1986 United States Senate election in Louisiana

The 1986 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 4, 1986. Democratic nominee John Breaux defeated Republican nominee Henson Moore with 52.82% of the vote.

November 4, 1986


Nominee	John Breaux	Henson Moore
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	723,586	646,311
Percentage	52.82%	47.18%

Parish Results
Breaux: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Moore: 50–60% 60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Russell B. Long
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John Breaux
Democratic

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Primary election

Primary elections were held on September 27, 1986.[1]

Candidates

Henson Moore, U.S. Representatives
John Breaux, U.S. Representative
Samuel B. Nunez Jr., State Senator
J. E. Jumonville Jr., State Senator
Sherman A. Bernard, Louisiana Insurance Commissioner
Eli Williams
Robert H. Briggs
Frank J. McTopy
Fred Collins
John H. Myers
Ken Lewis
Vincent Giardina
Robert M. Ross
Nels J'Anthony

Results

1986 United States Senate primary election in Louisiana[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Henson Moore	529,433	44.22
	Democratic	John Breaux	447,328	37.36
	Democratic	Samuel B. Nunez Jr.	73,505	6.14
	Democratic	J. E. Jumonville Jr.	53,394	4.46
	Democratic	Sherman A. Bernard	52,479	4.38
	Democratic	Eli Williams	7,286	0.61
	Democratic	Robert H. Briggs	6,953	0.58
	Independent	Frank J. McTopy	6,746	0.56
	Democratic	Fred Collins	5,341	0.45
	Democratic	John H. Myers	4,084	0.34
	Democratic	Ken Lewis	3,415	0.29
	Independent	Vincent Giardina	2,640	0.22
	Republican	Robert M. Ross	2,493	0.21
	Independent	Nels J'Anthony	2,144	0.18
Total votes			1,197,241	100.00

General election

Candidates

John Breaux, Democratic
Henson Moore, Republican

Results

1986 United States Senate election in Louisiana[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Breaux	723,586	52.82%
	Republican	Henson Moore	646,311	47.18%
Majority			77,275
Turnout			1,369,897
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

"Results for Election Date: 9/27/1986". Voterportal.sos.la.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-18.
"Results for Election Date: 11/4/1986". Voterportal.sos.la.gov. Retrieved 2018-11-18.

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