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between Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Era , Louisiana 's
Republican Party was virtually nonexistent in terms of electoral
support. This meant that the two Democratic Party primaries held on these dates were the real contest over who would be Governor . The 1952 election saw the defeat of Long candidate Carlos Spaht, and the election of Robert F. Kennon as governor.


RESULTS


First Democratic Party Primary, January 15

Second Democratic Party Primary, February 19

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SOURCES


Louisiana Secretary of State. ''Democratic Primary Election Returns'', 1952.