1928 Louisiana gubernatorial election

1928 Louisiana Democratic gubernatorial primary

← 1924 January 17, 1928 1932 →
 
Candidate Huey P. Long Riley J. Wilson Oramel H. Simpson
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 126,842 81,747 80,326
Percentage 43.9% 28.3% 27.8%

Parish Results

Governor before election

Oramel H. Simpson
Democratic

Elected Governor

Huey Long
Democratic

The 1928 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on April 17, 1928. Like in most Southern states between the Reconstruction era and the civil rights movement, Louisiana's Republican Party was virtually nonexistent in terms of electoral support. This meant that the Democratic primary held on January 17 was essentially the real contest to decide the governor, as winning the Democratic nomination would be tantamount to election as governor.

The 1928 election resulted in the election of Huey Long as Governor of Louisiana, and created a political realignment in the state between Long and anti-Long factions that lasted for several decades.