1838 Louisiana gubernatorial election

1838 Louisiana gubernatorial election

July 4, 1838

Nominee Andre B. Roman Denis Prieur Party Whig Democratic Electoral vote 49 2 Popular vote 7,590 6,782 Percentage 52.81% 47.19%

Governor before election Edward D. White Whig Elected Governor Andre B. Roman Whig

The 1838 Louisiana gubernatorial election was the eighth gubernatorial election to take place after Louisiana achieved statehood. Under Article III Sec 2 of the 1812 Constitution of the State of Louisiana the Governor was elected in two steps. On the first Monday in July, eligible voters went to the polls and voted. The returns were sent to the President of the Louisiana State Senate. On the second day of the session of the Louisiana State Legislature, the Louisiana House of Representatives and Senate met in joint session and voted between the top two candidates. The candidate who received a majority in General Assembly became governor.

Results

Popular Vote

Party	Candidate	Votes received	Percentage
Whig	Andre B. Roman	7,590	52.81%
Democratic	Denis Prieur	6,782	47.19%
Total Vote		14,372

General Assembly Vote

Candidate	Votes received	Percentage
Andre B. Roman	49	87.50%
Denis Prieur	2	3.57%
Blank	5	8.93%
Total Vote	56

Preceded by 1834 Louisiana gubernatorial election

Louisiana gubernatorial elections

Succeeded by 1842 Louisiana gubernatorial election