1952 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

1952 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee C. E. Barham John McKeithen Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 452,337 315,179 Percentage 58.94% 41.06

Parish results Barham:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     >90% McKeithen:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

Lieutenant Governor before election Bill Dodd Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor C. E. Barham Democratic

The 1952 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on April 22, 1952, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Louisiana State Senate C. E. Barham defeated Republican nominee Violet B. Allen.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on January 15, 1952, but as no candidate received a majority of the votes cast, a runoff was held on February 19, 1952, between candidate John McKeithen and state senator C. E. Barham. State senator C. E. Barham won the runoff with 58.94% of the vote, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election. ^[1]

Results

Candidate	First Round		Run-off
	Votes	%	Votes	%
C. E. Barham	138,506	18.93	452,337	58.94
John McKeithen	186,400	25.48	315,179	41.06
Elmer Conner	138,275	18.90
Lionel Ott	108,366	14.81
Leon Gary	86,205	11.78
Hoffman Fuller	50,479	6.90
W. H. Talbot	12,615	1.72
P. E. Weldon	10,663	1.46
Total	731,509	100.00	767,516	100.00
Source: [2]

General election

On election day, April 22, 1952, Democratic nominee C. E. Barham won the election by a margin of 109,550 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Violet B. Allen, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Barham was sworn in as the 43rd lieutenant governor of Louisiana on May 13, 1952. ^[3]

Results

Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1952

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	C. E. Barham	114,186	96.10
	Republican	Violet B. Allen	4,636	3.90
Total votes			118,822	100.00
	Democratic hold

References

1. "LA Lt. Governor - D Primary". ourcampaigns.com. September 29, 2019. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
2. "LA Lt. Governor - D Runoff". ourcampaigns.com. June 16, 2010. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
3. "LA Lt. Governor". ourcampaigns.com. March 27, 2023. Retrieved 2024-12-31.