Elections / 1983 · Governor · LA
Louisiana — 1983 governor election
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Akashic1983 · GovernorLouisiana · GovernorEdwin EdwardsD+26.3
Candidates
Louisiana 1983 governor — certified statewide results.
- Edwin Edwards✓Democratic1,002,79863.1%
- Dave TreenRepublican585,69236.9%
Statewide returns compiled from the Wikipedia gubernatorial-election article for this cycle, which aggregates the official state canvass returns it cites. No county map before the precinct era.
presidential baselinePresident 1980R+5.5Governor 1983D+26.3vs. baselineD+31.7
Louisiana's 1983 governor race ran 31.7 points more Democratic than its 1980 presidential margin.
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1983 gubernatorial returns · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.