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Claude Kirkpatrick (view source)
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In 1963, Kirkpatrick ran for governor as an "independent" within the Democratic primary, meaning that he was not affiliated with any particular faction of the party though he had been on close terms with outgoing Governor Davis.<ref>William C. Havard, Rudolf Heberle, and [[Perry H. Howard]], ''The Louisiana Elections of 1960'', [[Baton Rouge]]: [[Louisiana State University]] Studies, 1963, p. 99.</ref> He polled only 28,578 votes (3.2 percent), seventh in a ten-candidate field.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, December 1963 Democratic primary.</ref> To head DPW, the new governor, [[John J. McKeithen]], formerly a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, named [[Leon Gary]], a former mayor of Houma in Terrebonne Parish.<ref name=pg/>
In 1963, Kirkpatrick ran for governor as an "independent" within the Democratic primary, meaning that he was not affiliated with any particular faction of the party though he had been on close terms with outgoing Governor Davis.<ref>William C. Havard, Rudolf Heberle, and [[Perry H. Howard]], ''The Louisiana Elections of 1960'', [[Baton Rouge]]: [[Louisiana State University]] Studies, 1963, p. 99.</ref> He polled only 28,578 votes (3.2 percent), seventh in a ten-candidate field.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, December 1963 Democratic primary.</ref> To head DPW, the new governor, [[John J. McKeithen]], formerly a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, named [[Leon Gary]], a former mayor of Houma in Terrebonne Parish.<ref name=pg/>
==Later years and legacy==
==Later years and legacy==