1974 Alabama gubernatorial election

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1974 Alabama gubernatorial election
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  1970 November 5, 1974 1978  
  George Wallace official portrait (3x4).jpg Elvin McCary.jpg
Nominee George Wallace Elvin McCary
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote497,57488,381
Percentage83.2%14.8%

1974 Alabama gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Wallace:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%

Governor before election

George Wallace
Democratic

Elected Governor

George Wallace
Democratic

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.

Contents

As of 2022, this is the last time any gubernatorial candidate in Alabama won every county in the state.

Democratic primary

Primary elections were held on May 7, 1974. [1]

Candidates

Results

Results by county:
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Wallace
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
McLain
50-60% 1974 Alabama gubernatorial Democratic primary results map by county.png
Results by county:
  Wallace
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80-90%
  McLain
  •   50–60%
Democratic primary results [2] [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George Wallace (incumbent) 536,235 64.79
Democratic Gene McLain249,03530.09
Democratic Jim Folsom 24,8213.00
Democratic Shorty Price 9,8341.19
Democratic Thomas Robinson7,7260.93
Total votes827,651

Republican primary

Results

1974 Alabama gubernatorial election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic George Wallace (incumbent) 497,574 83.16
Republican Elvin McCary88,38114.77
Prohibition Jim Partain12,3502.06
Total votes598,305 100
Democratic hold

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References

  1. B. Drummond Ayres Jr. (May 8, 1974). "Alabama primary won by Wallace". New York Times. New York City. p. 41. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  2. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 96.
  3. America Votes 11, p. 28.
  4. "AL Governor, 1974 – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  5. "1974 Gubernatorial General Election Results - Alabama". U.S.Election Atlas. Retrieved June 27, 2015.

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