Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1908

Louisiana Democratic gubernatorial primary, 1908

January 28, 1908

Nominee Jared Y. Sanders, Sr. Theodore S. Wilkinson Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 60,176 46,729 Percentage 56.29% 43.71%

Governor before election Newton C. Blanchard Democratic Elected Governor Jared Y. Sanders, Sr. Democratic

The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1908 was held on April 21, 1908. Like most Southern states between Reconstruction and the civil rights era, Louisiana's Republican Party had virtually no electoral support. This meant that the Democratic Party primary held on January 28 was the real contest over who would be governor. This election marked the first time Louisiana used primaries to nominate party nominees. The election resulted in the election of Democrat Jared Y. Sanders, Sr. as governor of Louisiana.

Results

Democratic Party Primary, January 28

Candidate	Votes received	Percent
Jared Y. Sanders, Sr.	60,176	56.29%
Theodore S. Wilkinson	46,729	43.71%

General Election, April 16

Party	Candidate	Votes received	Percent
Democratic	Jared Y. Sanders, Sr.	60,066	87.14%
Republican	Henry N. Pharr	7,617	11.05%
Socialist	James Barnes	1,247	1.81%

References

Preceded by 1904 gubernatorial election

Louisiana gubernatorial elections

Succeeded by 1912 gubernatorial election