Eugene talmadge's political career was tarnished by the "cocking affair" and the further firing of educators. what happened to talmadge largely as a result of these events? a) the senate investigated talmadge for wrongly spending funds. b) officials in the state government would not work with talmadge. c) talmadge lost reelection as the state’s governor to ellis arnall. d) talmadge ran, and lost, two political races for legislative office.