1979 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

1979 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election
October 27, 1979 (first round)
December 8, 1979 (runoff)
 
Candidate Robert Louis Freeman Sr. Jim Donelon Jesse Monroe Knowles
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
First round 546,837
43.00% 		328,907
25.86% 		283,256
22.27%
Runoff 679,032
51.66% 		635,466
48.34% 		Eliminated
Lieutenant Governor before election

Jimmy Fitzmorris
Democratic

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Robert Louis Freeman Sr.
Democratic

The 1979 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on December 8, 1979, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Democratic candidate and incumbent member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Robert Louis Freeman Sr. defeated fellow Democratic candidate Jim Donelon in the Runoff election.

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