The only event I can think of in the same league (qualitatively, at least) was in the late '40s, when Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge died. Despite the existence of a perfectly suitable Lieutenant Governor, the Georgia legislature voted to install Eugene's son Herman as governor. There was a lawsuit, and eventually the Supremes slapped them down.
Herman was elected governor legitimately at the next opportunity.
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Date: 2008-12-11 04:35 pm (UTC)Herman was elected governor legitimately at the next opportunity.