1968 Louisiana gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1967 Louisiana Democratic gubernatorial primary Louisiana presidential No 1964 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1964 1972 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1972 November 4, 1967 1912 150x150px File:John McKeithen (LA).png John McKeithen Democratic Party (United States) 836,304 80.64% File:John Rarick.jpg John Rarick Democratic Party (United States) 179,846 17.34% 1967 Louisiana gubernatorial Democratic primary results map by parish.svg 280px Parish resultsMcKeithen: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90% Governor John McKeithen Democratic Party (United States) John McKeithen Democratic Party (United States) The 1968 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on February 6, 1968. Incumbent Democratic governor John McKeithen was re-elected to a second term in office. This was the first election in which the governor was eligible for re-election to a second consecutive term, following a 1966 constitutional referendum. It was also the first election after the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which brought thousands of African Americans into the electorate for the first time. The 1967 primary election resulted in the overwhelming re-nomination of John McKeithen to his second consecutive term as governor, the result of a constitutional amendment approved by voters in 1966, which allows Louisiana governors to serve two back-to-back terms.http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/358/default.aspx Louisiana Governors 1877–present 2 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120827105301/http://www.sos.la.gov/tabid/358/Default.aspx 2012-08-27 dead On November 4, 1967, McKeithen won the Democratic primary with 80.64% of the vote. At this time the Louisiana Republican Party rarely fielded candidates (though they had in 1964), so the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. McKeithen won the general election without an opponent. As of 2023, this is the last time a Democratic candidate carried all 64 parishes. Democratic primary Candidates Frank Ahern Cy D. F. Courtney John McKeithen, incumbent governor John Rarick, U.S. Representative from St. Francisville Addison Roswell Thompson, candidate for governor in 1960 and 1964 Results 1967 Democratic primary John McKeithen (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 836,304 80.64% John Rarick Democratic Party (US) 179,846 17.34% Cy D. F. Courtney Democratic Party (US) 8,698 0.84% Frank Joseph Ahern Democratic Party (US) 7,152 0.69% Addison Roswell Thompson Democratic Party (US) 5,102 0.49% 1,037,102 100.00% General election This is the most recent time to date that there was no Republican running in the contest for governor. Hence, John McKeithen was re-elected unopposed. Sources Louisiana Secretary of State. Primary Election Returns, 1967 References 1967 Louisiana Gubernatorial Category:November 1967 in the United States