Under Section 511 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, a candidate who received a majority of the votes in the Primary Election was declared elected. Johnston did not appear on the General Election ballot.[2]
1984, united, states, senate, election, louisiana, primary, election, held, september, 1984, 1978, september, 1984, 1990, nominee, bennett, johnston, robert, ross, larry, napoleon, cooper, party, democratic, republican, republican, popular, vote, percentage, p. The primary election for the 1984 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on September 29 1984 1984 United States Senate election in Louisiana 1978 September 29 1984 1990 Nominee J Bennett Johnston Robert M Ross Larry Napoleon Cooper Party Democratic Republican Republican Popular vote 838 181 86 546 52 746 Percentage 85 75 8 85 5 4 Parish resultsJohnston 70 80 80 90 gt 90 U S senator before election J Bennett Johnston Democratic Elected U S Senator J Bennett Johnston Democratic Incumbent Democratic Senator J Bennett Johnston won the election with 85 of the vote and was declared elected by a majority dispelling the need for a general election in November This was despite Republican president Ronald Reagan carrying the state with more than 60 of the vote in the concurrent presidential election Contents 1 Candidates 1 1 Democratic Party 1 2 Republican Party 2 Results 2 1 Primary election 2 2 General election 3 See also 4 ReferencesCandidates editDemocratic Party edit J Bennett Johnston incumbent Senator Republican Party edit Larry Napoleon Boogaloo Cooper former President of the NAACP Youth Council and candidate for Lt Governor in 1983 Robert M Ross perennial candidateResults editPrimary election edit 1984 U S Senate primary 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic J Bennett Johnston incumbent 838 181 85 75 Republican Robert M Ross 86 546 8 85 Republican Larry Napoleon Boogaloo Cooper 52 746 5 4 Total votes 977 473 100 Democratic hold General election edit Under Section 511 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes a candidate who received a majority of the votes in the Primary Election was declared elected Johnston did not appear on the General Election ballot 2 See also edit1984 United States Senate electionsReferences edit LA US Senate OurCampaigns Retrieved August 15 2019 Clerk of the U S House of Representatives 1985 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6 1984 PDF U S Government Printing Office Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1984 United States Senate election in Louisiana amp oldid 1205467701, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
