Democratic Rival Ends Young’s Governor Bid : Elections: Georgia’s longtime lieutenant governor has a 20-point lead in the polls over the former Atlanta mayor and U.N. ambassador.

Georgia Lt. Gov. Zell Miller won the Democratic nomination for governor Tuesday, cutting short Andrew Young’s effort to become the state’s first black governor.

With 26% of precincts reporting, Miller had 153,602 votes or 71% and Young had 62,984 votes or 29%, clearly enough to assure victory.

Miller will face state Rep. Johnny Isakson, the Republican nominee, in November elections. Isakson had won the nomination outright in the July 17 primary.

For Young, the loss closes a chapter in his long history of public service, including stints in Congress, the United Nations, and as mayor of Atlanta, and raises the question of what his next endeavor will be.

Since the primary last month in which he outpolled Young but failed to win a majoity of Democratic votes, Miller, who has been lieutenant governor for 16 years, had amassed a 20-point lead in public opinion polls.

In an effort to overcome that lead, Young, in the final days of the contest, resorted to attack ads, labeling Miller “Zigzag Zell” and accusing him of waffling on several issues.

Also, Young, who was accused of ignoring black voters before the first round of voting, made a concerted effort to attract them in recent weeks. He could be heard on black-oriented radio stations, touting his record as mayor of Atlanta and boasting of his achievements in the civil rights movement as a chief aide to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

However, Miller had hit upon an issue that proved to be a winner: a state lottery. Georgians by the thousands trek to Florida to buy lottery tickets and responded to Miller’s promise to start one in this state. Miller also promised to apply part of the lottery proceeds to help the state’s schools.

Miller’s other high-profile campaign issue was the drug war, as he vowed to establish “military-style boot camps” for first offenders.

For his part, Young emphasized his worldwide contacts gained during his tenure as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and promised to attract business to the state, this providing jobs and economic prosperity.

In other elections Tuesday:

In Kansas, first-term Gov. Mike Hayden fought for survival in a Republican primary as his chief opponent, real estate executive Nestor Weigand Jr., tried to capitalize on voter anger over higher property taxes. On the Democratic side, former Gov. John Carlin was favored to win the first round of a comeback bid.

In Michigan, Republicans picked opponents for two Democratic incumbents seeking third terms -- Gov. James Blanchard and Sen. Carl Levin. Polls showed Rep. Bill Schuette a heavy favorite over lawyer Clark Durant for the right to challenge Levin. State Sen. John Engler was expected to trounce General Motors engineer John Lauve and earn a shot at Blanchard.

In Missouri, Rep. Richard Gephardt, the House majority leader, sought the Democratic nomination for an eighth term against Nicholas F. Clement, a newspaper carrier who is a follower of extremist Lyndon H. LaRouche JR.