1946 Georgia gubernatorial election
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The 1946 Georgia gubernatorial election was a highly contentious state election whose disputed outcome triggered the infamous Three Governors Controversy over who was the legitimate governor of Georgia.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | gubernatorial election ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
one-party Democratic dominance in Georgia
ⓘ
racial politics in the American South ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | State of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| disputeResolvedBy | Georgia Supreme Court decision ⓘ |
| electoralSystem | county unit system ⓘ |
| followedBy | 1948 Georgia gubernatorial special election ⓘ |
| follows | 1942 Georgia gubernatorial election NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLaw | Georgia state constitution (then in force) ⓘ |
| hasCause | death of Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | major constitutional crisis in Georgia state government ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1946-11-05 ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainIssue | legitimacy of the governor of Georgia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Three Governors Controversy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
intra-party conflict within Georgia Democratic Party ⓘ |
| officeContested | Governor of Georgia ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Georgia (U.S. state)
ⓘ
history of elections in the United States ⓘ |
| partyInPowerAfter | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partyInPowerBefore | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededByEvent | Democratic primary for Georgia governor, 1946 ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
dispute over succession
ⓘ
multiple claimants to governorship ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post-World War II era ⓘ |
| triggered | Three Governors Controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedWhitePrimary | true ⓘ |
| wasDisputed | true ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Three Governors Controversy