| Election Name: | 1974 Georgia gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1970 Georgia gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1970 |
| Next Election: | 1978 Georgia gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1978 |
| Election Date: | November 5, 1974 |
| Flag Year: | 1956 |
| Image1: | File:George Busbee (cropped).jpg |
| Nominee1: | George Busbee |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 646,777 |
| Percentage1: | 69.1% |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 289,113 |
| Percentage2: | 30.9% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Jimmy Carter |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | George Busbee |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1974 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 5, 1974. Under Georgia's constitution at the time, incumbent Democratic governor Jimmy Carter was ineligible to serve a second consecutive term. He was elected President of the United States in the 1976 presidential election. George Busbee was elected as the 77th Governor of Georgia.
In a year marred for the Republicans by Richard Nixon's resignation just three months earlier, alongside the continued domination of Georgia by the Democratic Party and Thompson's dividing of the GOP (a move which inspired many prominent figures in the Georgia party to refrain from openly supporting him), Busbee was elected in a landslide. Douglas and Clayton County were the only two counties where Thompson won the most votes.[1] Two years later, a revision of the Georgia Constitution was done that included a rule to allow a Governor to be elected to a second consecutive term. Subsequently, Busbee ran for Governor again four years later. Zell Miller was elected as lieutenant governor, serving for 16 years. As of 2022, this is the last time that Clayton County voted for the Republican candidate for governor.