The Alabama State Democratic Committee selected Baxley as the nominee, citing Graddick's encouragement of Republicans to vote in the Democratic primary as the cause of his victory, and declaring that encouragement to be a violation of party bylaws.
Source for Popular Vote data: Alabama Secretary of State. Election Results Archive - Governor (1946-2002), Alabama Secretary of State (http://www.sos.state.al.us/downloads/dl3.aspx?trgturl=election/general/eagovernor1946-2002.xls&trgtfile=eagovernor1946-2) (accessed 10 Apr 2007)