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1962 Alabama governor election

George C. Wallace (Democrat) won in Alabama in 1962 with 96.3% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party.

The Democratic hold continued from 1958, when John Malcolm Patterson won.

Democrats led in 67 of the 67 counties as they stood then. The largest, Jefferson, cast 63,370 votes and went to the Democrat by 93.8 points. The closest was Lowndes, where 818 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
George C. Wallace won Democratic 303,987 96.3%
All other candidates 11,789 3.7%
Total315,776

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Jefferson 59,432 93.8% 0 0.0% 3,938 63,370 D+93.8
Mobile 27,233 95.1% 0 0.0% 1,411 28,644 D+95.1
Montgomery 15,379 97.5% 0 0.0% 394 15,773 D+97.5
Etowah 10,248 95.6% 0 0.0% 476 10,724 D+95.6
Madison 8,768 88.6% 0 0.0% 1,132 9,900 D+88.6
Tuscaloosa 7,731 95.0% 0 0.0% 410 8,141 D+95.0
Morgan 7,515 95.9% 0 0.0% 325 7,840 D+95.9
Walker 7,532 98.0% 0 0.0% 150 7,682 D+98.0
Calhoun 6,762 95.7% 0 0.0% 301 7,063 D+95.7
Lauderdale 6,373 96.4% 0 0.0% 235 6,608 D+96.4
Cullman 6,449 99.3% 0 0.0% 43 6,492 D+99.3
De Kalb 6,062 99.2% 0 0.0% 47 6,109 D+99.2
Talladega 5,481 98.1% 0 0.0% 107 5,588 D+98.1
Colbert 5,355 96.0% 0 0.0% 224 5,579 D+96.0
Baldwin 5,142 95.0% 0 0.0% 271 5,413 D+95.0
Houston 4,613 94.5% 0 0.0% 268 4,881 D+94.5
Marshall 4,255 95.5% 0 0.0% 202 4,457 D+95.5
Coffee 4,168 98.5% 0 0.0% 63 4,231 D+98.5
Covington 4,070 98.5% 0 0.0% 63 4,133 D+98.5
Dallas 3,995 98.9% 0 0.0% 44 4,039 D+98.9
Franklin 3,588 95.3% 0 0.0% 178 3,766 D+95.3
Chilton 3,553 98.8% 0 0.0% 44 3,597 D+98.8
Escambia 3,346 98.3% 0 0.0% 57 3,403 D+98.3
Elmore 3,239 97.8% 0 0.0% 72 3,311 D+97.8
Jackson 3,287 99.3% 0 0.0% 24 3,311 D+99.3
Shelby 3,191 96.7% 0 0.0% 108 3,299 D+96.7
St. Clair 3,183 98.0% 0 0.0% 65 3,248 D+98.0
Dale 3,103 98.8% 0 0.0% 38 3,141 D+98.8
Limestone 2,958 97.4% 0 0.0% 79 3,037 D+97.4
Chambers 2,857 97.8% 0 0.0% 64 2,921 D+97.8
Lee 2,631 94.1% 0 0.0% 164 2,795 D+94.1
Tallapoosa 2,615 98.1% 0 0.0% 51 2,666 D+98.1
Blount 2,504 98.0% 0 0.0% 52 2,556 D+98.0
Pike 2,446 98.7% 0 0.0% 32 2,478 D+98.7
Geneva 2,428 98.8% 0 0.0% 29 2,457 D+98.8
Butler 2,418 99.3% 0 0.0% 16 2,434 D+99.3
Conecuh 2,332 99.1% 0 0.0% 20 2,352 D+99.1
Marion 2,312 99.1% 0 0.0% 21 2,333 D+99.1
Monroe 2,303 99.1% 0 0.0% 22 2,325 D+99.1
Winston 2,295 99.1% 0 0.0% 21 2,316 D+99.1
Macon 2,206 98.0% 0 0.0% 44 2,250 D+98.0
Barbour 2,226 99.3% 0 0.0% 16 2,242 D+99.3
Lawrence 2,167 99.1% 0 0.0% 19 2,186 D+99.1
Clarke 1,948 98.3% 0 0.0% 34 1,982 D+98.3
Crenshaw 1,859 99.5% 0 0.0% 10 1,869 D+99.5
Bibb 1,802 99.7% 0 0.0% 6 1,808 D+99.7
Marengo 1,753 98.0% 0 0.0% 35 1,788 D+98.0
Randolph 1,751 99.1% 0 0.0% 16 1,767 D+99.1
Cherokee 1,727 99.2% 0 0.0% 14 1,741 D+99.2
Pickens 1,669 98.6% 0 0.0% 23 1,692 D+98.6
Henry 1,641 99.1% 0 0.0% 15 1,656 D+99.1
Fayette 1,633 99.3% 0 0.0% 12 1,645 D+99.3
Autauga 1,594 99.1% 0 0.0% 15 1,609 D+99.1
Washington 1,458 98.5% 0 0.0% 22 1,480 D+98.5
Hale 1,452 98.6% 0 0.0% 20 1,472 D+98.6
Bullock 1,452 99.2% 0 0.0% 12 1,464 D+99.2
Russell 1,399 96.7% 0 0.0% 47 1,446 D+96.7
Perry 1,337 98.6% 0 0.0% 19 1,356 D+98.6
Lamar 1,310 97.8% 0 0.0% 29 1,339 D+97.8
Clay 1,310 98.8% 0 0.0% 16 1,326 D+98.8
Sumter 1,194 98.8% 0 0.0% 14 1,208 D+98.8
Choctaw 1,114 98.8% 0 0.0% 14 1,128 D+98.8
Greene 1,077 98.1% 0 0.0% 21 1,098 D+98.1
Wilcox 1,083 99.3% 0 0.0% 8 1,091 D+99.3
Coosa 950 98.3% 0 0.0% 16 966 D+98.3
Cleburne 898 97.4% 0 0.0% 24 922 D+97.4
Lowndes 825 99.2% 0 0.0% 7 832 D+99.2

