1987 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1987 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election Louisiana 1912 Presidential no 1983 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election 1983 1991 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election 1991 October 24, 1987 (first round)November 21, 1987 (runoff) First round Runoff 125px Paul Hardy Republican Party (United States) 429,90629.35% 521,99253.15% 125px Robert Louis Freeman Sr. Democratic Party (United States) 586,33540.03% 460,19946.85% 125px Bill Dodd Democratic Party (United States) 242,51916.56% Eliminated 125px Patricia Norton Democratic Party (United States) 161,23111.00% Eliminated 1987 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 280px Parish resultsHardy: #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70%Freeman: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Lieutenant Governor Robert Louis Freeman Sr. Democratic Party (United States) Paul Hardy Republican Party (United States) The 1987 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 21, 1987, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Former Republican Secretary of State of Louisiana Paul Hardy defeated incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Robert Louis Freeman Sr. in the Runoff election, thereby becoming the first Republican to have been elected lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana since Reconstruction. 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 24, 1987. The runoff was held on November 21, 1987.Wayne Stephen 2008 Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process Fifth Edition Rowman & Littlefield Primary election On election day, October 24, 1987, incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Robert Louis Freeman Sr. and former Republican Secretary of State of Louisiana Paul Hardy received the most votes and thus advanced to a runoff election on November 21.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=26786 LA Lt. Governor - Initial Election ourcampaigns.com September 30, 2019 2025-09-11 Results Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial primary election, 1987 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Louis Freeman Sr. (incumbent) 586,335 40.03 Republican Party (United States) Paul Hardy 429,906 29.35 Democratic Party (United States) Bill Dodd 242,519 16.56 Democratic Party (United States) Patricia Norton 161,231 11.00 Democratic Party (United States) Royce J. Guillory 24,905 1.70 Democratic Party (United States) Budd Olister 19,944 1.36 1,464,840 100.00 Runoff election On election day, November 21, 1987, former Republican Secretary of State of Louisiana Paul Hardy defeated incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Robert Louis Freeman Sr. by a margin of 61,793 votes, thereby gaining Republican control over the office of lieutenant governor for the first time since reconstruction. Hardy was sworn in as the 48th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana on March 14, 1988.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=26789 LA Lt. Governor - Runoff ourcampaigns.com July 13, 2021 2025-09-11 Results Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial runoff election, 1987 Republican Party (United States) Paul Hardy 521,992 53.15 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Louis Freeman Sr. (incumbent) 460,199 46.85 982,191 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1987 Louisiana elections Category:1987 in Louisiana Category:Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:October 1987 in the United States Category:November 1987 in the United States