United States gubernatorial elections were held in three states and one territory, on November 1, 1975, in Louisiana, and three days later in Kentucky and Mississippi. No governorships changed hands in these elections, as all three southern states remained under Democratic control.
Election results
| State | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | Julian Carroll | Democratic | 1974[a] | Incumbent elected to full term.[1] |
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| Louisiana | Edwin Edwards | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mississippi | Bill Waller | Democratic | 1971 | Incumbent term-limited.[2] New governor elected. Democratic hold. |
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Close states
States where the margin of victory was under 10%:
- Mississippi, 7.05%
Kentucky
The 1975 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1975. Incumbent Democrat Julian Carroll defeated Republican nominee Robert E. Gable with 62.84% of the vote.
Louisiana
The 1975 Louisiana gubernatorial election resulted in the re-election of Edwin Edwards to his second term as governor of Louisiana. This was the last time that a Democrat was re-elected to a second consecutive term as governor of Louisiana until 2019, 44 years later, when John Bel Edwards (no relation) won re-election.
This was the last gubernatorial election held before the adoption of the Louisiana primary in 1978.[3]
Mississippi
The 1975 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1975, in order to elect the Governor of Mississippi. Incumbent Democrat Bill Waller was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term.
Notes
- ↑ Carroll took office after his predecessor (Wendell Ford) resigned.
References
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 20, 2010. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Our Campaigns - MS Governor Race - Nov 04, 1975".
- ↑ Wayne, Stephen (2008). Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process Fifth Edition. Rowman & Littlefield.