hancock/
English (D) Red XN
1881 43D, 1R 165D, 10R 8D, 1I
1882 Pope Barrow (D)
1883 Alexander H. Stephens (D)[d] 44D 167D, 5I, 2R, 1Proh Alfred H. Colquitt (D) 10D
James S. Boynton (D)[k]
Henry Dickerson McDaniel (D)
1884 Cleveland/
Hendricks (D) Green tickY
1885 169D, 6R
1886
1887 John B. Gordon (D) 39D, 2R, 2I, 1Lab 150D, 10R, 10I, 5Lab
1888 Cleveland/
Thurman (D) Red XN
1889 43D, 1R 172D, 3R
1890 George N. Lester
Philip Cook (D)[k]
1891 William J. Northen (D) W. A. Little Robert Taylor Nesbitt (D) 44D 171D, 4R John B. Gordon (D) 9D, 1Pop
1892 J. M. Terrell Cleveland/
Stevenson (D) Green tickY
1893 43D, 1Pop 159D, 11Pop, 4R, 1? 11D
1894 Patrick Walsh (D)
Allen D. Candler (D)
1895 William Yates Atkinson (D) Gustavus Richard Glenn (D)[z] 38D, 5Pop, 1R 126D, 47Pop, 2R Augustus O. Bacon (D)
1896 Bryan/
Sewall (D) Red XN
1897 37D, 6Pop, 1R 142D, 30Pop, 3R Alexander S. Clay (D)
1898 William C. Clifton (D)
Philip Cook, Jr. (D)[k]
1899 Allen D. Candler (D) O. B. Stevens (D)[aa] 43D, 1R 170D, 5Pop
1900 Bryan/
Stevenson (D) Red XN
1901 166D, 9P
1902 Boykin Wright
1903 Joseph M. Terrell (D) John C. Hart William B. Merritt (D) 40D, 2R, 2Pop 171D, 3R, 1Pop
1904 Parker/
Davis (D) Red XN
1905 44D 173D, 2R
Thomas G. Hudson (D)[y][ab]
1906
1907 Jere M. Pound (D)[ac] 170D, 3R, 2Pop, 8? 5D
Hoke Smith (D)
1908 Bryan/
Kern (D) Red XN
1909 184D
Joseph Mackey Brown (D)
1910
Hewlett A. Hall Marion L. Brittain (D)[y][ad] Joseph M. Terrell (D)
1911 43D, 1R 183D, 1R
Hoke Smith (D)[j] Thomas S. Felder
John M. Slaton (D)[k] Hoke Smith (D)
1912 Joseph Mackey Brown (D) Wilson/
Marshall (D) Green tickY
James J. Conner (D)[y]
1913 John M. Slaton (D) James D. Price (D) 12D
1914 Warren Grice (D)
William Stanley West (D)
Thomas W. Hardwick (D)
1915 Nathaniel Edwin Harris (D) Clifford Walker (D) 188D, 1R
1916
1917 Hugh Dorsey (D) J. J. Brown (D) 44D
1918
Henry Strange (D)[y]
1919 Samuel McLendon (D)[k] 51D 190D, 3R William J. Harris (D)
1920 R. A. Denny Cox/
Roosevelt (D) Red XN
1921 Thomas W. Hardwick (D) George M. Napier (D) 50D, 1R 202D, 4R Thomas E. Watson (D)
1922
Marvin M. Parks (D)[y] Rebecca Latimer Felton (D)
Walter F. George (D)
1923 Clifford Walker (D) Nathaniel H. Ballard (D) 51D 205D, 1R
1924 Davis/
Bryan (D) Red XN
1925 Fort E. Land (D)[d] 50D, 1R 204D, 2R
1926
1927 Lamartine Griffin Hardman (D) Eugene Talmadge (D)
Mell L. Duggan (D)[y]
1928 Smith/
Robinson (D) Red XN
George Henry Carswell (D)[y]
1929 51D 204D, 3R
William B. Harrison (D)[y][ae]
1930
1931 Richard Russell Jr. (D) John B. Wilson (D)[k] 50D, 1R 207D
1932 Roosevelt/
Garner (D) Green tickY
Lawrence S. Camp (D) John S. Cohen (D)
1933 Eugene Talmadge (D) M. J. Yeomans (D) Mauney D. Collins (D)[af] G. C. Adams (D) 205D Richard Russell Jr. (D) 10D
1934
1935 Tom Linder (D) 203D, 2R
1936
Glenn B. Carreker (D)[ag]
Homer C. Parker (D)[ah]
1937 Eurith D. Rivers (D) Columbus Roberts (D) William B. Harrison (D)[ai][d] 204D, 1R
1938 Ben Huiet (D)[x]
1939 51D, 1R
Ellis Arnall (D)[y]
1940 Roosevelt/
Wallace (D) Green tickY
Downing Musgrove (D)[y]
1941 Eugene Talmadge (D) Tom Linder (D) Homer C. Parker (D)[d]
1942
1943 Ellis Arnall (D) T. Grady Head
1944 Roosevelt/
Truman (D) Green tickY
1945 Eugene Cook (D)
1946
