1948 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial special election

1948 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial special election

2 November 1948

Nominee Marvin Griffin Party Democratic Popular vote 366,289 Percentage 100.00%

Lieutenant Governor before election Melvin E. Thompson Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Marvin Griffin Democratic

The 1948 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial special election was held on 2 November 1948 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia upon the succession of Lieutenant Governor Melvin E. Thompson to the Georgia governorship on 18 March 1947. Democratic nominee Marvin Griffin ran unopposed and subsequently won the election.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on 8 September 1948. Candidate Marvin Griffin received a majority of the votes (49.09%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.

Results

1948 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Griffin	331,520	49.09%
	Democratic	Henry Persons	206,384	30.56%
	Democratic	L. N. Huff	89,611	13.27%
	Democratic	Belmont Dennis	47,812	7.08%
Total votes			675,327	100.00%

General election

On election day, 2 November 1948, Democratic nominee Marvin Griffin ran unopposed and won the election with 366,289 votes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Griffin was sworn in as the 2nd lieutenant governor of Georgia on 3 January 1949.

Results

Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial special election, 1948

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marvin Griffin	366,289	100.00
Total votes			366,289	100.00
	Democratic hold