Talk:List of Governors of Arkansas

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I removed the word "acting" from Bob Riley and Joe Purcell's names. Their terms were short (Riley had two weeks, and Purcell had five days) but each were sworn in as Governor. They each have portraits in the State Capitol.

John S. Phelps says he served as 'military governor of Arkansas'; was this only as head of the military district, or what? --Golbez 20:26, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

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This is close to being ready for FLC but a few issues need to be resolved:

  1. The intro. FLC time! --Golbez 20:59, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
  2. The dates for the territorial governors. This is resolved as best it can be. --Golbez 12:40, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
  3. The difference between acting and serving; the Lt Gov website says Riley and Purcell *acted* as Governor. Until told otherwise, assuming that is a semantic issue due to their short terms. --Golbez 13:40, 31 August 2007 (UTC)

--Golbez 11:22, 29 August 2007 (UTC)

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[edit] Content issue

No, Arkansas has considered every one of them to be governors. We've had a lot more acting governors than those listed. Many lieutenant governors have been acting governors for brief periods when the governors were occupied, hospitalized, etc. When Tucker got busted, Huckabee did not become acting governor. He became governor. Where do you get the idea that he had simply been an acting governor at that point? (Yes, he got elected later. But whatever applied to him before election applied to those others.) Look at the history of this article.[1] It counted them all until Mike used the number 44 out loud. Doczilla (talk) 05:43, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

From the Arkansas state government's website: Francis Adam Cherry 35th governor. That number does not fit the numbering that would make Mike 44th.[2] I already sought a compromise by inserting the word elected after the Huckabee=44 numbers instead of reverting them to the article's previous version of those numbers. Because Arkansas uses both sets of numbers in different documents, we therefore must strive for accuracy. Doczilla (talk) 05:49, 10 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Riley & Purcell

According to the Constitution of Arkansas, Purcell and Riley served as Governors of Arkansas; not just Lieutenant Governors performing duties as Acting Governors. Why are they not listed & numbered properly? GoodDay (talk) 20:00, 18 March 2008 (UTC)