Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1916

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Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1916
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  1912 April 18, 1916 1920  

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Nominee Ruffin G. Pleasant John M. Parker
Party Democratic Progressive
Popular vote80,807 48.085
Percentage62.51% 37.50%

Governor before election

Luther E. Hall
Democratic

Elected Governor

Ruffin G. Pleasant
Democratic

The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1916 was held on April 18, 1916. Like most Southern states between the Reconstruction Era and the Civil Rights Movement, Louisiana's Republican Party was virtually nonexistent in terms of electoral support. This meant that the Democratic Party primary held on January 25 was supposed to be the real contest over who would be governor. However, in this particular election Progressive Party nominee John M. Parker ran an unusually competitive campaign, garnering 37% of the general election vote. The election resulted in the election of Democrat Ruffin G. Pleasant as governor of Louisiana.

Louisiana State of the United States of America

Louisiana is a state in the Deep South region of the South Central United States. It is the 31st most extensive and the 25th most populous of the 50 United States. Louisiana is bordered by the state of Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, Mississippi to the east, and the Gulf of Mexico to the south. A large part of its eastern boundary is demarcated by the Mississippi River. Louisiana is the only U.S. state with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are equivalent to counties. The state's capital is Baton Rouge, and its largest city is New Orleans.

Republican Party (United States) Major political party in the United States

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Results

Democratic Party Primary, January 25 [1]

CandidateVotes receivedPercent
Ruffin G. Pleasant 84,40773.71%
Thomas C. Barret 30,11226.29%

General Election, April 18 [2]

PartyCandidateVotes receivedPercent
Democratic Ruffin G. Pleasant 80,80762.51%
Progressive John M. Parker 48,08537.20%
Independent Horace Noonan3570.28%

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References

  1. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=734244
  2. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=263339
Preceded by
1912 gubernatorial election
Louisiana gubernatorial elections Succeeded by
1920 gubernatorial election