Many Georgians, dismayed by the choice between Maddox and Calloway, both conservatives with segregationist beliefs, organized a write in campaign for Ellis Arnall, whom Maddox had defeated in his bid to become the Democratic nominee.
Photo: Governor Maddox, never one to let dignity stand between him and a good photo op, is seen here hamming it up for the camera as he celebrates the opening of the final link of Interstate 285, the perimeter highway circling Atlanta.
Photo source: Speaking Out: The Autobiography of Lester Maddox , Doubleday (1975)