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1910 Georgia gubernatorial election

The 1910 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on October 5, 1910, in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and former Governor Hoke Smith defeated Independent Democratic candidate and incumbent Governor Joseph Mackey Brown and Socialist Party nominee C. O. Brown.


The 1910 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on October 5, 1910, in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and former Governor Hoke Smith defeated Independent Democratic candidate and incumbent Governor Joseph Mackey Brown and Socialist Party nominee C. O. Brown.

The Democratic primary election was held in 1910. Former Governor of Georgia Hoke Smith received a majority of the votes (51.10%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election over incumbent Governor Joseph Mackey Brown, who instead decided to run as an Independent.

PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic97,98951.10%
Democratic93,73448.90%
191,723100.00%

On election day, October 5, 1910, Democratic nominee Hoke Smith won re-election with a margin of 78,000 votes against his foremost opponent Independent Democratic candidate Joseph Mackey Brown, thereby holding Democratic control over the office of Governor. Smith was sworn in for his second term on July 1, 1911.

PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic95,00084.77
Independent Democrat17,00015.17
Socialist710.06
112,071100.00
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