Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1956

The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1956 was held on January 17, 1956. The 1956 election saw the election of Earl K. Long to his second full term as Governor of Louisiana. He received over 50% of the vote, defeating his opponents so soundly that no runoff vote was needed.
Background
Like most Southern states between Reconstruction and the civil rights era, Louisiana's Republican Party was virtually nonexistent in terms of electoral support. This meant that the Democratic Party primary held on this date was the real contest over who would be governor.
Candidates
Outgoing Governor Robert F. Kennon was constitutionally barred from succeeding himself. The candidates running to replace him were:

Earl K. Long of Winnfield, the head of the state's Longite faction, who has previously been governor from 1939 to 1940 and from 1948 to 1952.


deLesseps Morrison, mayor of New Orleans since 1946. The 1956 election was
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