1983 Louisiana gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1983 Louisiana gubernatorial election Louisiana presidential no 1979 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1979 1987 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1987 October 22, 1983 1912 File:Edwin Edwards.jpg 150x150px Edwin Edwards Democratic Party (United States) 1,002,798 62.31% File:Dave Treen.jpg Dave Treen Republican Party (United States) 585,692 36.39% 280px Parish results 280px Ward results 280px Edwards: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100%Treen: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% Governor Dave Treen Republican Party (United States) Edwin Edwards Democratic Party (United States) The 1983 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held to elect the governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Republican governor Dave Treen lost re-election to a second term, defeated by former Democratic governor Edwin Edwards. Edwards became the first governor since Earl Long to win non-consecutive terms. He also became the first to serve three full terms. Edwards and Treen had previously faced off against each other for governor in 1972. Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party, and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. A runoff would be held if no candidate received an absolute majority of the vote during the primary election. On October 12, 1983, Edwards and Treen took the two highest popular vote counts, but a runoff election was not held as Edwards won over 50% of the vote in the primary.2019 Elections (PDF) Louisiana Secretary of State. Background In this election, the first round of voting was held on October 22, 1983. Since Edwards won more than 50% of the votes on the first round, no runoff was needed. The runoff for other statewide offices that required one was November 19, 1983. Treen became the first of three consecutive Louisiana governors to be denied re-election. Edwards himself was defeated by north Louisiana U.S. representative Buddy Roemer in 1987, refusing to contest the runoff after trailing Roemer in the primary. Edwards came back in 1991, and along with former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke, combined to oust Roemer in the primary before Edwards routed Duke in the runoff to win a fourth gubernatorial term. This was the first time that any contestant for the governorship in Louisiana received at least one million votes.Louisiana gubernatorial election results, 1983 https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/#/1983-10-22/resultsRace/Statewide Louisiana Secretary of State October 22, 1983 August 14, 2017 Edwards also won 62 out of 64 parishes against Treen. Treen only carried Jefferson Parish, where he resided at the time (and represented in the U.S. House prior to his election as governor); and St. Tammany Parish, where he would eventually move following completion of his term. Results Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1983Louisiana gubernatorial election results, 1983 https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/#/1983-10-22/resultsRace/Statewide Louisiana Secretary of State October 22, 1983 August 14, 2017 Democratic Party (United States) Edwin Edwards 1,002,798 62.31% Republican Party (United States) David Treen (incumbent) 585,692 36.39% Republican Party (United States) Robert M. Ross 7,777 0.48% Democratic Party (United States) Ken "Cousin Ken" Lewis 4,117 0.26% Independent (politician) Charley Moore 2,381 0.15% Democratic Party (United States) Floyd Smith 2,264 0.14% Independent (politician) Michele A. Smith 2,253 0.14% Independent (politician) Joseph Thomas Robino, Jr. 1,038 0.06% Democratic Party (United States) Michael J. Musmeci, Sr. 1,032 0.06% 1,609,352 100% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Videos (1) Gubernatorial Debate on September 7, 1983 (2) Gubernatorial Debate on September 14, 1983 (3) Election Special from LPB on October 21, 1983, detailing in-depth report on the statewide primary elections (4) Edwin Edwards Campaign Commercial "Edwin Edwards....Now" (5) Profile of Edwin Edwards from WWL-TV New Orleans on October 22, 1983 (6) Edwards Victory Speech after winning landslide re-election to third term on WWL-TV New Orleans on October 22, 1983 (7) LPB Coverage on the Primary Recap from October 28, 1983 References 1983 Louisiana Gubernatorial Category:October 1983 in the United States