1972 Louisiana gubernatorial election
February 1, 1972
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Parish results Edwards: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Treen: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1972 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on February 1, 1972. Edwin Edwards defeated Republican candidate David Treen to become Governor of Louisiana.
Edwards's victory was the first time a Roman Catholic had been elected to the state's governorship since Francis T. Nicholls left office in 1892.
Party primaries were held on November 6, 1971, and a run-off was held for the Democratic nomination on December 18, 1971. These were the last closed primaries for Governor of Louisiana before the state adopted its current primary election system.
This was also the last gubernatorial election not to take place in an off-year, as all elections starting from 1975 would take place one year before a presidential election.