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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.
Democratic nomination
= Candidates
=Nominee
George Busbee, state representative
Eliminated in runoff
Lester Maddox, lieutenant governor (1971–1975) and former governor (1967–1971)
Eliminated in primary
David H. Gambrell, former U.S. senator from Georgia (1971–1972)
Bud Herrin
Thomas J. Irwin
Harry C. Jackson, former state senator (1961–1973)
Bert Lance, businessman
B. J. Parker
Robert A. Rowan, state senator (1963–1975)
George T. Smith, former lieutenant governor (1967–1971)
Jennings Thompson
Ronnie Thompson, Mayor of Macon, Georgia (1967–1975)
= Democratic primary election results
== Democratic runoff results
=Republican nomination
= Candidates
=Nominee
Ronnie Thompson, Mayor of Macon, Georgia (1967–1975)
Eliminated in runoff
Harold Dye, army veteran
Eliminated in primary
W. M. "Bill" Coolidge
Harry Geisinger, state representative (1969–1975)
George Lankford
= Republican primary election results
== Republican runoff results
=General election results
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. 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.