George Wallace
★ Governor
- Born
- August 25, 1919
- Died
- September 13, 1998
- Age at death
- 79
- Party
- American Independent
- On the ballot
- 1962–1982
4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Wallace12.0M
Opponents63.3M
Total Electoral Votes
Wallace46
Opponents492
5
Elections run
Between 1962 and 1982, George Wallace ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (Governor and President), winning 4 and losing 1. Wallace's biggest single-election total was 9,901,118 votes, in the 1968 U.S. presidential election. Wallace's closest win came in the 1982 governor election in Alabama, decided by 209,723 votes.
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How many votes has George Wallace received?
George Wallace has received 11,990,263 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1, plus 46 electoral votes.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | GovernorAlabama | Won | 650,53857.6% | Emory Folmar |
| 1974 | GovernorAlabama | Won | 497,57483.16% | Elvin McCary |
| 1970 | GovernorAlabama | Won | 637,04674.51% | John L. Cashin Jr. A. C. Shelton |
| 1968 | Presidentwith Curtis LeMay | Lost | 9,901,118 (13.5%)46 EV | Richard Nixon Hubert Humphrey |
| 1962 | GovernorAlabama | Won | 303,98796.27% | — |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q313776). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
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