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In 1955, Clements supported Bertram Thomas "Bert" Combs (1911-1991) for governor against Chandler and did so again in 1959 against Harry Lee Waterfield. Combs defeated Waterfield. In 1961, Clements and Combs split over the state's leasing of a fleet of dump trucks from a Louisville  dealership. When Combs canceled the deal, Clements resigned to work on the 1960 presidential campaign of his friend, Lyndon Johnson, who wound up with the vice presidency under [[John F. Kennedy]]. Following his split with Combs, Clements allied himself with the Chandler faction and opposed Combs' lieutenant governor, Wilson Watkins Wyatt (1905-1996), in his unsuccessful 1962 bid to unseat Senator Thruston Morton, who had coincidentally defeated Clements for his Senate seat in 1956. After the dispute with Combs, Clements' influence within the party declined. In the 1963 gubernatorial campaign, Clements could not even deliver his own county for Chandler, who unsuccessfully challenged his fellow Democrat, Edward Thompson "Ned" Breathitt (1924-2003), who went on to defeat narrowly his eventual successor as governor, Republican [[Louie B. Nunn]].   

In 1955, Clements supported Bertram Thomas "Bert" Combs (1911-1991) for governor against Chandler and did so again in 1959 against Harry Lee Waterfield. Combs defeated Waterfield. In 1961, Clements and Combs split over the state's leasing of a fleet of dump trucks from a Louisville  dealership. When Combs canceled the deal, Clements resigned to work on the 1960 presidential campaign of his friend, Lyndon Johnson, who wound up with the vice presidency under [[John F. Kennedy]]. Following his split with Combs, Clements allied himself with the Chandler faction and opposed Combs' lieutenant governor, Wilson Watkins Wyatt (1905-1996), in his unsuccessful 1962 bid to unseat Senator Thruston Morton, who had coincidentally defeated Clements for his Senate seat in 1956. After the dispute with Combs, Clements' influence within the party declined. In the 1963 gubernatorial campaign, Clements could not even deliver his own county for Chandler, who unsuccessfully challenged his fellow Democrat, Edward Thompson "Ned" Breathitt (1924-2003), who went on to defeat narrowly his eventual successor as governor, Republican [[Louie B. Nunn]].   

When [[Alben Barkley]] resigned his Senate seat to assume the office of vice president in January 1949, Clements appointed Garrett Lee Withers (1884-1953) to fill the vacancy.<ref name=powell100 /> Barkley's term was to expire in January 1951, and near the end of the term, Withers resigned to allow Clements to run at the same time in a [[special election]] to finish Withers' term and a full six-year term as well.<ref name=powell100 /> Clements won the 1950 Senate election over Republican Charles I. Dawson (1881-1969), 300,276 to 256,876 votes.<ref name=harrison206 />

When [[Alben Barkley]] resigned his Senate seat to assume the office of vice president in January 1949, Clements appointed Garrett Lee Withers (1884-1953) to fill the vacancy. Barkley's term was to expire in January 1951, and near the end of the term, Withers resigned to allow Clements to run at the same time in a [[special election]] to finish Withers' term and a full six-year term as well.<ref name=powell100 /> Clements won the 1950 Senate election over Republican Charles I. Dawson (1881-1969), 300,276 to 256,876 votes.<ref name=harrison206 />

==Legacy==

==Legacy==