Politics has always been a nasty sport, but in the election of 1946, when Georgia was a one-party Democrat state, the nastiness of politics played out in a most unusual way.
Sources for this podcast:
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Three Governors Controversy — this is a comprehensive and balanced account.
Atlanta History Center: The Three Governors Controversy — here’s a thorough account, albeit with a slight ideological tilt.
Today in Georgia History: Three Governors Controversy — a quicker account.
Photo: Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Three Governors