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Elections in Alabama |
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The 1974 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic governor George Wallace was reelected in a landslide over his Republican opponent, businessman Elvin McCary. Wallace was the first Alabama governor to win election to a second consecutive term, as the state's Constitution was amended in 1968 to allow governors to serve a maximum two elected consecutive terms. This was also Wallace's first campaign after having been paralyzed following being shot by Arthur Bremer in an assassination attempt during Wallace's run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination.
As of 2022, this is the last time any gubernatorial candidate in Alabama won every county in the state.
Primary elections were held on May 7, 1974. [1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George Wallace (incumbent) | 536,235 | 64.79 | |
Democratic | Gene McLain | 249,035 | 30.09 | |
Democratic | Jim Folsom | 24,821 | 3.00 | |
Democratic | Shorty Price | 9,834 | 1.19 | |
Democratic | Thomas Robinson | 7,726 | 0.93 | |
Total votes | 827,651 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | George Wallace (incumbent) | 497,574 | 83.16 | |
Republican | Elvin McCary | 88,381 | 14.77 | |
Prohibition | Jim Partain | 12,350 | 2.06 | |
Total votes | 598,305 | 100 | ||
Democratic hold |
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