1968 United States Senate election in Louisiana

1968 Democratic Senate primary election in Louisiana
	August 17, 1968
	August 17, 1968
U.S. senator before election; Russell Long; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Russell Long; Democratic

The 1968 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 5, 1968. Incumbent Democrat Senator Russell Long was elected to a fifth term in office.

On August 17, Long won the Democratic primary with 87.02% of the vote. At this time, Louisiana was a one-party state and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Long won the November general election without an opponent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Maurice Blache
Russell Long, incumbent Senator

Results

1968 United States Senate Democratic primary[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russell Long	494,467	87.02%
	Democratic	Maurice Blache	73,791	12.99%
Total votes			568,258	100.00%

General election

1968 United States Senate election[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Russell Long	518,586	100.00%
Total votes			518,586	100.00%

References

"LA US Senate – D Primary". Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 24 Jan 2020.
"LA US Senate". Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 24 Jan 2020.

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[1] "LA US Senate – D Primary". Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 24 Jan 2020.

[2] "LA US Senate". Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 24 Jan 2020.

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