Elections / 1986 · Governor · GA
Georgia — 1986 governor election
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Akashic1986 · GovernorGeorgia · GovernorJoe Frank HarrisD+41.0
Candidates
Georgia 1986 governor — certified statewide results.
- Joe Frank Harris✓Democratic828,46570.5%
- Guy DavisRepublican346,51229.5%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1984R+20.4Governor 1986D+41.0vs. baselineD+61.4
Georgia's 1986 governor race ran 61.4 points more Democratic than its 1984 presidential margin.
Same ballot, 1986GA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1986 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.