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BACKGROUND Elections in Louisiana—with the exception of U.S. presidential elections—follow a variation of the open primary system called the Jungle Primary . Candidates of any and all parties are listed on one ballot; voters need not limit themselves to the candidates of one party. Unless one candidate takes more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off election is then held between the top two candidates, who may in fact be members of the same party. {Link without Title} In this election, the first round of voting was held on October 22 , 1983 . Since Edwards won more than 50% of the votes on the first round, no runoff was needed. RESULTS First voting round, October 22
SOURCES State of Louisiana. ''Primary and General Election Returns'', 1983. |
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