1972 Alabama Democratic presidential primary

A presidential primary was held in the U.S. state of Alabama on May 2, 1972 to elect delegates representing Alabama to the 1972 Democratic National Convention. To elect thirty-five of its thirty-seven pledged delegates, the state was divided into twenty-nine delegate districts based on population and Hubert Humphrey's performance in the state in 1968, which would each nominate a delegate. These twenty-nine delegates would then elect six at-large delegates. Of the twenty-nine delegates elected in May, twenty-three of them were on Wallace's official slate. This victory gave pro-Wallace delegates the ability to determine the six remaining at-large delegates. Six delegates elected from districts and the two ex-officio delegates were considered to be party loyalists. No runoff was needed as all delegates attained more than 50% of votes cast.

At the convention, all twenty-three district delegates pledged to Wallace voted for him, as well as one at-large delegate. Nine delegates, all of whom were Black, voted for nominee George McGovern. Five of the Black McGovern delegates were appointed at-large by the Wallace district delegate majority in order to meet the convention's racial diversity quota, as the Wallace district delegation was entirely White. U.S. Senator Henry M. Jackson of Washington state and former Governor Terry Sanford of Governor of North Carolina received one vote each, and U.S. Representative Wilbur Mills from Arkansas's 2nd received two.

Results + Alabama Democratic presidential primary, 1972 Candidate Votes Percentage George Wallace slate 356,822 61.17% "Regulars"/"Loyalists" 123,346 21.14% Other Wallace-aligned 16,816 2.88% Hubert Humphrey 1,863 0.32% George McGovern 2,585 0.44% Henry M. Jackson 1,958 0.34% Edmund Muskie 22 0.004% Uncommitted 79,949 13.70%Total:583,361100.00% By delegate district In the "Others" column, (W) denotes delegate candidates pledged to Wallace but not on his official slate, (H) for Hubert Humphrey, (J) for Henry M. Jackson, (McG) for George McGovern, and (M) for Edmund Muskie.

District George Wallace-endorsed slate Regulars/Loyalists Others Uncommitted Total Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % 1st James L. Hunt 16,806 60.80% Edward F. Mauldin 4,813 17.41% — — — Two uncommitted 6,024 21.79% 27,643 2nd Fred C. Folsom 19,063 66.70% Don B. Horton 2,422 8.47% — — — Five uncommitted 7,096 24.83% 28,581 3rd Jack Giles 11,323 60.80% John L. McDaniel 1,915 10.28% Bill Anderson (W) 783 4.20% Seven uncommitted 4,602 24.71% 18,623 4th Bill Williams 13,140 57.02% Louise Rodgers 2,143 9.30% Three others 7,763 24.71% — — — 23,046 5th Robert Hitt 16,474 52.73% Roy Davis McCord 7,646 24.47% Virgil M. Smith (W) 3,250 10.40% Two uncommitted 3,872 12.39% 31,242 6th James E. Wilson 21,702 69.78% Bill Fite 4,847 15.59% — — — Three uncommitted 4,550 14.63% 31,099 7th Hugh Boles 17,285 72.07% Ralph Reid 3,067 12.79% — — — Three uncommitted 3,630 15.14% 23,982 8th — — — David H. Hood Jr. 5,487 59.52% — — — Two uncommitted 3,732 40.48% 9,219 9th Frank A. Stacey 6,170 52.00% Thermon Coggins 803 6.77% — — — Three uncommitted 4,893 41.24% 11,866 10th — — — Arthur Shores 4,639 72.35% — — — Three uncommitted 1,773 27.65% 6,412 11th Mrs. Gri Cashio 1,910 29.60% Robert Smith Vance 3,807 59.00% Albert Domm (M) 22 0.34% Marie Stokes Jemison 714 11.06% 6,453 12th Jess Lanier 8,731 61.09% Two regulars 4,870 34.08% J. Richard Riddle (H) 244 1.71% Two uncommitted 447 3.13% 14,292 13th P. Graves Musgrove 7,140 59.94% Don A. Hawkins 4,772 40.06% — — — — — — 11,912 14th George Wingard 14,281 58.96% Ray Hartwell 4,398 18.16% 2 others 4,267 17.62% Lewis P. Roberts 1,277 5.27% 24,223 15th J. Groce Pratt 8,183 64.83% Joseph W. Mallisham 2,810 22.26% — — — Theodore Caselberry 1,629 12.91% 12,622 16th James L. Chancy 21,608 67.73% Jane K. Dishuck 5,249 16.45% Bill Johnston (W) 1,767 5.54% Louise Moody Shils 3,281 10.28% 31,905 17th John B. McKinney 18,315 63.28% Tom Radney 7,168 24.76% — — — Hubert Hubbard 3,462 11.96% 28,945 18th I. Drayton Pruitt 9,820 54.32% Andrew M. Hayden 7,240 40.05% — — — John Greene Jr. 1,018 5.63% 18,078 19th Earl Goodwin Unopposed — — — — — — — — — — 20th — — — Rufus A. Lewis 3,809 51.23% — — — Ned T. Ellis 3,626 48.77% 7,435 21st Hilda Smilie 17,487 66.54% Robert P. Arrington 3,401 12.94% — — — Four uncommitted 5,392 20.52% 26,280 22nd Billy Brabham 8,356 47.29% Thomas Reed 9,313 52.71% — — — — — — 17,669 23rd I. J. Scott 14,143 69.62% Whit Whittelsey 1,960 9.65% Two others 2,954 14.54% Emmett L. Fulgham 1,258 6.19% 20,315 24th Joe McCorquodale III 22,669 68.44% Two regulars 8,887 26.83% — — — Keith Trawick 1,566 4.73% 33,122 25th Abner Powell 27,377 74.68% Ed Byrd 4,768 13.01% — — — Three uncommitted 4,512 12.31% 36,657 26th Mrs. S. A. Cherry 23,090 82.02% E. Terry Brown 3,986 14.16% — — — Manning Warren 1,077 3.83% 28,153 27th L. W. Brannan 17,181 68.83% Kenneth G. Parker 2,054 8.23% — — — Two uncommitted 5,726 22.94% 24,961 28th Clarence Snowden 14,568 62.99% Patricia G. Edington 2,595 11.22% William Westbrook (W) 1,681 7.27% Four uncommitted 4,283 18.52% 23,127 29th — — — Isom Clemon 4,477 89.79% — — — S. Eilene McLoughlin 509 10.21% 4,986 Source: The Birmingham News

1972 Alabama Democratic presidential primary

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