1978 United States Senate election in Louisiana

none March 2026 September 2023 1978 Democratic Senate primary election in Louisiana Louisiana 1912 presidential no 1972 United States Senate election in Louisiana 1972 1984 United States Senate election in Louisiana 1984 September 16, 1978 File:John Bennett Johnston.jpg J. Bennett Johnston Democratic Party (United States) 498,773 59.40% File:Contested Louisiana election 60145u (cropped).jpg 150x150px Woody Jenkins Democratic Party (United States) 340,896 40.60% 1978 United States Senate election in Louisiana results map by parish.svg 280px Parish resultsJohnston: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Jenkins: #d3bc5f 50–60% U.S. Senator J. Bennett Johnston Democratic Party (United States) J. Bennett Johnston Democratic Party (United States) The open primary election for the 1978 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on September 16, 1978. 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. Democratic Party Candidates Nominee J. Bennett Johnston, incumbent Senator Lost in primary Woody Jenkins, state representative Results Primary election 1978 U.S. Senate primary LA US Senate https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=32023 Our Campaigns August 15, 2019 Democratic Party (United States) J. Bennett Johnston (incumbent) 498,773 59.4% Democratic Party (United States) Woody Jenkins 340,896 40.6% 839,669 100% 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. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1978election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 1978 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1979 See also 1978 United States Senate elections References Category:Uncontested elections 1978 Louisiana United States Senate Category:Single-candidate United States Senate elections