Three governor's controversy

Reorder the following

• Eugene Talmadge wins the election for governor, but dies.

• Eugene's supporters want replacement to be the candidate with the highest number of write-in votes .

• The write-in winner is Herman Talmadge, as Eugene supporters write Herman's name on ballots.

• The Ga. constitution states that the lieutenant governor would take office if the governor dies.

• General Assembly chooses Herman Talmadge as the new governor.

Reorder the following

• Ga. constitution states that the lieutenant governor would take office if governor died.

• General assembly chooses Herman Talmadge as the new governor.

• Ellis Arnall, who was current governor, refuses to give up seat to Herman, and give to Melvin Thompson.

• Talmadge supporters take the governor's mansion by force.

• Arnall and Thompson set up an alternative office in Atlanta.

Reorder the following

• Arnall and Thompson set up an alternative office in Atlanta.

• The state supreme court steps in to handle the situation.

• Supreme court decide that Thompson should be "acting governor" until a special election is held.

• Herman focuses on his father's views in his campaign for the special election.

• Herman wins the special election in 1948 and becomes governor.

Eugene Talmadge focused on reinstating the ​ ​ (a)   in his campaign which gained the votes of many ​ (b)   . His son, ​ (c)   , focused on the same principles in his campaign for the ​ (d)   ​ .

• white primary
• white supremacy supporters
• Herman Talmadge
• special election

Despite Talmadge winning the ​ (a)   , the ​ (b)   was never ​ (c)   .

• special election
• white primary
• reinstated

What happened to Eugene Talmadge during the gubernatorial (governor's) election of 1946?

• He won the election and serves for 4 years.

• He lost the election and ran for mayor of Atlanta.

• He won the election, but resigned because of his views on white supremacy.

• He won the election, but died before taking office.

Why was Melvin Thompson part of this controversy?

• The Ga. constitution had just been re-written to include a new role as lieutenant governor, and he won the seat.

• He was the governor prior to the election of 1946.

• He was running for governor, did not get enough votes, but challenged the counts.

• The Ga. constitution had just been re-written to include that white supremacy was acceptable and Thompson supported that.

Why was Ellis Arnall a part of this controversy?

• He was running for re-election and did not like that he lost, so he took matters into his own hands.

• He was the current governor, prior to the election and felt that he had the power to choose who was to be governor.

• He was the president of the U.S. and he felt he had the power to make the decision as to who should be governor.

• He lost the election for governor in 1946 and had ill-feelings towards the other candidates.

Who won the special election in 1948 to resolve the controversy?

• Eugene Talmadge

• Melvin Thompson

• Herman Talmadge

• Ellis Arnall

Match the following

• had the most write-in votes during the 1946 governor's election

• General Assembly

• won the election of 1946 for the newly elected position of lieutenant governor

• Supreme Court

• as lawmakers of the state, they voted and chose Herman Talmadge as the governor

• Melvin Thompson

• decided that Melvin Thompson should be acting governor, until a special election is done

• Eugene Talmadge

• winner of the governor's race in 1946, but died before taking office

• Herman Talmadge