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Parents > United States > Louisiana > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline August 01, 1975 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 01, 1975 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 01, 1975 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start March 08, 1976 - 12:00pm
Term End March 10, 1980 - 12:00pm
ContributorNot in Public Domain
Last ModifiedRBH June 06, 2011 12:32pm
Data SourcesCongressional Quarterly Guide to U S Elections, second edition and [Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won02/01/1972
NameEdwin W. Edwards Votes641,146 (57.17%)
Term05/09/1972 - 05/09/1976 Margin160,722 (+14.33%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won12/08/1979
NameDavid C. Treen Votes690,691 (50.35%)
Term03/10/1980 - 03/12/1984 Margin9,557 (+0.70%)
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Name (I) Gov. Edwin W. Edwards Robert G. Jones Secretary of State Wade O. Martin, Jr. Ken "Cousin Ken" Lewis A. Roswell Thompson Cecilia M. Pizzo  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
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Uncertified Votes 750,107 (62.35%) 292,220 (24.29%) 146,368 (12.17%) 5,307 (0.44%) 4,664 (0.39%) 4,338 (0.36%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -457,887 (-38.06%) -603,739 (-50.19%) -744,800 (-61.91%) -745,443 (-61.97%) -745,769 (-61.99%)  
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