1979 United States gubernatorial elections
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United States gubernatorial elections were held in the fall of 1979, in three states and one territory.
Republicans gained one gubernatorial seat in this year with Dave Treen's victory in Louisiana, who as a result became the first Republican Governor of that state since Reconstruction. Treen led a field of six major candidates in the October 27 primary, and narrowly edged state senator Louis Lambert in the December 8 general election (or "runoff").
Democrats held control of the governor's mansions in Kentucky and Mississippi in the November 6 general elections.
Election results
A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
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| Kentucky[1] | Julian Carroll | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | John Y. Brown Jr. (Democratic) 59.41% Louie Nunn (Republican) 40.59% |
| Louisiana | Edwin Edwards | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Dave Treen (Republican) 21.79% (50.35% in Runoff) Louis Lambert (Democratic) 20.74% (49.65% in Runoff) Jimmy Fitzmorris (Democratic) 20.56% Paul Hardy (Democratic) 16.62% E. L. Henry (Democratic) 9.94% Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton, Jr. (Democratic) 9.103% L. D. Knox (Democratic) 0.46% |
| Mississippi[2] | Cliff Finch | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | William Winter (Democratic) 61.07% Gil Carmichael (Republican) 38.93% |
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2010-05-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=17288