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1968 Alabama U.S. House District 5 Election

Alabama · 6 candidates · See every 1968 U.S. House race

Who won the 1968 Alabama U.S. House District 5 Election?

Walter Flowers won the 1968 Alabama U.S. House District 5 Election. Walter Flowers received 69,110 popular votes (56.24%). The main challenger was William McKinley Branch (22.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Flowers and Branch

Flowers +33.4 pts · won by 41,070 votes
Walter FlowersDemocraticWINNER56.24%
69,110 votes
William McKinley BranchDemocratic22.82%
28,040 votes
Frank DonaldsonRepublican11.87%
14,582 votes
Mike SimpsonIndependent7.67%
9,429 votes
W Gibbsconservative1%
1,226 votes
Richard DeloneyIndependent0.4%
497 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.