1930 United States Senate election in Louisiana

1930 Democratic Senate primary election in Louisiana
	September 9, 1930
Long 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% 90–100%	Ransdell 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%
U.S. senator before election; Joseph E. Ransdell; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Huey Long; Democratic

The 1930 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 4, 1930.

On September 9, Governor of Louisiana Huey Long defeated incumbent Senator Joseph E. Ransdell in the Democratic primary with 57.31% of the vote.

At this time, Louisiana was a one-party state, and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Long won the November general election without an opponent.

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