1876 Louisiana gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1876 Louisiana gubernatorial election Louisiana presidential No 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1872 1879 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1879 November 7, 1876 1861b Image:Francis T. Nicholls.jpg 150x150px Francis T. Nicholls Democratic Party (United States) 84,487 52.49% Image:Stephen B. Packard - History of Iowa (cropped).jpg Stephen B. Packard Republican Party (United States) 76,477 47.51% 1876 Louisiana gubernatorial election results map by parish.svg 250px Parish ResultsNicholls: #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100%Packard: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Tie: #AE8BB1 50% Governor William Pitt Kellogg Republican Party (United States) Francis T. Nicholls Democratic Party (United States) The 1876 Louisiana gubernatorial election was the third and final election to take place under the Louisiana Constitution of 1868. As a result of this election Francis T. Nicholls became Governor of Louisiana, but not before the election was contested by his opponent. The results of this election, like those of 1872, were disputed. The dispute was possibly settled by the Compromise of 1877 which allegedly gave the Governor's Mansion to Democrat Francis T. Nicholls. The election of Nicholls marked the end of Reconstruction in Louisiana and the decline of the Republican Party of Louisiana. General election Candidates Francis T. Nicholls, New Orleans attorney and former Confederate Army brigadier general (Democratic) Stephen B. Packard, U.S. Marshal for the District of Louisiana and former Union Army captain (Republican) Results PartyCandidateVotes receivedJeanne Frois. 2006. Louisiana Almanac, 2006–2007 Edition. Gretna, La: Pelican Pub. Co. p.547PercentageDemocraticFrancis T. Nicholls84,48752.49%RepublicanStephen B. Packard76,47747.51%Total Vote160,964 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election Louisiana gubernatorial elections 1879 Louisiana gubernatorial election References 1876 Gubernatorial Louisiana Category:November 1876 in the United States