1872, louisiana, gubernatorial, election, second, election, take, place, under, louisiana, constitution, 1868, result, this, election, william, pitt, kellogg, elected, governor, louisiana, before, federal, troops, stepped, enforce, election, results, this, ele. The 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election was the second election to take place under the Louisiana Constitution of 1868 As a result of this election William Pitt Kellogg was elected Governor of Louisiana but not before federal troops stepped in to enforce his election The results of this election were highly contentious and resulted in racial violence across the state including the Colfax massacre U S President Ulysses S Grant had to step in and formally recognize Kellogg as Governor to resolve the violence Kellogg s Democratic opponent John McEnery finally conceded the election in September 1874 after briefly overthrowing Kellogg s government 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1868 November 4 1872 1876 Nominee William Pitt Kellogg John McEneryParty Republican DemocraticPopular vote 72 890 55 249Percentage 56 88 43 12 Governor before electionP B S PinchbackRepublican Elected Governor William Pitt KelloggRepublicanResults EditPopular Vote 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1 Party Candidate Votes Republican William Pitt Kellogg 72 890 56 88 5 63Democratic John McEnery 55 249 43 12 5 63Total votes 128 139 100 00 Preceded by1868 Louisiana gubernatorial election Louisiana gubernatorial elections Succeeded by1876 Louisiana gubernatorial electionReferences Edit Jeanne Frois 2006 Louisiana Almanac 2006 2007 Edition Gretna La Pelican Pub Co p 547 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election amp oldid 1086641237, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
