Election Name: | 1912 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1912 Georgia gubernatorial special election |
Previous Year: | 1912 (Special) |
Next Election: | 1914 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1914 |
Election Date: | 2 October 1912 |
Nominee1: | John M. Slaton |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Joseph Mackey Brown |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | John M. Slaton |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1912 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 2 October 1912 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and former Acting Governor of Georgia John M. Slaton ran unopposed and subsequently won the election.[1]
The Democratic primary election was held in 1912. Former Acting Governor of Georgia John M. Slaton received a majority of the votes (62.14%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election on 2 October 1912.
On election day, 2 October 1912, Democratic nominee John M. Slaton ran unopposed and won the election with an unknown number of votes, thereby holding Democratic control over the office of Governor. Slaton was sworn in for his first full term on 28 June 1913.[2]
Book: The World Almanac and Encyclopedia, 1913 . New York . The Press Publishing Co. (The New York World) . 1912 . .