1934 Georgia gubernatorial election

The 1934 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1934, in order to elect the Governor of Georgia.

1934 Georgia Democratic gubernatorial primary

September 12, 1934

410 county unit votes
206 unit votes needed to win
 
Nominee Eugene Talmadge Claude Pittman
Party Democratic Democratic
Electoral vote 394 16
Popular vote 178,409 87,049
Percentage 65.95% 32.18%

County results
Talmadge:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%      >90%
Pittman:      50-60%

Governor before election

Eugene Talmadge
Democratic

Elected Governor

Eugene Talmadge
Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Governor Eugene Talmadge was re-elected to a second term.

As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran unopposed in the general election so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.

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