Benjamin W. Fortson Jr. (D)[aj][d] William R. Mitchell (D)[y]
1947 Melvin E. Thompson (D) Zack D. Cravey (D) 53D, 1R
Herman Talmadge (D)
Melvin E. Thompson (D)[ak] vacant
1948 Truman/
Barkley (D) Green tickY
Herman Talmadge (D)[al] Marvin Griffin (D)
1949 203D, 2R
1950
1951 54D 204D, 1R
1952 Stevenson/
Sparkman (D) Red XN
1953 53D, 1R
1954
1955 Marvin Griffin (D) Ernest Vandiver (D) Phil Campbell (D) 202D, 3R
1956 Stevenson/
Kefauver (D) Red XN
1957 Herman Talmadge (D)
1958 Claude Purcell (D)[am]
1959 Ernest Vandiver (D) Garland T. Byrd (D)
1960 Kennedy/
Johnson (D) Green tickY
1961 203D, 2R
1962
1963 Carl Sanders (D) Peter Zack Geer (D) James L. Bentley (D) 50D, 4R
1964 Goldwater/
Miller (R) Red XN
1965 Arthur K. Bolton (D) 44D, 9R, 2I 198D, 7R 9D, 1R
1966 Jack P. Nix (D)[y][af] 188D, 17R
1967 Lester Maddox (D) George T. Smith (D) Sam Caldwell (D) 46D, 7R, 1I 183D, 22R 8D, 2R
1968 Phil Campbell (R)[an] James L. Bentley (R)[an] Wallace/
LeMay (AI) Red XN
1969 Tommy Irvin (D) 48D, 7R, 1I 169D, 26R
1970
1971 Jimmy Carter (D) Lester Maddox (D) Johnnie L. Caldwell (D)[af] 50D, 6R 173D, 22R
David H. Gambrell (D)
1972 Nixon/
Agnew (R) Green tickY
Sam Nunn (D)
1973 48D, 8R 152D, 27R 9D, 1R
1974
1975 George Busbee (D) Zell Miller (D) 51D, 5R 155D, 24R 10D
1976 Carter/
Mondale (D) Green tickY
1977 52D, 4R 158D, 24R
Charles McDaniel (D)[y]
1978
1979 51D, 5R 160D, 20R 9D, 1R
David Poythress (D)[ao]
1980 Carter/
Mondale (D) Red XN
1981 Mike Bowers (D) 157D, 23R Mack Mattingly (R)
1982
1983 Joe Frank Harris (D) Max Cleland (D) 49D, 7R 156D, 24R
1984 Joe Tanner (D)[ap] Reagan/
Bush (R) Green tickY
1985 47D, 9R 154D, 26R 8D, 2R
Warren D. Evans (D)[aq]
1986
1987 Werner Rogers (D) 46D, 10R 153D, 27R Wyche Fowler (D)
1988 Bush/
Quayle (R) Green tickY
1989 45D, 11R 145D, 35R 9D, 1R
1990 Ray Hollingsworth (D)
1991 Zell Miller (D) Pierre Howard (D) Tim Ryles (D) Al Scott (D) 144D, 36R
1992 David Poythress (D)[ar] Clinton/
Gore (D) Green tickY
1993 39D, 17R 128D, 52R 4D, 1R Paul Coverdell (R)[d] 7D, 4R
1994 Mike Bowers (R)[as]
1995 Linda Schrenko (R) John Oxendine (R) 36D, 20R 114D, 66R 3R, 2D 7R, 4D
8R, 3D[at]
1996 4R, 1D[au] Dole/
Kemp (R) Red XN
1997 Lewis A. Massey (D)[y] 34D, 22R 102D, 78R Max Cleland (D)
Thurbert Baker (D)[y]
1998 4R, 1NP[av]
Marti Fullerton (D)[aw]
1999 Roy Barnes (D) Mark Taylor (D) Cathy Cox (D) Mike Thurmond (D)
2000 Bush/
Cheney (R) Green tickY
Zell Miller (D)
2001 32D, 24R 105D, 74R, 1I 3R, 1D, 1NP
2002
2003 Sonny Perdue (R) Kathy Cox (R)[ax] 30R, 26D[ay] 107D, 72R, 1I 4R, 1D Saxby Chambliss (R) 8R, 5D
2004
2005 34R, 22D 99R, 80D, 1I Johnny Isakson (R) 7R, 6D
2006
2007 Casey Cagle (R) Karen Handel (R)[az] 106R, 74D 5R
2008 McCain/
Palin (R) Red XN
2009 105R, 74D, 1I
2010 Brian Kemp (R)[ba] Brad Bryant (I)[y]
2011 Nathan Deal (R) Sam Olens (R) John Barge (R) Gary Black (R) Ralph Hudgens (R) Mark Butler (R) 35R, 21D[bb] 116R, 63D, 1I[bc] 8R, 5D
2012 Romney/
Ryan (R) Red XN
2013 38R, 18D 119R, 60D, 1I 9R, 5D
2014
2015 Richard Woods (R) David Perdue (R) 10R, 4D
2016 39R, 17D[bd] Trump/
Pence (R) Green tickY
2017 Christopher M. Carr (R) 38R, 18D 118R, 62D
2018
2019 Brian Kemp (R) Geoff Duncan (R) Brad Raffensperger (R) Jim Beck (R)[be] 35R, 21D 106R, 74D 9R, 5D
