1980 United States Senate election in Louisiana

1980 United States Senate election in Louisiana
	Parish results; Long: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Jenkins: 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Russell B. Long; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Russell B. Long; Democratic

The 1980 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on September 13, 1980. Incumbent Democrat Russell B. Long won the primary with 57.64% of the vote and avoided a runoff.

Primary election

Candidates

Russell B. Long, incumbent United States Senator
Woody Jenkins, State Representative
Jerry C. Bardwell
Robert M. Ross
Naomi Bracey

Results

1980 United States Senate primary election in Louisiana^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Russell B. Long (incumbent)	484,770	57.64
	Democratic	Woody Jenkins	325,992	38.76
	Republican	Jerry C. Bardwell	13,739	1.63
	Republican	Robert M. Ross	10,208	1.21
	Independent	Naomi Bracey	6,374	0.76
Total votes			843,362	100
	Democratic hold

References

^ Cook, Rhodes (October 26, 2017). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781506368993. Retrieved May 7, 2019.

[1] Cook, Rhodes (October 26, 2017). America Votes 32: 2015-2016, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook. ISBN 9781506368993. Retrieved May 7, 2019.

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Candidates

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See also

References