1944 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

1944 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

18 April 1944

Nominee J. Emile Verret Party Democratic Popular vote 51,391 Percentage 100.00%

Lieutenant Governor before election Marc M. Mouton Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor J. Emile Verret Democratic

The 1944 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 18 April 1944 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Democratic nominee J. Emile Verret won the election as he ran unopposed.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on 18 January 1944, but as no candidate received a majority of the votes cast, a runoff was held on 29 February 1944 between former governor Earl K. Long and candidate J. Emile Verret. Candidate J. Emile Verret won the runoff with 51.16% of the vote, and was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.

Results

Candidate	First Round		Run-off
	Votes	%	Votes	%
J. Emile Verret	128,232	27.64	237,452	51.16
Earl K. Long	194,155	41.85	226,649	48.84
Frank Burton Ellis	104,133	22.45
Gladden Harrison	21,752	4.69
Sam Tennant	8,714	1.88
Carl T. Jeansonne	6,961	1.50
Total	463,947	100.00	464,101	100.00
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General election

On election day, 18 April 1944, Democratic nominee J. Emile Verret won the election with 51,391 votes as he ran unopposed, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Verret was sworn in as the 41st lieutenant governor of Louisiana on 9 May 1944.

Results

Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1944

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. Emile Verret	51,391	100.00
Total votes			51,391	100.00
	Democratic hold