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Thompson sought the governorship thirty-two years before former Klansman [[David Duke]], running as the unendorsed [[Republican]] candidate, lost the 1991 [[general election]] to Democrat [[Edwin Edwards|Edwin Washington Edwards]], who secured his fourth nonconsecutive term in office. Thompson ran in the Democratic gubernatorial primary in December 1959 and December 1963, having polled 4,000 and 3,343 votes, respectively, finishing with less than 1 percent of the vote. The winners of those elections were [[Jimmie Davis]] and [[John J. McKeithen]], respectively. Then Thompson filed in the Democratic mayoral primaries of 1965 and 1969, having received 2,121 votes (1.3 percent) and 1,248 ballots (0.73 percent), respectively.<ref name=psimsbook/> The winners of those elections were the incumbent Victor H. Schiro and Maurice "Moon" Landrieu, respectively. He ran again in 1973, when Landrieu, who forged a coalition of [[African American]]s and white liberals, handily secured a second term.<ref>Elections Statistics, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1969, and 1973, Baton Rouge: Louisiana Secretary of State</ref> In all, Thompson ran for office fourteen times as an avowed Klansman.<ref name=psimsbook/>

Thompson sought the governorship thirty-two years before former Klansman [[David Duke]], running as the unendorsed [[Republican]] candidate, lost the 1991 [[general election]] to Democrat [[Edwin Edwards|Edwin Washington Edwards]], who secured his fourth nonconsecutive term in office. Thompson ran in the Democratic gubernatorial primary in December 1959 and December 1963, having polled 4,000 and 3,343 votes, respectively, finishing with less than 1 percent of the vote. The winners of those elections were [[Jimmie Davis]] and [[John J. McKeithen]], respectively. Then Thompson filed in the Democratic mayoral primaries of 1965 and 1969, having received 2,121 votes (1.3 percent) and 1,248 ballots (0.73 percent), respectively.<ref name=psimsbook/> The winners of those elections were the incumbent Victor H. Schiro and Maurice "Moon" Landrieu, respectively. He ran again in 1973, when Landrieu, who forged a coalition of [[African American]]s and white liberals, handily secured a second term.<ref>Elections Statistics, 1959, 1963, 1965, 1969, and 1973, Baton Rouge: Louisiana Secretary of State</ref> In all, Thompson ran for office fourteen times as an avowed Klansman.<ref name=psimsbook/>

In February 1967, Thompson served as master of ceremonies for a meeting of the Crescent City chapter of the National States' Rights Party. The main speaker at the meeting was the anti-Semitic and anti-African-American J. B. Stoner (1924-2005) of [[Tennessee]] and [[Georgia]], a strong critic of both national parties in regard to race relations in the United States.<ref>''New Orleans Times-Picayune'', February 20, 1967; section 3, p. 16; http://educationforum.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=7927</ref> On u19, 1972, Thompson and his friend-mentor, the late Colonel Rene LaCoste, had a run-in with a group of Black Panthers at the Robert E. Lee Monument in New Orleans. The two segregationists were there to celebrate Lee's birthday.<ref name=psimsbook/>

In February 1967, Thompson served as master of ceremonies for a meeting of the Crescent City chapter of the National States' Rights Party. The main speaker at the meeting was the anti-Semitic and anti-African-American J. B. Stoner (1924-2005) of [[Tennessee]] and [[Georgia]], a strong critic of both national parties in regard to race relations in the United States.<ref>''New Orleans Times-Picayune'', February 20, 1967; section 3, p. 16; http://educationforum.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=7927</ref> On January 19, 1972, Thompson and his friend-mentor, the late Colonel Rene LaCoste, had a run-in with a group of Black Panthers at the since removed Robert E. Lee Monument in New Orleans. The two were there to celebrate General Lee's birthday.<ref name=psimsbook/>

Thompson's last political race was in November 1975, when he entered the first ever nonpartisan blanket primary for governor. Still filing as a Democrat, Thompson polled .4 of 1 percent, as the incumbent Democratic Governor Edwin Edwards coasted to a second second consecutive term.<ref>[http://www.unc.edu/~beyle/Expenditures/1968-1976Gov$.]</ref>

Thompson's last political race was in November 1975, when he entered the first ever nonpartisan blanket primary for governor. Still filing as a Democrat, Thompson polled .4 of 1 percent, as the incumbent Democratic Governor Edwin Edwards coasted to a second second consecutive term.<ref>[http://www.unc.edu/~beyle/Expenditures/1968-1976Gov$]</ref>

Thompson was never reconciled to the racial integration of American society.

Thompson was never reconciled to the racial integration of American society.