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United States gubernatorial elections were held in three states and one territory, on November 1, 1975, in Louisiana, and three days later in Kentucky and Mississippi. No governorships changed hands in these elections, as all three southern states remained under Democratic control.
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| Kentucky | Julian Carroll | Democratic | 1974[a] | Incumbentelected to full term.[1] |
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| Louisiana | Edwin Edwards | Democratic | 1972 | Incumbentre-elected. |
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| Mississippi | Bill Waller | Democratic | 1971 | Incumbent term-limited.[2] New governorelected. Democratic hold. |
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States where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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The1975 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1975. IncumbentDemocratJulian Carroll defeatedRepublican nomineeRobert E. Gable with 62.84% of the vote.
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 Parish results Edwards: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Jones: 30–40% 40–50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The1975 Louisiana gubernatorial election resulted in the re-election ofEdwin Edwards to his second term asgovernor of Louisiana. This was the last time that a Democrat was re-elected to a second consecutive term as governor of Louisiana until2019, 44 years later, whenJohn Bel Edwards (no relation) won re-election.
This was the last gubernatorial election held before the adoption of theLouisiana primary in 1978.[3]
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The1975 Mississippi gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 1975, in order to elect theGovernor of Mississippi. Incumbent DemocratBill Waller was term-limited, and could not run for reelection to a second term.
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