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==Democratic gubernatorial campaign, 1956==
==Democratic gubernatorial campaign, 1956==
In 1955, Grevemberg left the state police position to seek the Democratic nomination to succeed Governor Kennon. He finished fourth in the race, with 62,309 votes (7.6 percent). [[Mayor]] eLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison (1912-1964) of [[New Orleans]] polled 191,576 (23.4 percent). The winner in the first round was [[Huey Long]]'s younger brother, [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], with 421,681 (51.4 percent). Two other contenders, [[Fred Preaus]] of Farmerville in Union Parish in north Louisiana and [[James M. McLemore]] of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], divided the remaining 18 percent of the vote. Earl Long was then unopposed in the general election held in the spring of 1956. Never did Earl Long face a Republican candidate for any office.<ref>The 1956 Louisiana gubernatorial election has been analyzed extensively by Southeastern Louisiana University historian Michael L. Kurtz and the late [[Louisiana Tech University]] historian [[Morgan D. Peoples]] in their book, ''Earl K. Long: The Saga of Uncle Earl and Louisiana Politics.''</ref>
In 1955, Grevemberg left the state police position to seek the Democratic nomination to succeed Governor Kennon. He finished fourth in the race, with 62,309 votes (7.6 percent). [[Mayor]] [[Chep Morrison|deLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison, Sr.]], of [[New Orleans]] polled 191,576 (23.4 percent). The winner in the first round was [[Huey Long]]'s younger brother, [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]], with 421,681 (51.4 percent). Two other contenders, [[Fred Preaus]] of Farmerville in Union Parish in north Louisiana and [[James M. McLemore]] of [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], divided the remaining 18 percent of the vote. Earl Long was then unopposed in the general election held in the spring of 1956. Never did Earl Long face a Republican candidate for any office.<ref>The 1956 Louisiana gubernatorial election has been analyzed extensively by Southeastern Louisiana University historian Michael L. Kurtz and the late [[Louisiana Tech University]] historian [[Morgan D. Peoples]] in their book, ''Earl K. Long: The Saga of Uncle Earl and Louisiana Politics.''</ref>