1912 Louisiana gubernatorial election

1912 Louisiana gubernatorial election

←  1908 April 16, 1912 1916  →

Candidate Luther E. Hall John Michel Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 50,581 4,961 Percentage 89.48% 8.78%

Parish Results Hall:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     90-100% Tie:     50% No Data/Vote:

Governor before election Jared Y. Sanders, Sr. Democratic Elected Governor Luther E. Hall Democratic

The 1912 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on April 16, 1912. Like most Southern states between Reconstruction and the civil rights era, Louisiana's Republican Party had almost no electoral support. This meant that the Democratic Party primary held on January 23 was the real contest over who would be governor. The election resulted in the election of Democrat Luther E. Hall as governor of Louisiana.

Results

Democratic Party Primary, January 23 ^[1]

Candidate	Votes received	Percent
Luther E. Hall	53,407	43.28%
John T. Michel	46,201	37.44%
James B. Aswell	23,800	19.29%

Runoff not held due to Michel withdrawing

Republican Party Primary, January 23 ^[2]

Candidate	Votes received	Percent
Hugh S. Suthon	1,013	62.53%
Charles J. Bell	607	37.47%

General Election, April 16 ^[3]

Party	Candidate	Votes received	Percent
Democratic	Luther E. Hall	50,581	89.48%
Republican	Hugh S. Suthon	4,961	8.78%
Independent	J.R Jones	984	1.74%

References

1. "LA Governor - D Primary Race - Jan 23, 1912". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
2. "LA Governor - R Primary Race - Jan 23, 1912". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 10, 2015.
3. "LA Governor Race – Apr 16, 1912". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 10, 2015.

Preceded by 1908 gubernatorial election

Louisiana gubernatorial elections

Succeeded by 1916 gubernatorial election