Election Name: | 1958 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1954 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1954 |
Next Election: | 1962 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1962 |
Election Date: | 4 November 1958 |
Nominee1: | Garland T. Byrd |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 163,034 |
Percentage1: | 100.00% |
Lieutenant Governor | |
Before Election: | Ernest Vandiver |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Garland T. Byrd |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1958 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1958 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee Garland T. Byrd ran unopposed and subsequently won the election.
The Democratic primary election was held on 10 September 1958. Candidate Garland T. Byrd received a majority of the votes (68.63%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.[1]
On election day, 4 November 1958, Democratic nominee Garland T. Byrd ran unopposed and won the election with 163,034 votes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Byrd was sworn in as the 4th lieutenant governor of Georgia on 13 January 1959.[2]