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==Governor of Georgia==

==Governor of Georgia==

===1936 election===

===1936 election===

Incumbent two-term governor [[Eugene Talmadge]] was barred in 1936 from running for a third consecutive term, and Rivers ran for the open seat. Campaigning as a [[New Deal]]er in favor of federal government programs amidst the [[Great Depression]], he handily won the primary election.

Incumbent two-term governor [[Eugene Talmadge]] was barred in 1936 from running for a third consecutive term, and Rivers ran for the open seat. Campaigning as a [[New Deal]]er in favor of federal government programs amidst the [[Great Depression]], he handily won the primary election<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=378445 GA Governor - D Primary - Sep 09, 1936]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved February 26, 2021.</ref> in an election cycle heavily favorable for [[liberals]] as racist white Southerners supported Roosevelt's big government policies.<ref>Williamson, Kevin D. (August 29, 2018). [https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/08/senator-richard-russell-history-of-racist-progressives/ Was Senator Russell a ‘Conservative’ Democrat?]. ''National Review''. Retrieved February 26, 2021.</ref>

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