1982 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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.

1982 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

2 November 1982

Nominee Zell Miller Franklin Sutton Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 797,245 294,499 Percentage 73.02% 26.97%

Lieutenant Governor before election Zell Miller Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller Democratic

Democratic primary

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.

Results

1982 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zell Miller (incumbent)	582,902	70.84%
	Democratic	J. Mac Barber	166,107	20.19%
	Democratic	Joe Smith	73,860	8.97%
Total votes			822,869	100.00%

Republican primary

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.

Results

1982 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Franklin Sutton	50,913	100.00%
Total votes			50,913	100.00%

General election

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.

Results

Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zell Miller (incumbent)	797,245	73.02
	Republican	Franklin Sutton	294,499	26.97
	Write-in		39	0.01
Total votes			1,091,783	100.00
	Democratic hold