Английская Википедия:1979 Louisiana gubernatorial election
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:One source Шаблон:Infobox election Шаблон:ElectionsLA The 1979 Louisiana gubernatorial election resulted in the election of David Treen as the first Republican governor of Louisiana since Reconstruction in the disputed election of 1872. Incumbent Governor Edwin Edwards was ineligible to run for a third term, making it the only gubernatorial election in Louisiana between 1972 and 1991 to not feature Edwards as a candidate.
This was the first gubernatorial election held after the adoption of the Louisiana primary in 1978.[1]
Background
Elections in Louisiana—with the exception of U.S. presidential elections—follow a variation of the open primary system called the jungle primary or the nonpartisan blanket primary. Candidates of any and all parties are listed on one ballot; voters need not limit themselves to the candidates of one party. Unless one candidate takes more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off election is then held between the top two candidates, who may in fact be members of the same party. Texas uses this same format for its special elections. In this election, the first round of voting was held on October 27, 1979. The runoff was held on December 8, 1979.
Results
First voting round, October 27
| Candidate | Party affiliation | Votes received | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Treen | Republican | 297,674 | 21.79% |
| Louis Lambert | Democrat | 283,266 | 20.74% |
| Jimmy Fitzmorris | Democrat | 280,760 | 20.56% |
| Paul Hardy | Democrat | 227,026 | 16.62% |
| E.L. "Bubba" Henry | Democrat | 135,769 | 9.94% |
| Sonny Mouton | Democrat | 124,333 | 9.10% |
| Luther Devine Knox | Democrat | 6,327 | 0.46% |
| Ken Lewis | Democrat | 5,942 | 0.44% |
| Greg Nelson | No Party | 4,783 | 0.35% |
| Total | 1,365,880 | 100% |
Runoff, December 8
| Candidate | Party affiliation | Votes received | Percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Treen | Republican | 690,691 | 50.35% |
| Louis Lambert | Democrat | 681,134 | 49.65% |
| Total | 1,371,825 | 100% |
References
Sources
State of Louisiana. Primary and General Election Returns, 1979.
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