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Parents > United States > Alabama > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline April 07, 1978 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open September 05, 1978 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close September 05, 1978 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1979 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1983 - 12:00pm
# Winners2
ContributorUser 490
Last ModifiedRBH November 28, 2015 10:53pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1974
NameGeorge C. Wallace Votes497,574 (83.16%)
Term01/20/1975 - 01/15/1979 Margin409,193 (+68.39%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/1978
NameForrest Hood "Fob" James Votes551,786 (71.50%)
Term01/15/1979 - 01/17/1983 Margin355,093 (+46.01%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceAL Governor 11/07/1978

CANDIDATES (2 Winners)
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Name Forrest Hood "Fob" James Attorney General Bill Baxley Gov. Albert P. Brewer St. Sen. Sid McDonald Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley K.C. Foster Horace Howell
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Certified Votes 256,196 (28.47%) 210,089 (23.35%) 193,479 (21.50%) 143,930 (15.99%) 77,202 (8.58%) 4,948 (0.55%) 4,730 (0.53%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -46,107 (-5.12%) -62,717 (-6.97%) -112,266 (-12.48%) -178,994 (-19.89%) -251,248 (-27.92%) -251,466 (-27.94%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
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Entry Date 00/00/1978 00/00/1978 00/00/1978 00/00/1978 00/00/1978 00/00/1978 00/00/1978
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Name Gov. James E. Folsom, Sr. Bob Muncaster Ralph "Shorty" Price Charles Woods Fred Sandefer Cornelia Wallace  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
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Certified Votes 4,632 (0.52%) 1,776 (0.20%) 1,396 (0.16%) 700 (0.08%) 622 (0.07%) 217 (0.02%)  
Margin-251,564 (-27.95%) -254,420 (-28.27%) -254,800 (-28.31%) -255,496 (-28.39%) -255,574 (-28.40%) -255,979 (-28.44%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--  
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Entry Date 00/00/1978 00/00/1978 00/00/1978 00/00/1978 00/00/1978 00/00/1978  
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