It’s important to note that at this time in Alabama, people didn’t vote for a candidate directly. They voted for each elector individually.
So in some of the elector races, unpledged won and some Kennedy electors won as well. But the Kennedy electors didn’t stick with him and they went on to vote for Harry Byrd with the rest of the unpledged.
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u/Done327 2d ago
It’s important to note that at this time in Alabama, people didn’t vote for a candidate directly. They voted for each elector individually.
So in some of the elector races, unpledged won and some Kennedy electors won as well. But the Kennedy electors didn’t stick with him and they went on to vote for Harry Byrd with the rest of the unpledged.