1908 Louisiana gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 related races 1907 United States gubernatorial elections 1908 Louisiana gubernatorial election Louisiana presidential No 1904 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1904 1912 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1912 January 28, 1908 1861b Jared Y. Sanders (cropped).jpg Jared Y. Sanders Sr. Democratic Party (United States) 60,066 86.39% 3x4.svg Henry Newton Pharr Republican Party (United States) 7,617 10.95% 1908 Louisiana gubernatorial election results map by parish.svg 280px Parish ResultsSanders: #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100% Governor Newton C. Blanchard Democratic Party (United States) Jared Y. Sanders, Sr. Democratic Party (United States) The 1908 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on April 21, 1908. Like most Southern states between Reconstruction and the civil rights era, Louisiana's Republican Party had minimal electoral support because of the mass disenfranchisement of African Americans. This meant that the Democratic Party primary held on January 28 was the most important contest to determine who would be governor. This election marked the first time Louisiana used primaries to nominate party nominees. Republicans nominated Henry Newton Pharr, son of the party's 1896 nominee, John Newton Pharr. The election resulted in the election of Democrat Jared Y. Sanders Sr. as governor of Louisiana. Democratic primary Candidates Jared Y. Sanders Sr., Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana Theodore S. Wilkinson, former State Representative from Plaquemines Parish Results 1908 Democratic gubernatorial primaryLouisiana Almanac: 2006-2007 Frois, J. 2006 Pelican Publishing Company 9781455607693 https://books.google.com/books?id=-RU-0TRnuhsC 543 2014-10-24 Democratic Party (US) Jared Y. Sanders Sr. 60,176 56.29% Democratic Party (US) Theodore S. Wilkinson 46,729 43.71% 106,905 100.00% General election Candidates James Barnes (Socialist) Henry Newton Pharr, sugar planter and son of 1898 nominee John Newton Pharr (Republican) Jared Y. Sanders Sr., Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (Democratic) Results 1908 Louisiana gubernatorial election Democratic Party (US) Jared Y. Sanders Sr. 60,066 86.39% Republican Party (US) Henry Newton Pharr 7,617 10.95% Socialist Party USA James Barnes 1,247 1.79% 69,530 100.00% References 2 1908 Louisiana Gubernatorial Category:April 1908 in the United States