1972 Louisiana gubernatorial election

1972 Louisiana gubernatorial election

← 1968 February 1, 1972 1975 →
 
Nominee Edwin Edwards David Treen
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 641,146 480,424
Percentage 57.2% 42.8%

Parish results
Edwards:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Treen:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

John McKeithen
Democratic

Elected Governor

Edwin Edwards
Democratic

The 1972 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on February 1, 1972. Edwin Edwards defeated Republican candidate David Treen to become Governor of Louisiana.

Party primaries were held on November 6, 1971, and a run-off was held for the Democratic nomination on December 18, 1971. These were the last closed primaries for Governor of Louisiana before the state adopted its current primary election system.

This was also the last gubernatorial election not to take place in an off-year, as all elections starting from 1975 would take place 1 year before a presidential election.