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There have officially been 83 governors of the State of Georgia, including 11 who served more than one distinct term (John Houstoun, George Walton, Edward Telfair, George Mathews, Jared Irwin, David Brydie Mitchell, George Rockingham Gilmer, M. Hoke Smith, Joseph Mackey Brown, John M. Slaton and Eugene Talmadge, with Herman Talmadge serving two de facto distinct terms).
This was the last time Georgia elected its governors to 2-year terms, ... This page was last edited on 4 January 2025, at 06:02 (UTC).
The Three governors controversy was a political crisis in the U.S. state of Georgia, from 1946 to 1947. On December 21, 1946, Eugene Talmadge , the governor-elect of Georgia, died before taking office.
The 1940 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1940, in order to elect the governor of Georgia. Incumbent Democratic governor Eurith D. Rivers was term-limited, and ineligible to run for a third term until spending four years out of office (thus in 1944).
The 1948 Georgia gubernatorial special election took place on November 2, 1948, in order to elect the Governor of Georgia.. The Supreme Court of Georgia resolved the three governors controversy in the wake of the 1946 election by affirming lieutenant governor-elect Melvin E. Thompson's succession to the office of governor. [1]
The year was 2002, and Democrat Gray Davis was struggling mightily to win a second term as California governor. “The night before the election, his favorability was only 39%,” his campaign ...
The 1946 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1946, in order to elect the governor of Georgia. Incumbent Democratic governor Ellis Arnall was term-limited, and ineligible to run for a second term before spending four years out of office (thus in 1950).
The top court in the battleground state of Georgia ruled on Monday that Cobb County cannot extend the deadline for counting about 3,000 absentee ballots that were sent out shortly before Election ...