1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election ← 1986 November 6, 1990 1994 →
Nominee Pierre Howard Matt Towery Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 864,849 474,057 Percentage 62.70% 34.37%
County resultsHoward : 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Towery : 40–50% 50–60%
Lieutenant Governor before election Zell Miller Democratic
Elected Lieutenant Governor Pierre Howard Democratic
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The 1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia , concurrently with the 1990 gubernatorial election , as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections . Georgia is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Zell Miller retired to run for governor. Democrats nominated State Senator Pierre Howard who defeated Republican nominee Matt Towery .
Democratic primary Candidates Advanced to runoff Defeated in primary George Berry, State Commissioner of Industry, Trade, and Tourism, former Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Mayor of Atlanta Ivan Allen Jr. , former Chief Administrative Officer for Mayor of Atlanta Sam Massell , and former Atlanta Commissioner of Aviation Jim Pannell, State Representative from Savannah Frank I. Bailey, Jr., State Representative from Riverdale Lawrence 'Bud' Stumbaugh, State Senator from Stone Mountain J. B. Stoner , segregationist and perennial candidate Bobby L. Hill, former State Representative from Savannah James W. 'Jim' Goolsby Results Democratic primary results by county: Howard—20–30%
Howard—30–40%
Howard—40–50%
Howard—>50%
Kennedy—20–30%
Kennedy—30–40%
Kennedy—40–50%
Kennedy—50–60%
Kennedy—60–70%
Kennedy—70–80%
Kennedy—80–90%
Kennedy—>90%
Berry—30–40%
Berry—70–80%
Berry—>80%
Pannell—20–30%
Pannell—30–40%
Pannell—50–60%
Pannell—>80%
Democratic primary results[1] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Pierre Howard 271,182 28.48 Democratic Joe Kennedy 238,273 25.03 Democratic George Berry 158,842 17.77 Democratic Jim Pannell 76,374 8.02 Democratic Frank I. Bailey, Jr. 69,625 7.31 Democratic Lawrence 'Bud' Stumbaugh 46,132 4.85 Democratic J. B. Stoner 30,804 3.24 Democratic Bobby L. Hill 28,885 3.03 Democratic James W. 'Jim' Goolsby 21,991 2.31 Total votes 952,108 100.0
Runoff Results Democratic runoff results by county: Howard—50–60%
Howard—60–70%
Howard—>70%
Kennedy—50–60%
Kennedy—60–70%
Kennedy—70–80%
Kennedy—80–90%
Kennedy—>90%
Democratic primary runoff results[2] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Pierre Howard 561,105 60.89 Democratic Joe Kennedy 360,467 39.11 Total votes 921,572 100.0
Republican primary Candidates Results Republican primary results by county: Towery—30–40%
Towery—40–50%
Towery—50–60%
Towery—60–70%
Towery—70–80%
Towery—80–90%
Towery—90–100%
Horton—40–50%
Horton—50–60%
Horton—60–70%
Horton—70–80%
Horton—90–100%
Republican primary results[1] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Matt Towery 64,731 61.41 Republican Janice Horton 22,394 21.25 Republican Ann Hall 18,278 17.34 Total votes 105,403 100.00
General election Results 1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election[3] Party Candidate Votes % ±% Democratic Pierre Howard 864,849 62.70% -37.29% Republican Matt Towery 474,057 34.37% +34.37% Libertarian Walker Chandler 40,387 2.93% +2.93% Total votes 1,379,293 100.00% N/A Democratic hold
See also References ^ a b "Report of election returns 1989" (PDF) . galileo.usg.edu . Retrieved April 9, 2023 . ^ "Georgia official and statistical register". usg.edu . Retrieved April 9, 2023 . ^ Archived copy Archived June 1, 2004, at the Wayback Machine
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