The 1990 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1990. Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller ran for governor after incumbent Joe Frank Harris was term-limited, defeating Andrew Young, Roy Barnes, and Lester Maddox for the Democratic nomination, and defeated Johnny Isakson, a member of the Georgia House of Representatives.^[1] As of 2022, this is the last time that Dade, Walker, Whitfield, Murray, Gilmer, Fannin, Floyd, Gordon, Pickens, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Barrow, Jackson, Madison, White, Walton, Paulding, Carroll, Coweta, Troup, Spalding, Pike, Harris, Glynn, Camden, Bryan, and Effingham counties voted for the Democratic candidate for governor.

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1990 Georgia gubernatorial election

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Nominee Zell Miller Johnny Isakson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 766,662 645,625 Percentage 52.89% 44.54%

County results Miller:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Isakson:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election Joe Frank Harris Democratic Elected Governor Zell Miller Democratic

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Isakson would later succeed Miller in the United States Senate following his victory in 2004.

• 1990 United States gubernatorial elections
• State of Georgia
• Governors of Georgia
• Senators from Georgia