1978 United States Senate election in Louisiana

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1978 Democratic Senate primary election in Louisiana
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  1972 September 16, 1978 1984  
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Nominee J. Bennett Johnston Woody Jenkins
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote498,773340,896
Percentage59.40%40.60%

1978 United States Senate election in Louisiana results map by parish.svg
Parish results
Johnston:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Jenkins:     50-60%

U.S. senator before election

J. Bennett Johnston
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

J. Bennett Johnston
Democratic

The open primary election for the 1978 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on September 16, 1978.

Contents

Incumbent Senator J. Bennett Johnston won the election with 59.40% of the vote and was declared elected by a majority, dispelling the need for a general election in November.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Results

Primary election

1978 U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic J. Bennett Johnston (incumbent) 498,773 59.4%
Democratic Woody Jenkins 340,89640.6%
Total votes839,669 100%

General election

By virtue of Johnston's majority of the vote in the primary election, he was unopposed in the general election. Under Louisiana state law at the time, it was not required to tabulate votes for unopposed candidates. [2]

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References

  1. "LA US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  2. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1979). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.