1979 United States gubernatorial elections

none January 2025 1979 United States gubernatorial elections United States legislative No 1978 United States gubernatorial elections 1978 1980 United States gubernatorial elections 1980 1975 United States gubernatorial elections 1975 1983 United States gubernatorial elections 1983 4 governorships 3 states; 1 territory October 27, November 6, and December 8, 1979 Seats up Seats won Democratic Party (United States) 32 31 1 3 2 Republican Party (United States) 18 19 1 0 1 324px #92C5DE Democratic hold #CA0120 Republican gain United States gubernatorial elections were held in the fall of 1979, in three states and one territory. Republicans gained one gubernatorial seat in this year with Dave Treen's victory in Louisiana, who, as a result, became the first Republican Governor of that state since the Reconstruction era. Treen led a field of six major candidates in the October 27 primary and narrowly edged state senator Louis Lambert in the December 8 general election (or "runoff"). This was the first gubernatorial election in Louisiana's history that was conducted under the nonpartisan blanket primary (a.k.a. "jungle primary") format. Democrats held control of the governor's mansions in Kentucky and Mississippi in the November 6 general elections. Election results State Incumbent Party Firstelected Result Candidates Kentuckyhttp://elect.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/0F40F517-5A69-400B-A63A-674212317341/6342/res_govltgov1.txt Archived copy 2010-05-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20100521224947/http://www.elect.ky.gov/NR/rdonlyres/0F40F517-5A69-400B-A63A-674212317341/6342/res_govltgov1.txt 2010-05-21 dead Julian Carroll 1974Carroll took office after his predecessor (Wendell Ford) resigned. Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Democratic hold. John Y. Brown Jr. (Democratic) 59.41% Louie Nunn (Republican) 40.59% Louisiana Edwin Edwards 1972 Incumbent term-limited. New governor elected. Republican gain. Dave Treen (Republican) 21.79% (50.35% in Runoff) Louis Lambert (Democratic) 20.74% (49.65% in Runoff) Jimmy Fitzmorris (Democratic) 20.56% Paul Hardy (Democratic) 16.62% E. L. Henry (Democratic) 9.94 Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton Jr. (Democratic) 9.103% L. D. Knox (Democratic) 0.46% Mississippi Cliff Finch 1975 Incumbent term-limited.http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=17288 Our Campaigns - MS Governor Race - Nov 07, 1979 New governor elected. Democratic hold. William Winter (Democratic) 61.07% Gil Carmichael (Republican) 38.93% Close states States where the margin of victory was under 1%: Louisiana, 0.7% Kentucky 1979 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1979 Kentucky gubernatorial election Kentucky Presidential no 1975 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1975 1983 Kentucky gubernatorial election 1983 November 6, 1979 54.3% File:John Y. Brown Jr. (KY).png x150px John Y. Brown Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 558,008 59.41% File:Louie-Nunn (cropped).jpg Louie Nunn Republican Party (United States) 381,278 40.59% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results 1 300px Brown: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Nunn: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Governor Julian Carroll Democratic Party (United States) John Y. Brown Jr. Democratic Party (United States) The 1979 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1979. Democratic nominee John Y. Brown Jr. defeated Republican nominee Louie Nunn with 59.41% of the vote. Louisiana 1979 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1979 Louisiana gubernatorial election Louisiana presidential No 1975 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1975 October 27, 1979 (first round)December 8, 1979 (runoff) 1983 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1983 1912 First round Runoff Image:Dave Treen.jpg 150x150px Dave Treen Republican Party (United States) 297,67421.79% 690,69150.35% 3x4.svg Louis Lambert Democratic Party (United States) 283,26620.74% 681,13449.65% 3x4.svg Jimmy Fitzmorris Democratic Party (United States) 280,76020.56% Eliminated Paul Hardy Democratic Party (United States) 227,02616.62% Eliminated E. L. "Bubba" Henry Democratic Party (United States) 135,7699.94% Eliminated Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton, Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 124,3339.1% Eliminated Governor Edwin Edwards Democratic Party (United States) Dave Treen Republican Party (United States) 280px First round parish results 280px Runoff parish results 2 Treen: #ffe0ea 20–30% #ffc8cd 30–40% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Lambert: #dfeeff 20–30% #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Fitzmorris: #c0f0c0 20–30% #aae5aa 30–40% #87de87 40–50%Hardy: #f2e0ff 20-30% #e8cdff 30-40% #cda6ff 40-50% #b380ff 50-60%Henry: #ffd3c3 20–30% #ffac8e 30–40% #ff8e65 40–50%Mouton: #ffe680 40–50% The 1979 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1979. Incumbent Governor Edwin Edwards was ineligible to run for a third term, making it the only gubernatorial election in Louisiana between 1972 and 1991 to not feature Edwards as a candidate. In the race to succeed him, Dave Treen narrowly defeated Louis Lambert to become the first Republican governor of Louisiana since the Reconstruction Era. This was the first gubernatorial election held after the adoption of the Louisiana primary in 1978.Wayne Stephen 2008 Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process Fifth Edition Rowman & Littlefield In the primary election held on October 27, Treen and Lambert finished first and second, respectively, to advance against a field of Democratic candidates including Lieutenant Governor Jimmy Fitzmorris, Secretary of State Paul Hardy, speaker of the Louisiana House E. L. Henry, and state senator Sonny Mouton. Mississippi 1979 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1979 Mississippi gubernatorial election presidential Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg 1975 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1975 1983 Mississippi gubernatorial election 1983 no November 6, 1979 File:William F. Winter.jpg William F. Winter Democratic Party (United States) 413,620 61.1% File:Gil Carmichael.png x150px Gil Carmichael Republican Party (United States) 263,702 38.9% 1979 Mississippi gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 170px County resultsWinter: #7996e2 50-60% #6674de 60-70% #584cde 70-80% #3933e5 80-90%Carmichael: #e27f7f 50-60% Governor Cliff Finch Democratic Party (United States) William Winter Democratic Party (United States) The 1979 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1979, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Cliff Finch was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term. Notes References Category:October 1979 in the United States Category:November 1979 in the United States Category:December 1979 in the United States