1952 Louisiana gubernatorial election
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The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1952 was held in two rounds on January 15 and February 19, 1952. Like most Southern states between Reconstruction and the civil rights era, Louisiana's Republican Party was virtually nonexistent in terms of electoral support.
This meant that the two Democratic Party primary elections held on these dates were the real contest over who would be governor of Louisiana. The 1952 election saw the defeat of Long candidate Carlos Spaht, and the election of Robert F. Kennon as governor.
In the low-turnout general election held on April 22, 1952, Kennon defeated Harrison Bagwell, a Baton Rouge lawyer and only the second Louisiana Republican gubernatorial nominee since Reconstruction. Kennon received 118,723 votes (96 percent) to Bagwell's 4,958 votes (4 percent).[1]
Results
First Democratic Party Primary, January 15
Candidate | Votes received | Percent |
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Carlos Spaht | 173,987 | 22.84% |
Robert F. Kennon | 163,434 | 21.46% |
Hale Boggs | 142,542 | 18.71% |
James M. McLemore | 116,405 | 15.28% |
William J. "Bill" Dodd | 90,925 | 11.94% |
Dudley J. LeBlanc | 62,906 | 8.26% |
Kermit Parker | 5,470 | 0.72% |
Lucille May Grace | 4,832 | 0.63% |
Cliff Liles | 1,233 | 0.16% |
Total | 761,734 |
Second Democratic Party Primary, February 19
Candidate | Votes received | Percent |
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Robert F. Kennon | 482,302 | 61.44% |
Carlos Spaht | 302,743 | 38.56% |
Total | 785,045 |
Preceded by 1948 gubernatorial election |
Louisiana gubernatorial elections | Succeeded by 1956 gubernatorial election |
References
- ^ Michael J. Dubin. United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1932-1952: The Official Results by State and County. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company. pp. 103–104. ISBN 978-0-7864-7034-1. Retrieved January 6, 2015.
Sources
Louisiana Secretary of State. Democratic Primary Election Returns, 1952.