The 1968 United States presidential election in Alabama was held on November 5, 1968. In Alabama, voters voted for electors individually instead of as a slate, as in the other 49 states.
The 1960s had seen Alabama as the epicenter of the Civil Rights Movement, highlighted by numerous bombings by the Ku Klux Klan in "Bombingham", Birmingham police commissioner Eugene "Bull" Connor's use of attack dogs against civil rights protesters, attacks on the Freedom Riders and Selma to Montgomery marchers, and first-term Governor George Wallace's "stand in the door" against the desegregation of the University of Alabama.. The state Democratic Party, which had remained closed to African-Americans two decades after Smith v. Allwright outlawed the white primary, had by a five-to-one margin refused to pledge its 1964 electors to incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson, and no attempt was made to challenge this Wallace-sponsored Democratic slate with one loyal to the national party. Despite sponsoring the state Democratic slate, in the 1964 general election Wallace would back Republican nominee Barry Goldwater, who won almost seventy percent of Alabama's ballots against the state Democratic electors, for his opposition to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
George Wallace would build a third party candidacy with his right-wing populist American Independent Party during the following two years, campaigning on opposition to desegregation, race riots, and the counterculture. However, with the state Democratic Party still refusing to integrate, the national party made efforts to place its own electors on the Alabama ballot in 1967. As expected, Wallace won the state Democratic primary in May, and was listed as the “Democratic” candidate on the Alabama ballot. National Democratic nominee Hubert Humphrey was able, unlike Harry S. Truman and outgoing President Johnson, to gain ballot access on a fusion of the "Alabama Independent Democrat" and National Democratic lines. Among white voters, 78% supported Wallace, 16% supported Nixon, and 4% supported Humphrey.
Democratic primaries Presidential electors
Delegates to the National Convention
Predictions SourceRatingAs ofNoteLebanon Daily News(Flip)September 17, 1968Daily Press(Flip)October 11, 1968The Charlotte News(Flip)October 12, 1968The Record(Flip)October 21, 1968Shreveport Times(Flip)November 3, 1968The Selma Times-Journal(Flip)November 3, 1968
Results
Results by presidential elector + General election resultsParty Pledged to Elector Votes Democratic Party George Wallace Albert Brewer691,425 Democratic Party George Wallace MacDonald Gallion691,318 Democratic Party George Wallace Jim Allen689,262 Democratic Party George Wallace Armistead Selden689,009 Democratic Party George Wallace Agnes Baggett687,876 Democratic Party George Wallace Frank Mizell687,699 Democratic Party George Wallace Earl Morgan687,664 Democratic Party George Wallace Richard "Dick" Beard686,685 Democratic Party George Wallace Mabel S. Amos686,667 Democratic Party George Wallace Ernest Stone685,499 Republican Party Richard Nixon William H. Graham146,923 Republican Party Richard Nixon Paul Lowery146,876 Republican Party Richard Nixon James C. Van Antwerp, Jr.146,717 Republican Party Richard Nixon George Howard Young146,628 Republican Party Richard Nixon Huit Sullivan146,613 Republican Party Richard Nixon M. J. Lyons, Jr.146,591 Republican Party Richard Nixon Lee Clyde Traylor146,368 Republican Party Richard Nixon Robert H. Maxwell146,311 Republican Party Richard Nixon J. Smith Lanier, II145,970 Republican Party Richard Nixon Robert D. Wilkinson, Jr.145,694 Alabama Independent Democratic Party Hubert Humphrey Dot Little142,435 Alabama Independent Democratic Party Hubert Humphrey Ben F. Ray142,218 Alabama Independent Democratic Party Hubert Humphrey Lafayette Patterson141,199 Alabama Independent Democratic Party Hubert Humphrey Roy D. McCord141,124 Alabama Independent Democratic Party Hubert Humphrey Charles A. Bentley, Jr.140,728 Alabama