1908 Louisiana gubernatorial election

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1908 Louisiana gubernatorial election
Louisiana Pelican Flag 1861.svg
  1904 January 28, 1908 1912  
  Jared Y. Sanders (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Candidate Jared Y. Sanders Sr. Henry Newton Pharr
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote60,0667,617
Percentage86.4%10.9%

1908 Louisiana gubernatorial election results map by parish.svg
Parish Results
Sanders:     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     90-100%

Governor before election

Newton C. Blanchard
Democratic

Elected Governor

Jared Y. Sanders, Sr.
Democratic

The 1908 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on April 21, 1908. Like most Southern states between Reconstruction and the civil rights era, Louisiana's Republican Party had minimal electoral support because of the mass disenfranchisement of African Americans. This meant that the Democratic Party primary held on January 28 was the most important contest to determine who would be governor. This election marked the first time Louisiana used primaries to nominate party nominees. Republicans nominated Henry Newton Pharr, son of the party's 1896 nominee, John Newton Pharr. The election resulted in the election of Democrat Jared Y. Sanders Sr. as governor of Louisiana.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1908 Democratic gubernatorial primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jared Y. Sanders Sr. 60,176 56.29%
Democratic Theodore S. Wilkinson 46,72943.71%
Total votes106,905 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1908 Louisiana gubernatorial election [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Jared Y. Sanders Sr. 60,066 86.39% {{{change}}}
Republican Henry Newton Pharr 7,61710.95%
Socialist James Barnes1,2471.79%
Total votes69,530 100.00%

References

  1. 1 2 Frois, J. (2006). Louisiana Almanac: 2006-2007. Pelican Publishing Company. p. 543. ISBN   9781455607693 . Retrieved October 24, 2014.