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    • Oct 20, 1943
    A nominating petition is mailed to Tennessee's Democratic chairman, Russell Kramer, requesting that Roy Acuff's name be placed on the ballot in August in the state's primary for governor
    Oct 23, 1943
    Country singer Jimmie Davis announces in Jonesboro, Louisiana, that he intends to run for governor
    Feb 7, 1944
    Roy Acuff withdraws his candidacy for governor of Tennessee
    Jun 22, 1944
    Roy Acuff announces he will "under no circumstances" run for governor for Tennessee's Republican party
    Jun 23, 1944
    More than four months after withdrawing his candidacy for governor of Tennessee, Roy Acuff releases a four-paragraph statement reiterating the move. Acuff says his music career remains his top priority
    Jul 3, 1944
    Roy Acuff formally announces he is not a candidate for Tennessee governor and asks that his name not be placed on the ballot
    Nov 7, 1944
    Roy Acuff loses $100 in a bet with Ernest Tubb when Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Thomas Dewey for president
    Jun 28, 1946
    Roy Acuff tells a Chattanooga newspaper he won't run for governor of Tennessee
    Jun 7, 1948
    Barely beating the deadline, Roy Acuff qualifies as a Republican candidate for governor of Tennessee. Acuff finds out about the development when he reads the morning paper the following day
    Jun 30, 1948
    Roy Acuff says that if nominated, he will consent to run as the Republican candidate for governor of Tennessee



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