| Election Name: | 1868 Georgia gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1865 Georgia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1865 |
| Next Election: | 1871 Georgia gubernatorial special election |
| Next Year: | 1871 (Special) |
| Election Date: | 20 April 1868 |
| Nominee1: | Rufus Bullock |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 83,527 |
| Percentage1: | 52.24% |
| Nominee2: | John B. Gordon |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 76,356 |
| Percentage2: | 47.76% |
| Map Size: | x300px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Thomas H. Ruger (Provisional Governor) |
| Before Party: | Military |
| After Election: | Rufus Bullock |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1868 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 20 April 1868 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Republican nominee and former Lieutenant colonel of the Confederate States Army Rufus Bullock defeated Democratic nominee and former Major general of the Confederate States Army John B. Gordon.[1]
On election day, 20 April 1868, Republican nominee Rufus Bullock won the election by a margin of 7,171 votes against his opponent Democratic nominee John B. Gordon, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of Governor. Bullock was sworn in as the 46th Governor of Georgia on 21 July 1868.[2]