1930 United States Senate election in Louisiana

none March 2026 September 2023 January 2020 1930 Democratic Senate primary election in Louisiana Louisiana 1912 Presidential no 1924 United States Senate election in Louisiana 1924 1936 United States Senate special election in Louisiana 1936 (special) September 9, 1930 x150px Huey Long Democratic Party (United States) 149,640 57.31% x150px Joseph Ransdell Democratic Party (United States) 111,451 42.69% 1930 United States Senate Democratic primary election in Louisiana results map by parish.svg 250px Parish Results Long #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100% Ransdell #51C2C2 50–60% #2AACAC 60–70% #009696 70–80% #008080 80–90% U.S. Senator Joseph E. Ransdell Democratic Party (United States) Huey Long Democratic Party (United States) The 1930 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 4, 1930. On September 9, Governor of Louisiana Huey Long defeated incumbent Senator Joseph E. Ransdell in the Democratic primary with 57.31% of the vote. At this time, Louisiana was a one-party state, and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Long won the November general election without an opponent. Democratic primary Campaign The incumbent governor of Louisiana, Huey Long, decided to challenge the incumbent senator Ransdell as a referendum on his program in the state. Huey ran with the support of his own machine while the new regulars merged with the old regulars to support Ransdell. Candidates Huey Long, Governor of Louisiana Joseph E. Ransdell, incumbent Senator Results 1930 United States Senate Democratic primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=238575 LA US Senate – D Primary Our Campaigns January 24, 2020 Huey Long Democratic Party (United States) 149,640 57.31% Joseph E. Ransdell (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 111,451 42.69% 261,091 100.00% General election 1930 United States Senate electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3389 LA US Senate Our Campaigns January 24, 2020 Huey Long Democratic Party (United States) 130,536 99.98% 0.02 All others Write-in 24 0.02% 0.02 130,560 100.00% References collapsed 1930 Louisiana United States Senate Category:Huey Long Category:Single-candidate United States Senate elections