Independent Democratic Party Hubert Humphrey Isom Clemon140,387 Alabama Independent Democratic Party Hubert Humphrey Coleman A. Lollar, Jr.140,386 Alabama Independent Democratic Party Hubert Humphrey J. E. Brantley140,342 Alabama Independent Democratic Party Hubert Humphrey James McArthur Reed140,218 Alabama Independent Democratic Party Hubert Humphrey Joe L. Reed140,093 National Democratic Party of Alabama Hubert Humphrey William McKinley Branch54,144 National Democratic Party of Alabama Hubert Humphrey E. D. Bouier53,700 National Democratic Party of Alabama Hubert Humphrey Robert Schwenn53,666 National Democratic Party of Alabama Hubert Humphrey J. H. Davis53,622 National Democratic Party of Alabama Hubert Humphrey R. E. Cordray53,264 National Democratic Party of Alabama Hubert Humphrey Billy Joe Robinson53,226 National Democratic Party of Alabama Hubert Humphrey Jack Drake53,068 National Democratic Party of Alabama Hubert Humphrey Virginia Durr53,015 National Democratic Party of Alabama Hubert Humphrey George DeBoer52,909 National Democratic Party of Alabama Hubert Humphrey James Williams52,464 American Independent Party George Wallace Steve E. Nation10,960 American Independent Party George Wallace Aaron C. Edwards10,518 American Independent Party George Wallace Ronald L. Pankey10,437 American Independent Party George Wallace Bernice H. Morrison10,365 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn D. N. Stephenson4,022 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn Phoebe Cary Shoemaker3,814 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn J. E. Dillard3,770 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn Ogburn A. Gardner3,661 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn Bertha Wallis Lee3,638 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn Beulah K. Gray3,615 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn Jerome B. Couch3,589 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn Fred M. Burns3,578 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn Lois Goodwin3,523 Prohibition Party E. Harold Munn Daisy Williams3,420Total votes 1,049,909
Results by county CountyGeorge WallaceAmerican IndependentHubert HumphreyDemocraticRichard NixonRepublicanVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Autauga 5,523 71.03% 1,553 19.97% 606 7.79% 94 1.21% 3,970 51.06% 7,776 Baldwin 14,167 76.98% 1,821 9.89% 2,154 11.70% 262 1.42% 12,013 65.28% 18,404 Barbour 5,491 69.10% 1,898 23.89% 386 4.86% 171 2.15% 3,593 45.21% 7,946 Bibb 3,746 80.16% 652 13.95% 263 5.63% 12 0.26% 3,094 66.21% 4,673 Blount 6,536 71.93% 331 3.64% 2,013 22.15% 206 2.27% 4,523 49.78% 9,086 Bullock 2,161 49.71% 1,964 45.18% 190 4.37% 32 0.74% 197 4.53% 4,347 Butler 5,601 76.09% 1,240 16.85% 500 6.79% 20 0.27% 4,361 59.24% 7,361 Calhoun 19,211 71.75% 4,146 15.48% 3,061 11.43% 357 1.33% 15,065 56.27% 26,775 Chambers 7,885 74.14% 1,358 12.77% 1,082 10.17% 311 2.92% 6,527 61.37% 10,636 Cherokee 4,773 83.96% 462 8.13% 343 6.03% 107 1.88% 4,311 75.83% 5,685 Chilton 6,611 74.26% 566 6.36% 1,602 18.00% 123 1.38% 5,009 56.26% 8,902 Choctaw 4,250 69.75% 1,641 26.93% 176 2.89% 26 0.43% 2,609 42.82% 6,093 Clarke 6,168 71.50% 1,717 19.90% 488 5.66% 253 2.93% 4,451 51.60% 8,626 Clay 4,048 80.25% 256 5.08% 706 14.00% 34 0.67% 3,342 66.25% 5,044 Cleburne 3,314 82.95% 160 4.01% 485 12.14% 36 0.90% 2,829 70.81% 3,995 Coffee 8,885 82.53% 1,071 9.95% 682 6.33% 128 1.19% 7,814 72.58% 10,766 Colbert 11,341 72.60% 2,291 14.67% 1,727 11.06% 262 1.68% 9,050 57.93% 15,621 Conecuh 3,828 71.60% 1,151 21.53% 186 3.48% 181 3.39% 2,677 50.07% 5,346 Coosa 2,830 74.26% 623 16.35% 330 8.66% 28 0.73% 2,207 57.91% 3,811 Covington 11,419 86.98% 791 6.03% 831 6.33% 87 0.66% 10,588 80.65% 13,128 Crenshaw 4,513 82.35% 726 13.25% 209 3.81% 32 0.58% 3,787 69.10% 5,480 Cullman 11,063 64.08% 1,115 6.46% 4,964 28.75% 123 0.71% 6,099 35.33% 17,265 Dale 8,109 83.55% 862 8.88% 607 6.25% 127 1.31% 7,247 74.67% 9,705 Dallas 8,798 52.89% 6,516 39.17% 1,246 7.49% 76 0.46% 2,282 13.72% 16,636 