1950 Georgia gubernatorial election

The 1950 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1950. Incumbent Governor Herman Talmadge won the Democratic primary over Melvin Thompson on June 28 with 49.33% of the vote and 295 out of 410 county unit votes. The primary was a rematch of the 1948 special election.

1950 Georgia Democratic gubernatorial primary

June 28, 1950

Nominee Herman Talmadge Melvin Thompson Party Democratic Democratic Electoral vote 295 115 Popular vote 287,637 279,137 Percentage 49.33% 47.88%

Governor before election Herman Talmadge Democratic Elected Governor Herman Talmadge Democratic

At this time, Georgia was a one-party state, and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Talmadge was re-elected in the November general election without an opponent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Pat Avery
• C.O. Baker
• J.W. Jenkins
• Herman Talmadge, incumbent Governor since 1948
• Melvin Thompson, former Governor (1947–48)

Results

1950 Democratic gubernatorial primary[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herman Talmadge (incumbent)	287,637	49.33%
	Democratic	Melvin Thompson	279,137	47.88%
	Democratic	C. O. Baker	10,250	1.76%
	Democratic	Pat Avery	3,050	0.52%
	Democratic	J. W. Jenkins	2,963	0.51%
Total votes			583,037	100.00%

In the decisive county unit vote, Talmadge won 295 to Thompson's 115.

General election

Results

1950 Georgia gubernatorial election[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Herman Talmadge (incumbent)	230,771	98.44%	0.87
	Independent	Morgan Blake	3,325	1.42%	N/A
	N/A	Write-ins	334	0.14%	0.13
Majority			227,446	97.02
Turnout			234,430
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "Our Campaigns - GA Governor -D Primary". www.ourcampaigns.com.
2. "Our Campaigns - GA Governor Race - Nov 07, 1950". www.ourcampaigns.com.