Counties as they stood in 1962; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Alabama governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Kay Ivey (R) R+37.8
2018 Kay Ivey (R) R+19.1
2014 Robert Bentley (R) R+27.3
2010 Robert Bentley (R) R+15.7
2006 Robert Riley (R) R+15.9
2002 Robert Riley (R) R+0.2
1998 Don Siegelman (D) D+15.6
1994 Fob James (R) R+0.9
1990 Guy Hunt (R) R+4.2
1986 Guy Hunt (R) R+12.9
1982 George C. Wallace (D) D+18.6
1978 Fob James (D) D+46.7
1974 George C. Wallace (D) D+68.4
1970 George Wallace (D) D+74.5
1966 Lurleen Burns Wallace (D) D+32.4
1962 George C. Wallace (D) D+96.3
1958 John Malcolm Patterson (D) D+76.8
1954 Jim Folsom (D) D+46.7
1950 Gordon Persons (D) D+82.2
1946 James E. Folsom (D) D+77.3
1942 Chauncey Sparks (D) D+78.4
1938 Frank M. Dixon (D) D+74.9
1934 Bibb Graves (D) D+74.3
1930 Benjamin M. Miller (D) D+61.8
1926 Bibb Graves (D) D+62.4
1922 William W. Brandon (D) D+56.3
1918 Thomas Kilby (D) D+80.2
1914 Charles Henderson (D) D+63.6
1910 Emmet O'Neal (D) D+60.4
1906 Braxton B. Comer (D) D+71.5
1902 William D. Jelks (D) D+47.4
1900 William J. Samford (D) D+53.6
1898 Joseph F. Johnston (D) D+65.1
1896 Joseph F. Johnston (D) D+59.0
1894 William C. Oates (D) D+57.1
1892 Thomas G. Jones (D) D+52.2
1890 Thomas G. Jones (D) D+53.1
1888 Thomas Seay (D) D+55.4
1886 Thomas Seay (D) D+59.3
1884 Edward A. O'Neal (D) D+99.7
1882 Edward A. O'Neal (D) D+37.4
1880 Rufus W. Cobb (D) D+76.1
1878 Rufus W. Cobb (D) D+100.0
1876 George S. Houston (D) D+31.6
1874 George S. Houston (D) D+6.6
1872 David P. Lewis (R) R+5.0
1870 Robert B. Lindsay (D) D+0.9
1868 William Hugh Smith (R) R+100.0
1865 Robert M. Patton (other)