For related races, see 1974 United States gubernatorial elections.
1974 Alabama gubernatorial election
← 1970
November 5, 1974
1978 →
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George Wallace
Elvin McCary
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88,381
Percentage
83.2%
14.8%
County results Wallace: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%
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George Wallace
Democratic
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George Wallace
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The 1974 Alabama gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1974. Incumbent Democratic Governor George Wallace was reelected in a landslide over his Republican opponent, businessman Elvin McCary. Wallace was the first Alabama governor to win election to a second consecutive term, as the state's Constitution was amended in 1968 to allow governors to serve a maximum two elected consecutive terms. This was also Wallace's first campaign after having been paralyzed following being shot by Arthur Bremer in an assassination attempt during Wallace's run for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination.
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