John F. King (R)[bf]
2020 Kelly Loeffler (R) Biden/
Harris (D) Green tickY
2021 34R, 22D 103R, 77D Jon Ossoff (D) Raphael Warnock (D) 8R, 6D
2022
2023 Burt Jones (R) Tyler Harper (R) Bruce Thompson (R) 33R, 23D 102R, 78D 9R, 5D
2024 [to be determined]
Year Governor Lt. Governor Sec. of State Atty. Gen. School Supt. Comm. of Ag. Comm. of Ins. Comm. of Labor State
Senate		 State
House		 PSC U.S. Senator
(Class II)		 U.S. Senator
(Class III)		 U.S.
House		 Electoral
votes
Executive offices General Assembly United States Congress
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
American (Know Nothing) (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Democratic–Nonpartisan
League (D-NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. ^ a b c President of Council of Safety.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Not a formal political party, and not to be confused with the 19th-century Whig Party.
  3. ^ a b President of Georgia.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Died in office.
  5. ^ Died in office; after losing his bid for re-election, Gwinnett was wounded in a duel with Lachlan McIntosh on May 6, 1777 and died of his wounds two days later.
  6. ^ a b c President of Executive Council.
  7. ^ Temporary governor.
  8. ^ a b President of Supreme Executive Council.
  9. ^ Resigned in favor of Stephen Heard.
  10. ^ a b c Resigned to take elected seat in the United States Senate.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k As president of the state Senate, filled unexpired term.
  12. ^ Resigned due to declining health.
  13. ^ Resigned to become agent to the Creek people.
  14. ^ The Troup party was essentially the continuation of the Jackson faction (followers of James Jackson).
  15. ^ Resigned following the defeat of the Confederate States of America.
  16. ^ Provisional governor appointed by President Andrew Johnson following American Civil War.
  17. ^ Removed from office by the military because he refused to allow state funds to be used for a racially integrated state constitutional convention; the state was still under military occupation during Reconstruction.
  18. ^ Provisional governor appointed by General George Meade.
  19. ^ Resigned; fled the state to avoid impeachment; was arrested in 1876 and found not guilty of embezzlement.
  20. ^ Liberal Republican nominee Horace Greeley died before the Electoral College voted. 6 of Georgia's 11 votes went to Greeley's running mate Brown, while 3 went to Greeley and 2 went to Democratic Georgia Governor Charles J. Jenkins
  21. ^ Position of lieutenant governor created in 1945 and first elected in 1946.
  22. ^ a b c Appointed by the governor.
  23. ^ Resigned due to an ongoing impeachment trial for corruption.
  24. ^ a b The Georgia Department of Labor was created in 1937 and placed under the control of an elected commissioner.[3]
  25. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Filled vacancy.
  26. ^ Initially appointed, then later elected as the first elected Georgia state school commissioner.
  27. ^ Resigned to take a position on the Georgia Railroad Commission.
  28. ^ Resigned to run for governor.
