Election Name: | 1982 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1978 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1978 |
Next Election: | 1986 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1986 |
Election Date: | 2 November 1982 |
Nominee1: | Zell Miller |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 797,245 |
Percentage1: | 73.02% |
Nominee2: | Franklin Sutton |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 294,499 |
Percentage2: | 26.97% |
Lieutenant Governor | |
Before Election: | Zell Miller |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Zell Miller |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1982 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 2 November 1982 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Zell Miller defeated Republican nominee and incumbent member of the Georgia State Senate Franklin Sutton.
The Democratic primary election was held on 10 August 1982. Incumbent lieutenant governor Zell Miller received a majority of the votes (70.84%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.[1]
The Republican primary election was held on 10 August 1982. Incumbent member of the Georgia State Senate Franklin Sutton ran unopposed and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.[2]
On election day, 2 November 1982, Democratic nominee Zell Miller won re-election by a margin of 502,746 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Franklin Sutton, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Miller was sworn in for his third term on 3 January 1983.[3]