The 1868 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held over two days, April 17 and 18, the same days that voters were asked to ratify the new Louisiana Constitution of 1868, which established the civil rights of

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. As a result of this election

Henry Clay Warmoth Henry Clay Warmoth (May 9, 1842 – September 30, 1931) was an American attorney and veteran Civil War officer in the Union Army who was elected governor and state representative of Louisiana. A Republican, he was 26 years old when elected as 23 ...

was elected

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. At age 26 he was the youngest governor in the state's history. The result was a lop-sided result for Warmoth because of the

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's overwhelming support among

, who were a majority of the state's population at the time.

Results

Popular VoteJeanne Frois. 2006. ''Louisiana Almanac, 2006–2007 Edition''. Gretna, La: Pelican Pub. Co. p.547

References

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1868 Events January–March * January 2 – British Expedition to Abyssinia: Robert Napier leads an expedition to free captive British officials and missionaries. * January 3 – The 15-year-old Mutsuhito, Emperor Meiji of Jap ...

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April 1868 events