  29. ^ Resigned to accept the presidency of the Gordon Military Institute.[1]
  30. ^ Resigned to take the position of President of the Georgia School of Technology.
  31. ^ Removed from office by Governor Eugene Talmadge due to a dispute over authorizing funds for certain charitable organizations.[2]
  32. ^ a b c Retired.
  33. ^ Appointed by Governor Eugene Talmadge to replace William B. Harrison, an action disputed by Harrison.
  34. ^ Appointed by Governor Eugene Talmadge to replace Carreker and fill out the remainder of the term.
  35. ^ Restored to his office at the beginning of the 1937 legislative term.
  36. ^ Appointed secretary of state in 1946 to fill the unexpired term of John B. Wilson, who died in office.[4]
  37. ^ Eugene Talmadge was elected to a third non-consecutive term in 1946 but died before taking office. Incumbent Governor Ellis Arnall and Lieutenant Governor-elect Melvin E. Thompson both claimed the office. The state legislature chose Eugene Talmadge's son, Herman Talmadge, to be governor, and he took office in January 1947, but the state Supreme Court later that year declared this unconstitutional and declared Thompson the rightful acting governor, and Talmadge stepped down after 67 days in office.
  38. ^ Talmadge defeated Thompson in a special election in September 1948.
  39. ^ Resigned after the United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia ordered Taliaferro County School District to desegregate following the court's decision on Turner vs. Goolsby.[5]
  40. ^ a b Switched parties from Democratic to Republican after the 1968 Democratic National Convention.[6]
  41. ^ Governor George Busbee appointed Poythress secretary of state to fill a vacancy created by the death of Fortson.[7]
  42. ^ Resigned to accept an appointment as commissioner of the state Department of Natural Resources.[7]
  43. ^ Appointed Insurance Commissioner in 1985 to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Johnnie L. Caldwell.
  44. ^ Poythress was elected to fill Tanner's unexpired term.[7]
  45. ^ Switched parties to Republican.
  46. ^ In April 1995 incumbent Democrat Nathan Deal switched parties to Republican.
  47. ^ Democrat Bob Durden switched parties to Republican in 1995.
  48. ^ Governor Zell Miller appointed Lauren "Bubba" McDonald Jr. as a nonpartisan to the seat vacated by Democrat Mac Barber.
  49. ^ Served on an interim basis after Poythress resigned in order to run for governor.
  50. ^ Resigned.
  51. ^ Recently reelected incumbent Democrats Don Cheeks, Dan Lee, Rooney Bowen, and Jack Hill switched parties to Republican between the November 2002 election and the beginning of the legislative session in January 2003.
  52. ^ Resigned to seek the Republican gubernatorial nomination.
  53. ^ Brian Kemp was appointed Secretary of State, January 4, 2010, to fill the unexpired term of Karen Handel.
  54. ^ Tim Golden switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party after the November 2, 2010 General Election.
  55. ^ Eight state representatives—C. Ellis Black, Amy Carter , Mike Cheokas, Bubber Epps, Gerald Greene, Bob Hanner, Doug McKillip, and Alan Powell—switched from the Democratic to the Republican Party after the November 2, 2010 General Election.
  56. ^ JaNice Van Ness won a special election to succeed Ronald Ramsey Sr., flipping the seat from Democratic to Republican.[8]
  57. ^ Suspended following indictment for fraud.
  58. ^ Temporary appointment pending the outcome of the investigation into Jim Beck.

References

  1. ^ "POUND RESIGNS OFFICE. State School Commissioner Will Return to the School Room". The Dawson News. 1910-05-25. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-09-09 – via Chronicling America.
  2. ^ Good, William J. (1936-02-26). "OUSTED STATE OFFICERS TIE UP FUNDS". The Washington Times. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-09-03 – via Chronicling America.
  3. ^ About Us | Georgia Department of Labor
  4. ^ "Ben Fortson (1904-1979)". New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  5. ^ Askew, Garrick Arion (2004). "THE ORAL HISTORIES OF THREE RETIRED AFRICAN AMERICAN SUPERINTENDENTS FROM GEORGIA" (PDF). University of Georgia. p. 187. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  6. ^ "J. Phil Campbell, Jr. Papers". sclfind.libs.uga.edu. Retrieved 2021-06-20.
  7. ^ a b c Count to '10, and a Fun Race for Governor
  8. ^ http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local-govt-politics/republican-winning-race-to-capture-ga-senate-seat/npZjz/ [bare URL]

See also

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_Georgia_(U.S._state)