The 1964 Alabama Democratic presidential elector primary was held on May 5, 1964, to choose the ten nominees for presidential electors to be listed on the general election ballot under the Democratic party label in the 1964 United States presidential election in Alabama. In 1960, Alabama was the only state where both presidential electors and DNC delegates were elected by popular vote. Instead of every candidate running in an at-large election, each candidate ran for a designated place, with the highest-placing candidates in each place receiving the nomination.
The election resulted in the nomination of ten unpledged electors not loyal to the national Democratic Party. Alabama was the only state in which Lyndon B. Johnson or electors pledged to him did not appear on the general election ballot in 1964.
Electoral slates Unpledged electors The following candidates were recruited to serve as unpledged electors: Place 1: James Allen, 17th and 20th Lieutenant Governor of Alabama (1951–1955, 1963–1967) Place 2: Edmund Blair, newspaper publisher and independent elector in 1960 Place 3: Albert Brewer, 58th Speaker of the Alabama House of Representatives (1963–1967) Place 4: Albert H. Evans, state senator from Alabama's 19th Senate district (1962–1966) Place 5: MacDonald Gallion, 37th and 39th Attorney General of Alabama (1959–1963, 1967–1971) Place 6: Jack Giles, director of the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations (1963–1964) Place 7: Art Hanes, mayor of Birmingham, Alabama (1961–1963) Place 8: Pete Matthews, state senator from Alabama's 34th Senate district (1962–1966) Place 9: Frank Mizell, attorney and independent elector in 1960 Place 10: Jud Scott, businessman Pledged electors The following candidates were recruited to serve as loyalist electors: Place 1: Joseph N. Langan, mayor of Mobile, Alabama (1955–1956, 1957–1958, 1963–1964, 1965–1967) Place 2: J. E. Brantley, mayor of Banks, Alabama, loyalist elector in 1960 Place 3: Barrett Shelton, newspaper publisher Place 4: John Sears Casey, state representative from Cleburne County (1959–1967) Place 5: Elbert Bertram Haltom Jr., state senator from Alabama's 1st Senate district (1958–1962) Place 6: H. Brandt Ayers, publisher of The Anniston Star Place 7: E. W. Skidmore, state senator from Alabama's 11th Senate district (1950–1958, 1966–1970) Place 8: C. G. Allen, loyalist elector in 1960 Place 9: Karl Harrison, loyalist elector in 1960 Place 10: J. K. Hardwick, mayor of Talladega, Alabama Other candidates The following candidates were not on either slate: Place 1: Jerry Coe, former assistant attorney general John Crommelin, perennial candidate Place 2 Ralph Price, perennial candidate John Watts, businessman Place 3: Oley B. Kelley, insurance man Endorsements
Results
Place Unpledged electors Pledged electors Others Total Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % 1st James Allen 516,027 83.02% Joseph N. Langan 83,968 13.51% Jerry KoeJohn Crommelin 11,47510,114 1.85%1.63% 621,584 2nd Edmund Blair 460,663 79.40% J. E. Brantley 98,741 17.02% Ralph PriceJohn Watts 11,2689,496 1.94%1.64% 580,168 3rd Albert Brewer 504,716 82.71% Barrett Shelton 87,997 14.42% Oley B. Kelley 17,537 2.87% 610,250 4th Albert Evans 477,854 79.56% John Sears Casey 122,786 20.44% — 600,640 5th MacDonald Gallion 512,745 83.70% Elbert Bertram Haltom Jr. 99,863 16.30% — 612,608 6th Jack Giles 481,763 81.60% H. Brandt Ayers 108,662 18.40% — 590,425 7th Art Hanes 493,975 82.11% E. W. Skidmore 107,619 17.89% — 601,594 8th Pete Matthews 421,499 77.34% C. G. Allen 123,496 22.66% — 544,995 9th Frank Mizell 490,992 81.67% Karl Harrison 110,168 18.33% — 601,160 10th Jud Scott 483,133 81.01% J. K. Hardwick 113,258 18.99% — 596,391 References