1960 Alabama Democratic presidential primary

For the state primary that chose the Democratic nominees for electors to the Electoral College, see 1960 Alabama Democratic presidential elector primary.
1960 Alabama Democratic presidential primary
May 3, 1960
May 31, 1960 (runoff)
58 Democratic National Convention delegates
(56 pledged, 2 unpledged)
 
Candidate Uncommitted Lyndon B. Johnson
Home state — Texas
Delegate count 22 21
First round (at-large) 142,762
73.93% 		84,237
43.62%
Runoff (at-large) 105,036
58.25% 		111,866
62.03%
 
Candidate Richard Russell Jr. Stuart Symington
Home state Georgia Missouri
Delegate count 10 3
First round (at-large) 107,747
55.79% 		61,735
31.97%
Runoff (at-large) 97,298
53.95% 		No candidate
Allegiance of highest-voted delegate candidate in the at-large runoff by county
  Johnson
  Uncommitted
  Russell Jr.
  Stevenson II

A presidential primary was held in the U.S. state of Alabama on May 3, 1960, with runoff elections on May 31, to elect delegates representing Alabama to the 1960 Democratic National Convention. Fifty-six delegates were to be elected, four from each of the state's nine congressional districts, with twenty at-large delegates to be elected. The fifty-six delegates were worth 29 votes: district and at-large delegates received a half vote each, with national committee members having a full vote. On June 3, 1960, days after the runoff, the Associated Press determined that of the fifty-six elected delegates, twenty-one would go to Lyndon B. Johnson, ten to Richard Russell Jr., and three to Stuart Symington. At the convention roll call, forty Alabama delegates voted for Johnson (worth 20 votes), seven each for Kennedy and Symington (3½ votes each), and four for four other candidates (½ vote each).

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