1944 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

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

1944 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

April 18, 1944

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

Parish results Verret:      90–100%

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

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on January 18, 1944, but as no candidate received a majority of the votes cast, a runoff was held on February 29, 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, April 18, 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 May 9, 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