Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1868

April 7, 1868



Nominee	Henry C. Warmoth	James G. Taliaferro
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	64,941	38,946
Percentage	62.51%	37.49%

Governor before election

Joshua Baker
Democratic

Elected Governor

Henry C. Warmoth
Republican

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The Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1868, was the first election to take place under the Louisiana Constitution of 1868. As a result of this election Henry C. Warmoth was elected Governor of Louisiana. At age 26 he was the youngest governor in the state's history. The result was a lop-sided result for Warmoth because of the Republican Party's overwhelming support amongst the freedmen who were the voting majority in the state at the time.

Results

Popular Vote^[1]

Party	Candidate	Votes received	Percentage
Republican	Henry C. Warmoth	64,941	62.51%
Democratic	James G. Taliaferro	38,946	37.49%
Total Vote		103,887

Preceded by 1865 Louisiana gubernatorial election	Louisiana gubernatorial elections	Succeeded by 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election

References

↑ Jeanne Frois. 2006. Louisiana Almanac, 2006–2007 Edition. Gretna, La: Pelican Pub. Co. p.547

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