Results
Primary, February 6
| Candidate | Votes received | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Ernest Morial | 75,929 | 46.94% |
| Ron Faucheux | 73,441 | 45.35% |
| William J. Jefferson | 11,327 | 6.98% |
| Rodney Fertel | 462 | |
| Rashaad Ali | 355 | |
| Leon Waters | 347 |
While Morial was able to come out with more votes than Faucheux in the primary, four years of declining popularity meant that Morial received only about 15% of the white vote, compared with the 29% he received in the election of 1977. Morial received 90% of the black vote, while Faucheux was only able to get 1% of the black vote. Jefferson received about 7% support from both white and black voters.
Runoff, March 20
| Candidate | Votes received | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Ernest Morial | 100,703 | 53.21% |
| Ron Faucheux | 88,583 | 46.79% |
Morial was aided in the runoff by a concerted effort to bring out the black vote, using the slogan “Keep the Drive Alive.” Black voters turned out in significantly higher proportion compared to their white counterparts; many black leaders framed the election as a chance to cement the political gains won by the civil rights movement and by the subsequent election of Morial to his first term.
Faucheux’s endorsement by former mayor Moon Landrieu had little impact on the election, coming only three days before the runoff. According to the Times-Picayune’s post-election analysis, Morial won by “holding a significant white crossover vote while increasing the black turnout and denying any of it to Faucheux.”
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