Election Name: | 1894 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1892 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1892 |
Next Election: | 1896 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1896 |
Election Date: | 3 October 1894 |
Image1: | William Yates Atkinson.jpg |
Nominee1: | William Yates Atkinson |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 121,249 |
Percentage1: | 55.56% |
Nominee2: | J. K. Hines |
Party2: | People's Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 96,990 |
Percentage2: | 44.44% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | William J. Northen |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | William Yates Atkinson |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1894 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 3 October 1894 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and former Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives William Yates Atkinson defeated People's Party nominee J. K. Hines.[1]
On election day, 3 October 1894, Democratic nominee William Yates Atkinson won the election with a margin of 24,259 votes against his opponent People's Party nominee J. K. Hines, thereby holding Democratic control over the office of Governor. Atkinson was sworn in as the 55th Governor of Georgia on 27 October 1894.[2]