The French, and Louisiana, hold preliminary round elections with all candidates from all parties included. If one does not get a majority, they take the two most popular and hold a runoff vote a few weeks later.
Jindal crushed the field with a Constitutional Amendment sized 2/3 of the vote in the primary.
I wonder if this has EVER happened in Louisiana history.
I believe Huey Long had 96.1 in the general primary.
I wonder if this has EVER happened in Louisiana history.
1999 - Mike Foster won with 62%
1987 - Edwin Edwards won with 62%
This ‘jungle primary’ system was implemented in 1975.