1972 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

1972 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

1 February 1972

Nominee Jimmy Fitzmorris Morley A. Hudson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 815,794 218,169 Percentage 76.80% 20.54%

Lieutenant Governor before election Taddy Aycock Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Jimmy Fitzmorris Democratic

The 1972 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 1 February 1972 in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Democratic nominee Jimmy Fitzmorris defeated Republican nominee Morley A. Hudson and American nominee Gertrude Taylor.

General election

On election day, 1 February 1972, Democratic nominee Jimmy Fitzmorris won the election by a margin of 597,625 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Morley A. Hudson, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Fitzmorris was sworn in as the 46th lieutenant governor of Louisiana on 9 May 1972.

Results

Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1972

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Fitzmorris	815,794	76.80
	Republican	Morley A. Hudson	218,169	20.54
	American Party of the United States	Gertrude Taylor	28,316	2.66
Total votes			1,062,279	100.00
	Democratic hold