1979 United States gubernatorial elections
United States gubernatorial elections were held in the fall of 1979, in three states and one territory.
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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 Reconstruction. 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").
Democrats held control of the governor's mansions in Kentucky and Mississippi in the November 6 general elections.
Election results
A bolded state name features an article about the specific election.
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing candidates |
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| Kentucky[1] | Julian Carroll | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | John Y. Brown Jr. (Democratic) 59.41% Louie Nunn (Republican) 40.59% |
| Louisiana | Edwin Edwards | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | 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[2] | Cliff Finch | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | William Winter (Democratic) 61.07% Gil Carmichael (Republican) 38.93% |
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References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-05-21. Retrieved 2010-05-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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