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...hangup was a matter of old math-Southern style. With 451,032 votes, Republican Congressman Howard Call away had an undisputed lead over Democrat Lester Maddox, who had 448,598. But Democrat Ellis Arnall, a former Governor and the contest's only racial moderate, got 57,832 write-in votes and, under an amendment adopted in 1824, Georgia's constitution requires that a gubernatorial candidate must win more than 50% of the popular vote in order to be elected. If no contender wins an absolute majority, according to the constitution, it is up to the state legislature...
...outgoing Governor when the death of Governor-elect Eugene Talmadge precipitated a contest for control of the statehouse between Arnall and Herman Talmadge, who had received write-in votes as "insurance" against his father's failing health. The impasse ended after two months, when Arnall voluntarily stepped aside, and the state Supreme Court named Lieutenant Governor-elect Melvin Thompson acting chief executive...
Several Atlanta leaders have been organizing a write-in campaign for Arnall. Negro state senator Leroy John-son also favors a write-in. Carter, now a surprisingly active worker for Maddox, squashed any attempts to use his name on the ballot, but Arnall has remained cautiously silent on the matter...
...substantial write-in vote would throw the election into the House if neither of the top two candidates received a majority of the votes cast. An election in the rural-dominated House would probably go to Maddox. Moderate Democrats realize that they can enjoy retaliation against the Republicans without directly voting for Maddox...
...vote for Mad dox-many in cars bearing Callaway bumper stickers. By one estimate, they cast 100,000 votes for the balding bigot, enough to give Maddox a startling 430,000-to-360,000 victory. As a result, liberals and Negroes next month are expected to either support a write-in candidate or vote for Callaway, himself a segregationist but of a subtler hue than Maddox. Thus the G.O.P. has every chance of electing its first Georgia Governor since...