Election Name: | 1914 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1912 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1912 |
Next Election: | 1916 Georgia gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1916 |
Election Date: | 7 October 1914 |
Nominee1: | Nathaniel Edwin Harris |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 89,976 |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Governor | |
Before Election: | John M. Slaton |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Nathaniel Edwin Harris |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1914 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 7 October 1914 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and former member of the Georgia House of Representatives Nathaniel Edwin Harris ran unopposed and subsequently won the election.[1]
On election day, 7 October 1914, Democratic nominee Nathaniel Edwin Harris ran unopposed and won the election with 89,976 votes, thereby holding Democratic control over the office of Governor. Harris was sworn in as the 61st Governor of Georgia on 26 June 1915.[2]