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==Governor==
==Governor==
In the 1924 primary for governor, which was dominated by religious issues focusing on the activities of the [[Ku Klux Klan]] (south Louisiana has a large Catholic population; although the Klan is best known for its actions against blacks they also have a long hatred of Catholics as many of their members claim membership in non-mainline Protestant churches), Long ran third in a three-man race. The Klan collapsed in the late 1920s, so that the 1928 contest revolved around those economic and class issues on which Huey's strength rested.
In the 1924 primary for governor, which was dominated by religious issues focusing on the activities of the [[Ku Klux Klan]]<ref Although the Klan is best known for its actions against blacks, they also have a long hatred of Catholics as many of their members claim membership in non-mainline Protestant churches. Louisiana was -- and still is -- religiously divided between the predominantly Protestant north and the predominantly Catholic south.</ref>, Long ran third in a three-man race.
The Klan collapsed in the late 1920s, so that the 1928 contest revolved around those economic and class issues on which Huey's strength rested.
Long secured an easy victory in the gubernatorial primary in 1928, defeated the opposition's attempt to impeach him in 1929, and midway in his term of office (1930) won his race for the U.S. Senate. However, just as he had promised, he did not take his senate seat until January 1932, by which time his hand-picked candidate, Oscar K. Allen, had won the Democratic nomination for governor. Senator Long maintained his control over Louisiana state government until his death in 1935.
Long secured an easy victory in the gubernatorial primary in 1928, defeated the opposition's attempt to impeach him in 1929, and midway in his term of office (1930) won his race for the U.S. Senate. However, just as he had promised, he did not take his senate seat until January 1932, by which time his hand-picked candidate, Oscar K. Allen, had won the Democratic nomination for governor. Senator Long maintained his control over Louisiana state government until his death in 1935.