1960 Alabama Democratic presidential elector primary
The 1960 Alabama Democratic presidential elector primary was held on May 3, 1960, with a runoff on May 31, 1960. It chose 11 people to be listed as Democratic electors on the November ballot. This election is different from Alabama’s Democratic presidential primary, which picked delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Alabama was the only state where voters chose both presidential electors and DNC delegates by popular vote.
The result split the slate into six States’ Rights Democrats (independents) and five Democrats loyal to the national party. In the general election, all 11 electors voted for Byrd and Thurmond as independents and for Kennedy and Johnson as loyalists. Of the 11 slots, Bruce Henderson was the only elector elected outright in the first round; the remaining electors were chosen in the May 31 runoff.
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