1884 Louisiana gubernatorial election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1884 Louisiana gubernatorial election

| country = Louisiana

| type = presidential

| ongoing = No

| previous_election = 1879 Louisiana gubernatorial election

| previous_year = 1879

| next_election = 1888 Louisiana gubernatorial election

| next_year = 1888

| election_date = April 22, 1884

| flag_year = 1861b

| image1 = 100px

| nominee1 = Samuel D. McEnery

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 88,794

| percentage1 = 67.12%

| image2 = 100px

| nominee2 = John Stevenson

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 43,502

| percentage2 = 32.88%

| map_image = 1884 Louisiana gubernatorial election results map by parish.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = Parish Results
McEnery: {{legend0|#7996E2|50-60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60-70%}} {{legend0|#584CDE|70-80%}} {{legend0|#3933E5|80-90%}} {{legend0|#0D0596|90-100%}}
Stevenson: {{legend0|#E27F7F|50-60%}} {{legend0|#D75D5D|60-70%}} {{legend0|#D72F30|70-80%}} {{legend0|#C21B18|80-90%}} {{legend0|#A80000|90-100%}}

| title = Governor

| before_election = Samuel D. McEnery

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Samuel D. McEnery

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

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The 1884 Louisiana gubernatorial election was the second election to take place under the Louisiana Constitution of 1879. Incumbent governor Samuel D. McEnery had been elected Lieutenant Governor in 1879, succeeding Gov. Louis A. Wiltz upon the latter's death in 1881. With assistance from the New Orleans "Ring," McEnery defeated a challenge for nomination from White League chieftain, Frederick Nash Ogden.{{Cite web |last=Kendall |first=John |date=1922 |title=Kendall's History of New Orleans - Chapter 30 |url=https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/America/United_States/Louisiana/New_Orleans/_Texts/KENHNO/30*.html}} The election saw widespread intimidation of African-Americans which guaranteed the election of the Democratic nominee. As a result, McEnery was elected Governor of Louisiana.