Election Name: | 1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Flag Year: | 1956 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | No |
Previous Election: | 1986 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1986 |
Next Election: | 1994 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1994 |
Election Date: | November 6, 1990 |
Nominee1: | Pierre Howard |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 864,849 |
Percentage1: | 62.70% |
Nominee2: | Matt Towery |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 474,057 |
Percentage2: | 34.37% |
Map Size: | 240px |
Lieutenant Governor | |
Before Election: | Zell Miller |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Pierre Howard |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1990 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990, to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia, concurrently with the 1990 gubernatorial election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Georgia is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.
Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Zell Miller retired to run for governor. Democrats nominated State Senator Pierre Howard who defeated Republican nominee Matt Towery.