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Oct 29, 1968
Arkansas native Jim Ed Brown appears in Fort Smith as Republican governor Winthrop Rockefeller campaigns for re-election
Jan 21, 1969
Ray Price, Charley Pride and Buck Owens perform during inauguration parties for new Texas governor Preston Smith in Austin
Mar 24, 1970
"Hee Haw" star Junior Samples announces he may run for lieutenant governor of Georgia, alongside Republican gubernatorial candidate Ronnie Thompson
Apr 11, 1970
Alabama governor Albert Brewer campaigns at Sage Avenue Park in Mobile, supported with appearances by Kitty Wells, Red Sovine, Bob Luman and Lester Flatt
Jul 28, 1970
While campaigning for Senate candidate Tex Ritter, Roy Acuff's car is hit by a milk truck near Kingsport, Tennessee. Acuff receives a bruised kneecap and chin, and is gouged below his lower lip
Aug 6, 1970
Tex Ritter garners only 22% of the vote, losing the Republican primary for a Tennessee Senate seat to William Brock
Oct 20, 1970
The Nashville City Council votes to make 16th and 17th Avenues, the heart of Music Row, one-way streets
Jan 19, 1971
Jeannie C. Riley sings "Harper Valley P.T.A." during one of the inaugural balls for Texas governor Preston Smith in Austin. Other performers include Buck Owens, Ray Price and Faron Young
Oct 30, 1971
Loretta Lynn performs for 15,000 people at a political rally in Somerset, Kentucky, for governor Louie Nunn and president Richard Nixon
Nov 6, 1971
Jimmie Davis finishes fourth in the Democratic nominating election for governor of Louisiana, 100,000 votes behind the winning candidate, Edwin Edwards
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