1983 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1983 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election 1912 Louisiana Presidential no 1979 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election 1979 1987 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election 1987 October 22, 1983 (first round)November 19, 1983 (runoff) First round Runoff 125px Robert Louis Freeman Sr. Democratic Party (United States) 732,24747.52% 625,30659.50% 125px Jimmy Fitzmorris Democratic Party (United States) 622,52140.40% 425,53640.50% 125px William J. Long Democratic Party (United States) 140,0179.09% Eliminated 1983 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 280px Parish resultsFreeman: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Fitzmorris: #d3bc5f 50–60%No Data: #808080 Lieutenant Governor Robert Louis Freeman Sr. Democratic Party (United States) Robert Louis Freeman Sr. Democratic Party (United States) The 1983 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 19, 1983, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Robert Louis Freeman Sr. won re-election against fellow Democratic candidate and former lieutenant governor Jimmy Fitzmorris in the Runoff election. Background Elections in Louisiana—with the exception of U.S. presidential elections—follow a variation of the open primary system called the jungle primary or the nonpartisan blanket primary. Candidates of any and all parties are listed on one ballot; voters need not limit themselves to the candidates of one party. Unless one candidate takes more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off election is then held between the top two candidates, who may in fact be members of the same party. Texas uses this same format for its special elections. In this election, the first round of voting was held on October 22, 1983. The runoff was held on November 19, 1983.Wayne Stephen 2008 Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process Fifth Edition Rowman & Littlefield Primary election On election day, October 22, 1983, incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Robert Louis Freeman Sr. and former Democratic lieutenant governor Jimmy Fitzmorris received the most votes and thus advanced to a runoff election on November 19.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=393138 LA Lt. Governor - Initial Election ourcampaigns.com February 19, 2022 2025-07-12 Results Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial primary election, 1983 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Louis Freeman Sr. (incumbent) 732,247 47.52 Democratic Party (United States) Jimmy Fitzmorris 622,521 40.40 Democratic Party (United States) William J. Long 140,017 9.09 Republican Party (United States) Larry Napoleon Cooper 46,056 2.99 1,540,841 100.00 Runoff election On election day, November 19, 1983, incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Robert Louis Freeman Sr. defeated fellow Democratic candidate and former lieutenant governor Jimmy Fitzmorris by a margin of 199,770 votes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Freeman was sworn in for his second term on March 12, 1984.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=393139 LA Lt. Governor - Runoff ourcampaigns.com February 19, 2022 2025-07-12 Results Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial runoff election, 1983 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Louis Freeman Sr. (incumbent) 625,306 59.50 Democratic Party (United States) Jimmy Fitzmorris 425,536 40.50 1,050,842 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1983 Louisiana elections Category:1983 in Louisiana Category:Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:October 1983 in the United States Category:November 1983 in the United States