1894 Georgia gubernatorial election

The 1894 Georgia gubernatorial election was held on 3 October 1894 in order to elect the Governor of Georgia. Democratic nominee and former Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives William Yates Atkinson defeated People's Party nominee J. K. Hines.^[1]

1894 Georgia gubernatorial election

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Nominee William Yates Atkinson J. K. Hines Party Democratic Populist Popular vote 121,249 96,990 Percentage 55.56% 44.44%

County results Foster:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Pharr:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Governor before election William J. Northen Democratic Elected Governor William Yates Atkinson Democratic

General election

On election day, 3 October 1894, Democratic nominee William Yates Atkinson won the election with a margin of 24,259 votes against his opponent People's Party nominee J. K. Hines, thereby holding Democratic control over the office of Governor. Atkinson was sworn in as the 55th Governor of Georgia on 27 October 1894.^[2]

Results

Georgia gubernatorial election, 1894

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Yates Atkinson	121,249	55.56
	Populist	J. K. Hines	96,990	44.44
Total votes			218,239	100.00
	Democratic hold