1986Final results
1986 election for Georgia Governor
Governor · Georgia
Joe Frank Harris (D) won with 70.5% of the vote, defeating Guy Davis (R) by 41.0 points.
Joe Frank HarrisDemocrat · winner
70.5%828,465
Guy DavisRepublican
29.5%346,512
1,174,977 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1986
Races before and after
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET