The 1990 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. Lieutenant Governor

Zell Miller Zell Bryan Miller (February 24, 1932 – March 23, 2018) was an American politician who served as the 79th governor of Georgia from 1991 to 1999 and as a United States senator representing the state from 2000 to 2005. He was a member of the Dem ...

ran for governor after incumbent Joe Frank Harris was term-limited, defeating

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, and

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for the Democratic nomination, and defeated

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, a member of the

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. As of 2022, this is the last time that Dade,

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, Whitfield, Murray, Gilmer, Fannin, Floyd, Gordon, Pickens, Dawson, Forsyth,

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, Barrow, Jackson, Madison,

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, Walton, Paulding, Carroll, Coweta, Troup, Spalding, Pike, Harris, Glynn, Camden, Bryan, and Effingham counties voted for the Democratic candidate for governor. Miller later served in the U.S. Senate from 2000 to 2005, and was succeeded by Isakson, who then served until his 2019 resignation.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

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since 1975 *

, Mayor of Atlanta

Defeated in primary

, State Senator from Marietta * Lauren 'Bubba' McDonald, Jr., State Representative from Turnerville *

, former

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and Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

Results

Runoff Results

Republican primary

Candidates

, State Representative from Marietta * Bobby Wood, former chairman of Gwinnett County Board of Education * Greeley Ellis * Eli 'Link' Veazey

Results

Election results

References

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Defeated in primary

Results

Runoff Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Election results

See also

References