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  LA Lt. Governor - Initial Election
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Parents > United States > Louisiana > Lieutenant Governor
OfficeLieutenant Governor
HonorificLieutenant Governor - Abbr: Lt. Gov.
Type Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1983 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open October 22, 1983 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close October 22, 1983 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start March 12, 1984 - 10:00am
Term End March 14, 1988 - 10:00am
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH February 19, 2022 09:47pm
Data SourcesLafayette Daily Advertiser, 10/28/1983
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won12/08/1979
NameRobert Louis "Bobby" Freeman Votes679,032 (51.66%)
Term03/10/1980 - 03/12/1984 Margin43,566 (+3.31%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/19/1983
NameRobert Louis "Bobby" Freeman Votes625,306 (59.51%)
Term03/12/1984 - 03/14/1988 Margin199,770 (+19.01%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceLA Lt. Governor - Runoff 11/19/1983

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Name (I) Lt. Gov. Robert Louis "Bobby" Freeman Lt. Gov. James Fitzmorris William J. "Bill" Long Larry Napoleon "Boo-Ga-Loo" Cooper  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Republican  
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Certified Votes 732,247 (47.52%) 622,521 (40.40%) 140,017 (9.09%) 46,056 (2.99%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -109,726 (-7.12%) -592,230 (-38.44%) -686,191 (-44.53%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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