1984 United States Senate election in Louisiana

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1984 United States Senate election in Louisiana
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  1978 September 29, 1984 1990  
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Nominee J. Bennett Johnston Robert M. RossLarry Napoleon Cooper
Party Democratic Republican Republican
Popular vote838,18186,54652,746
Percentage85.75%8.85%5.4%

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Parish results
Johnston:      70–80%     80–90%     >90%

U.S. senator before election

J. Bennett Johnston
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

J. Bennett Johnston
Democratic

The primary election for the 1984 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on September 29, 1984.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic Senator J. Bennett Johnston won the election with 85% of the vote and was declared elected by a majority, dispelling the need for a general election in November. This was despite Republican president Ronald Reagan carrying the state with more than 60% of the vote in the concurrent presidential election.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Republican Party

Results

Primary election

1984 U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic J. Bennett Johnston (incumbent) 838,181 85.75%
Republican Robert M. Ross86,5468.85%
Republican Larry Napoleon "Boogaloo" Cooper52,7465.4%
Total votes977,473 100%
Democratic hold

General election

Under Section 511 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, a candidate who received a majority of the votes in the Primary Election was declared elected. Johnston did not appear on the General Election ballot. [2]

See also

References

  1. "LA US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  2. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1985). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1984" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.