ot ▁line . ▁ ▁Wal lace ▁won ▁ 6 5 . 8 6 % ▁to ▁Dem ocrat ▁Hub ert ▁Hum ph rey ' s ▁ 1 8 . 7 2 %, ▁a ▁ 4 7 . 1 3 % ▁margin . ▁Republican ▁Richard ▁N ixon , ▁while ▁narrow ly ▁winning ▁the ▁election ▁nation ally , ▁finished ▁a ▁distant ▁third ▁in ▁Alabama ▁with ▁only ▁ 1 3 . 9 9 %, ▁receiving ▁significant ▁support ▁only ▁in ▁a ▁few ▁northern ▁count ies ▁with ▁histor ically ▁significant ▁G OP ▁votes , ▁and ▁in ▁higher - in come ▁urban ▁areas . ▁Wal lace ' s ▁ 6 5 . 8 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁popular ▁vote ▁would ▁make ▁Alabama ▁not ▁only ▁his ▁best ▁performing ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁election , ▁but ▁the ▁strong est ▁performing ▁state ▁out ▁of ▁any ▁candidate , ▁with ▁only ▁Washington ▁DC ▁being ▁stronger . ▁ ▁Wal lace ▁won ▁ 6 4 ▁of ▁the ▁state ' s ▁ 6 7 ▁count ies . ▁As ▁African - Amer icans ▁in ▁the ▁South ▁were ▁slowly ▁gain ing ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁vote ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁federal ▁civil ▁rights ▁legisl ation ▁passed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁Wal lace ' s ▁weak est ▁region ▁was ▁Alabama ’ s ▁Black ▁B elt , ▁where ▁he ▁won ▁most ▁count ies ▁with ▁narrow ▁major ities ▁or ▁pl ural ities . ▁He ▁lost ▁three ▁count ies ▁in ▁this ▁region , ▁Sum ter ▁County , ▁Gre ene ▁County , ▁and