Election Name: | 1986 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1982 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1982 |
Next Election: | 1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1990 |
Election Date: | 4 November 1986 |
Nominee1: | Zell Miller |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 871,259 |
Percentage1: | 99.99% |
Lieutenant Governor | |
Before Election: | Zell Miller |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Zell Miller |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1986 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 4 November 1986 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and incumbent lieutenant governor Zell Miller ran unopposed and subsequently won the election.
The Democratic primary election was held on 12 August 1986. Incumbent lieutenant governor Zell Miller received a majority of the votes (82.80%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.[1]
On election day, 4 November 1986, Democratic nominee Zell Miller ran unopposed and won re-election with 871,259 votes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Miller was sworn in for his fourth term on 12 January 1987.[2]