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George Wallace

Born: August 25, 1919

Died: September 13, 1998

"I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny, and I say segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever."

1945: Assistant Attorney General of Alabama

1946-1950: Member of the Alabama House of Representatives

1953-1959: Judge on the Third Judicial Circuit of Alabama

1963-1967: Governor of Alabama

1964: Enters the Democratic Primaries

1968: Runs for President of the United States as a third-party (American Independent Party) candidate

1971-1979: Governor of Alabama

1972: Enters the Democratic Primaries, assassination attempt ends it

1976: Enters the Democratic Primaries

1983-1987: Governor of Alabama

1968 Election

Candidate	Party	Electoral Vote	Popular Vote	Percentage
Richard Nixon	Republican	301	31,783,783	43.4%
Hubert Humphrey	Democratic	191	31,271,839	42.7%
George Wallace	American Independent	46	9,901,118	13.5%

Did you know...

In 1966 Alabama law prevented governors from serving consecutive terms in office, so George Wallace announced the candidacy of his wife Lurleen who became the state's first and only female governor to date.