1984 United States Senate election in Louisiana
September 29, 1984
 
Nominee J. Bennett Johnston Robert M. Ross Larry Napoleon Cooper
Party Democratic Republican Republican
Popular vote 838,181 86,546 52,746
Percentage 85.75% 8.85% 5.4%
Parish results
Johnston:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
U.S. senator before election

J. Bennett Johnston
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

J. Bennett Johnston
Democratic

The primary election for the 1984 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on September 29, 1984.

Incumbent Senator J. Bennett Johnston won the election with 85% of the vote and was declared elected by a majority, dispelling the need for a general election in November. Louisiana was one of sixteen states alongside Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee and West Virginia won by Republican President Ronald Reagan in 1984 that elected a Democrat to the United States Senate.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Republican Party

  • Larry Napoleon "Boogaloo" Cooper, former President of the NAACP Youth Council and candidate for Lt. Governor in 1983
  • Robert M. Ross, perennial candidate

Results

Primary election

1984 U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. Bennett Johnston (incumbent) 838,181 85.75%
Republican Robert M. Ross 86,546 8.85%
Republican Larry Napoleon "Boogaloo" Cooper 52,746 5.4%
Total votes 977,473 100%
Democratic hold

General election

Under Section 511 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, a candidate who received a majority of the votes in the Primary Election was declared elected. Johnston did not appear on the General Election ballot.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "LA US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  2. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1985). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1984" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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