1908 Louisiana gubernatorial election

1908 Louisiana Democratic gubernatorial primary

January 28, 1908

Candidate Jared Y. Sanders Sr. Theodore S. Wilkinson Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 60,176 46,729 Percentage 56.29% 43.71%

Governor before election Newton C. Blanchard Democratic Elected Governor Jared Y. Sanders, Sr. Democratic

The 1908 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on April 21, 1908. Like most Southern states between Reconstruction and the civil rights era, Louisiana's Republican Party had minimal electoral support because of the mass disenfranchisement of African Americans. This meant that the Democratic Party primary held on January 28 was the most important contest to determine who would be governor. This election marked the first time Louisiana used primaries to nominate party nominees. Republicans nominated Henry Newton Pharr, son of the party's 1896 nominee, John Newton Pharr. The election resulted in the election of Democrat Jared Y. Sanders Sr. as governor of Louisiana.

Results

Democratic Party Primary, January 28

Candidate	Votes received	Percent
Jared Y. Sanders Sr.	60,176	56.29%
Theodore S. Wilkinson	46,729	43.71%

General Election, April 16

Party	Candidate	Votes received	Percent
Democratic	Jared Y. Sanders Sr.	60,066	87.14%
Republican	Henry Newton Pharr	7,617	11.05%
Socialist	James Barnes	1,247	1.81%

References

Preceded by 1904 gubernatorial election

Louisiana gubernatorial elections

Succeeded by 1912 gubernatorial election