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Eugene Talmadge was the Governor of Georgia from 1933 to 1936 and from 1941 to 1943. He was a conservative and a racist Democrat who disliked all that werent rich or white supremacist. During the Great Depression, he didnt allow the New Deal to enter Georgia. He made those who were affected by the Great Depression pay far larger taxes than the business owners. He also used the County Unit System.
In one of the tightest races for governor in the history of the state, Ellis Arnell, Lester Maddox, Jimmy Carter and James Grey all finish with more than 150,000 votes. Arnell and Maddox are forced into a run-off Jimmy Carter : 1966 Election for Governor of Georgia : Lester Maddox: September 28, 1966: Lester Maddox defeats Ellis Arnell in a Democratic run-off. Arnell announces he will run for governor as a third-party candidate 1966 Election for Governor of Georgia : Lester Maddox: November 8, 1966: No one wins the Election for governor of Georgia. Bo Callaway, Republican, wins the popular vote but not a majority, thanks to Ellis Arnell's third party run for the position. According to Georgia law at the time the legislature must decide the outcome. They choose segregationist Lester Maddox (Democrat) to the lead the state.