DeKalb 8,144 54.81% 1,274 8.57% 5,314 35.76% 127 0.85% 2,830 19.05% 14,859 Elmore 9,038 76.52% 1,745 14.77% 801 6.78% 228 1.93% 7,293 61.75% 11,812 Escambia 8,474 78.72% 1,492 13.86% 680 6.32% 119 1.11% 6,982 64.86% 10,765 Etowah 21,416 68.67% 4,613 14.79% 4,351 13.95% 806 2.58% 16,803 53.88% 31,186 Fayette 4,683 75.07% 676 10.84% 827 13.26% 52 0.83% 3,856 61.81% 6,238 Franklin 5,909 64.96% 588 6.46% 2,524 27.75% 75 0.82% 3,385 37.21% 9,096 Geneva 7,871 91.73% 380 4.43% 284 3.31% 46 0.54% 7,491 87.30% 8,581 Greene 1,555 39.18% 2,229 56.16% 180 4.54% 5 0.13% -674 -16.98% 3,969 Hale 2,934 55.78% 2,003 38.08% 266 5.06% 57 1.08% 931 17.70% 5,260 Henry 4,233 79.99% 955 18.05% 84 1.59% 20 0.38% 3,278 61.94% 5,292 Houston 13,872 83.89% 1,488 9.00% 974 5.89% 202 1.22% 12,384 74.89% 16,536 Jackson 8,504 77.96% 1,022 9.37% 1,191 10.92% 191 1.75% 7,313 67.04% 10,908 Jefferson 106,233 51.81% 55,845 27.24% 39,752 19.39% 3,203 1.56% 50,388 24.57% 205,033 Lamar 5,229 88.25% 302 5.10% 364 6.14% 30 0.51% 4,865 82.11% 5,925 Lauderdale 13,467 71.32% 2,166 11.47% 2,952 15.63% 298 1.58% 10,515 55.69% 18,883 Lawrence 6,253 83.05% 650 8.63% 580 7.70% 46 0.61% 5,603 74.42% 7,529 Lee 7,721 58.78% 2,803 21.34% 2,366 18.01% 246 1.87% 4,918 37.44% 13,136 Limestone 8,430 81.25% 889 8.57% 870 8.39% 186 1.79% 7,541 72.68% 10,375 Lowndes 1,822 55.84% 1,127 34.54% 234 7.17% 80 2.45% 695 21.30% 3,263 Macon 1,619 25.37% 4,450 69.74% 257 4.03% 55 0.86% -2,831 -44.37% 6,381 Madison 29,823 57.40% 8,004 15.41% 13,213 25.43% 913 1.76% 16,610 31.97% 51,953 Marengo 5,185 56.64% 3,479 38.01% 457 4.99% 33 0.36% 1,706 18.63% 9,154 Marion 6,415 76.34% 365 4.34% 1,492 17.76% 131 1.56% 4,923 58.58% 8,403 Marshall 12,742 76.39% 955 5.73% 2,725 16.34% 258 1.55% 10,017 60.05% 16,680 Mobile 61,673 67.08% 18,615 20.25% 10,509 11.43% 1,139 1.24% 43,058 46.83% 91,936 Monroe 5,217 71.23% 1,673 22.84% 375 5.12% 59 0.81% 3,544 48.39% 7,324 Montgomery 27,202 58.47% 12,088 25.98% 6,746 14.50% 489 1.05% 15,114 32.49% 46,525 Morgan 16,841 75.60% 1,878 8.43% 3,043 13.66% 515 2.31% 13,798 61.94% 22,277 Perry 2,768 49.85% 2,457 44.25% 308 5.55% 20 0.36% 311 5.60% 5,553 Pickens 4,549 71.89% 1,434 22.66% 321 5.07% 24 0.38% 3,115 49.23% 6,328 Pike 6,038 72.39% 1,565 18.76% 658 7.89% 80 0.96% 4,473 53.63% 8,341 Randolph 5,103 75.00% 666 9.79% 839 12.33% 196 2.88% 4,264 62.67% 6,804 Russell 7,584 67.44% 2,707 24.07% 704 6.26% 250 2.22% 4,877 43.37% 11,245 St. Clair 7,050 72.70% 869 8.96% 1,635 16.86% 143 1.47% 5,415 55.84% 9,697 Shelby 7,736 71.83% 1,105 10.26% 1,706 15.84% 223 2.07% 6,030 55.99% 10,770 Sumter 2,158 44.89% 2,336 48.60% 303 6.30% 10 0.21% -178 -3.71% 4,807 Talladega 13,505 72.00% 3,099 16.52% 1,935 10.32% 217 1.16% 10,406 55.48% 18,756 Tallapoosa 9,043 76.50% 1,331 11.26% 1,205 10.19% 242 2.05% 7,712 65.24% 11,821 Tuscaloosa 18,611 65.60% 5,556 19.58% 3,822 13.47% 382 1.35% 13,055 46.02% 28,371 Walker 14,416 74.37% 1,971 10.17% 2,628 13.56% 370 1.91% 11,788 60.81% 19,385 Washington 4,545 79.98% 902 15.87% 200 3.52% 36 0.63% 3,643 64.11% 5,683 Wilcox 2,511 56.62% 1,658 37.38% 237 5.34% 29 0.65% 853 19.24% 4,435Winston 3,032 54.86% 258 4.67% 2,174 39.33% 63 1.14% 858 15.53% 5,527Totals691,42565.86%196,57918.72%146,92313.99%14,9901.42%494,84647.14%1,049,917
Counties that flipped from Republican to American Independent
Autauga Baldwin Barbour Bibb Blount Butler Calhoun Chambers Chilton Choctaw Clarke Clay Cleburne Coffee Conecuh Coosa Covington Crenshaw Cullman Dale Dallas DeKalb Elmore Escambia Etowah Fayette Franklin Geneva Hale Henry Houston Jefferson Lee Lawrence Madison Marengo Marion Marshall Monroe Morgan Mobile Montgomery Shelby Perry Pickens Pike Randolph Russell St. Clair Talladega Tallapoosa Tuscaloosa Walker Washington Winston Bullock Lowndes Wilcox
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Greene Sumter
Counties that flipped from Unpledged to Democratic Macon
Counties that flipped from Unpledged to American Independent Cherokee Colbert Jackson Lauderdale Limestone
Results by congressional district