1974 Alabama Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1974 Alabama Gubernatorial Election?

George Wallace won the 1974 Alabama Gubernatorial Election. George Wallace received 497,574 popular votes (83.16%). The main challenger was Elvin McCary (14.77%).

See the full head-to-head between Wallace and McCary

Wallace +68.4 pts · won by 409,193 votes
497,574 votes
88,381 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.1% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.