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1946 election
Due to Eugene Talmadge death 3 men had claimed office . These men were Ellis Arnall, Melvin E. Thompson, t, and Herman Talmadge . In order to be in office these men's had to have a lieutenant (when the govern is absent from it position and there a person taking it's place for awhile ) meaning "second-in-command" being there to take his place . -
Melvin Thompson took office
Thompson, was the first elected as lieutenant governor he was governor from 1947-1948.Who was a member of the anti-Talmadge faction of the Democratic Party, Herman Talmadge (Talmadge son ) didn't agree and they fought for Governor . -
Herman Talmadge
During election people secretly wrote in Herman Talmadge for
governor but after Thompson got elected , during the general assembly Herman got elected as governor -
Ellis Arnall,
Ellis Arnall, did not quit he actually didn't agree the way the lieutenant governor were selected he felt like the General Assembly did not have the authority to elect a governor. Herman didn't like the way Ellis thought of it since he was governor he decide to get rid of Ellis by getting troops to escort him out of state Capitol . He refused give up . -
Final decision
at the end Arnall gave up and supported Thompson soon the Georgia Supreme Court finally choose who would be governor which was Thompson and Talmadge got kick out of office