(2) Gremillion hedged his bets in 1944 by vacating a runoff race for reelection and instead becoming a staff attorney in the secretary of state's office under Wade Omer Martin, Jr., who had led Gremillion in the [[primary]] contest. | (2) Gremillion hedged his bets in 1944 by vacating a runoff race for reelection and instead becoming a staff attorney in the secretary of state's office under Wade Omer Martin, Jr., who had led Gremillion in the [[primary]] contest. |