1936 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

1936 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

21 April 1936

Nominee Earl Long Party Democratic Popular vote 131,991 Percentage 100.00%

Lieutenant Governor before election James A. Noe (Acting) Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Earl Long Democratic

The 1936 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 21 April 1936 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Democratic nominee Earl Long won the election as he ran unopposed.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on 21 January 1936. Candidate Earl Long received a majority of the votes (67.13%), and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.

Results

1936 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Long	360,815	67.13%
	Democratic	Clement M. Moss	176,705	32.87%
Total votes			537,520	100.00%

General election

On election day, 21 April 1936, Democratic nominee Earl Long won the election with 131,991 votes as he ran unopposed, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Long was sworn in as the 38th lieutenant governor of Louisiana on 12 May 1936.

Results

Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1936

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Earl Long	131,991	100.00
Total votes			131,991	100.00
	Democratic hold