His subsequent defeats were by increasingly large margins .
Millner came closest to victory in 1994 , winning 48 % of the vote against incumbent Governor Zell Miller after defeating four other candidates in the Republican primary election .
Millner 's subsequent defeats were by increasingly large margins .
Millner came closest to victory in 1994 , winning 48 % of the vote against incumbent Governor Zell Miller after defeating four other candidates in the Republican primary election .