1930 United States Senate election in Louisiana

1930 Democratic Senate primary election in Louisiana

← 1924 September 9, 1930 1936 →
 
Nominee Huey Long Joseph Ransdell
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 149,640 111,451
Percentage 57.31% 42.69%

Parish Results

U.S. senator before election

Joseph E. Ransdell
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Huey Long
Democratic

The 1930 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 4, 1930.

On September 9, Governor of Louisiana Huey Long defeated incumbent Senator Joseph E. Ransdell in the Democratic primary with 57.31% of the vote.

At this time, Louisiana was a one-party state, and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Long won the November general election without an opponent.


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