Alabama gubernatorial election, 1978
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:election
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| gptkbp:audience |
Allowed under certain conditions.
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| gptkbp:campaigns |
Economic development
Education reform Racial integration Appeal to conservative values. Focus on rural voters. Funded by various donors. |
| gptkbp:competitors |
gptkb:George_C._Wallace
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| gptkbp:controversy |
Televised debates held.
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| gptkbp:demographics |
Fob James led in polls.
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| gptkbp:electionYear |
general election
November 7, 1978 First-past-the-post. Fob James 51%, George C. Wallace 49%. High voter engagement. Increased voter participation. Intense campaigning. Monitored by various organizations. Results announced on November 8, 1978. Alabama_Secretary_of_State. Fob_James_won_by_a_margin. |
| gptkbp:firstClaim |
1982 Alabama gubernatorial election.
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| gptkbp:hasAwards |
Fob James
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| gptkbp:heldIn |
November 7, 1978
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
Post-civil rights era.
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| gptkbp:historicalRecords |
Documented in historical records.
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Signaled_Republican_resurgence.
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Alabama gubernatorial election, 1978
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| gptkbp:isCelebratedFor |
Analyzed by political experts.
Fob James faced challenges. |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Alabama
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| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
Extensive media coverage.
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:George_C._Wallace
Fob James |
| gptkbp:politicalPosition |
Key political debates held.
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| gptkbp:politicalRole |
Impact on future elections.
Shift_in_Alabama_politics. |
| gptkbp:precededBy |
gptkb:George_C._Wallace
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| gptkbp:significance |
First Republican governor since Reconstruction.
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| gptkbp:succeededBy |
Fob James
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| gptkbp:userDemographics |
Predominantly white voters.
African_American_voters_largely_supported_Wallace. |
| gptkbp:voterTurnout |
1,200,000
60.5% In-person voting. Required prior to election. |