Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1952

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The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1952 was held in two rounds on January 15 and February 19, 1952. Like most Southern states between Reconstruction and the civil rights era, Louisiana's Republican Party was virtually nonexistent in terms of electoral support. This meant that the two Democratic Party primaries held on these dates were the real contest over who would be governor. The 1952 election saw the defeat of Long candidate Carlos Spaht, and the election of Robert F. Kennon as governor.

[edit] Results

First Democratic Party Primary, January 15

Candidate	Votes received	Percentage of votes cast
Carlos Spaht	173,987
Robert F. Kennon	163,434
Hale Boggs	142,542
James McLemore	116,405
William J. "Bill" Dodd	90,925
Dudley J. LeBlanc	62,906
Kermit Parker	5470
Lucille May Grace	4832
Cliff Liles	1233

Second Democratic Party Primary, February 19

Candidate	Votes received	Percentage of votes cast
Robert F. Kennon	482,302
Carlos Spaht	302,743

Preceded by 1948 gubernatorial election

Louisiana gubernatorial elections

Succeeded by 1956 gubernatorial election

[edit] Sources

Louisiana Secretary of State. Democratic Primary Election Returns, 1952.