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Parents > United States > Louisiana > Attorney General
OfficeAttorney General
HonorificAttorney General - Abbr: Attorney General
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1975 - 05:00pm Central
Polls Open November 01, 1975 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 01, 1975 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start March 08, 1976 - 12:00pm
Term End March 10, 1980 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH June 06, 2011 12:31pm
Data SourcesNew Orleans Times-Picayune, 11/9/1975
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won02/01/1972
NameWilliam "Billy" J. Guste, Jr. Votes764,006 (73.89%)
Term05/09/1972 - 03/08/1976 Margin493,968 (+47.77%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won10/27/1979
NameWilliam "Billy" J. Guste, Jr. Votes732,406 (59.58%)
Term03/10/1980 - 03/12/1984 Margin235,447 (+19.15%)
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Name (I) Attorney General William "Billy" J. Guste, Jr. Risley C. "Pappy" Triche  
PartyDemocratic Democratic  
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Certified Votes 686,220 (62.81%) 406,345 (37.19%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -279,875 (-25.62%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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