1966 United States Senate election in Louisiana

1966 Democratic Senate primary election in Louisiana

←  1960 August 13, 1966 1972  →

Nominee Allen Ellender J. D. DeBlieux Troyce Guice Party Democratic Democratic Democratic Popular vote 494,619 94,154 78,137 Percentage 74.17% 14.12% 11.72%

Parish results Ellender:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% DeBlieux:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election Allen Ellender Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Allen Ellender Democratic

The 1966 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 8, 1966. Incumbent Democratic Senator Allen Ellender was elected to a sixth term in office.

On August 13, Ellender won the Democratic primary with 74.17% of the vote. At this time, Louisiana was a one-party state and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Ellender won the November general election without an opponent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• J. D. DeBlieux, State Senator from Baton Rouge and civil rights activist
• Allen Ellender, incumbent United States Senator
• Troyce Guice, conservative businessman from Ferriday

Results

1966 United States Senate Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allen Ellender (incumbent)	494,619	74.17
	Democratic	J. D. DeBlieux	94,154	14.12
	Democratic	Troyce Guice	78,137	11.72
Total votes			666,910	100.00

General election

1966 United States Senate election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Allen Ellender (incumbent)	437,695	100.00%
Total votes			437,695	100.00%

References

1. "LA US Senate – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 7, 2019.
2. "LA US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 7, 2019.