, ▁where ▁once ▁the ▁mayor ▁had ▁me ▁thrown ▁in ▁j ail ." ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Georgia ▁g ubern atorial ▁election ▁▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁mayor ' s ▁office ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁Young ▁launched ▁a ▁bid ▁for ▁the ▁Democratic ▁nom ination ▁for ▁governor ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁He ▁ran ▁in ▁a ▁primary ▁that ▁included ▁three ▁former ▁or ▁future ▁govern ors ▁of ▁Georgia : ▁then ▁lieutenant ▁governor ▁Z ell ▁Miller , ▁then - state ▁sen ator ▁Roy ▁Bar nes , ▁and ▁former ▁governor ▁L ester ▁M add ox . ▁The ▁field ▁also ▁contained ▁then ▁state ▁representative ▁La uren ▁" B ub ba " ▁Mc Donald . ▁The ▁first ▁poll ▁put ▁Young ▁at ▁ 3 8 ▁percent ▁to ▁Miller ' s ▁ 3 0 ▁percent , ▁ 1 5 ▁percent ▁for ▁M add ox ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁percent ▁for ▁Bar nes ▁with ▁Mc Donald ▁trailing ▁at ▁ 7 ▁percent . ▁Young ▁campaign ed ▁hard ▁but ▁by ▁the ▁primary , ▁with ▁no ▁central ▁message , ▁his ▁campaign ▁ran ▁into ▁trouble ▁against ▁the ▁well - he e led ▁and ▁prepared ▁lieutenant ▁governor . ▁Miller ▁led ▁the ▁primary ▁with ▁ 4 0 ▁percent ▁to ▁Young ' s ▁ 2 9 ▁percent ▁and ▁ 2 1 ▁percent ▁for ▁Bar nes , ▁M add ox ▁got ▁ 7 ▁percent ▁and ▁Mc Donald ▁rounded ▁out ▁at ▁ 3 ▁percent . ▁Future ▁U . S . ▁sen ator ▁Johnny ▁Is ak son ▁won ▁the ▁Republican ▁nom ination . ▁After ▁Miller ' s