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In 1959, Long again ran for lieutenant governor on a ticket with former short-term Governor James Albert Noe, Sr., of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] but lost out to fellow Democrat Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock (1915-1987), a [[conservative]] from Franklin in St. Mary Parish. Dodd was running in that same election for governor. Jimmie Davis, meanwhile, reclaimed a second nonconsecutive term as governor from 1960 to 1964. Later in the summer of 1960, Long ran for Louisiana's 8th congressional district seat, since disbanded. He won a tight victory over fellow Democrat Harold Barnett McSween (1926-2002). When Long died of heart failure in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] on election night after knowing of his victory, the Democratic Party named McSween as the party's nominee in the general election held on November 8, 1960.

In 1959, Long again ran for lieutenant governor on a ticket with former short-term Governor James Albert Noe, Sr., of [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] but lost out to fellow Democrat Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock (1915-1987), a [[conservative]] from Franklin in St. Mary Parish. Dodd was running in that same election for governor. Jimmie Davis, meanwhile, reclaimed a second nonconsecutive term as governor from 1960 to 1964. Later in the summer of 1960, Long ran for Louisiana's 8th congressional district seat, since disbanded. He won a tight victory over fellow Democrat Harold Barnett McSween (1926-2002). When Long died of heart failure in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]] on election night after knowing of his victory, the Democratic Party named McSween as the party's nominee in the general election held on November 8, 1960.

Long is interred at Earl K. Long Memorial Park in  Winnfield. He was estranged from his wife, Blanche Revere Long, at the time of his death, and she is not buried in Winnfield. In 1963, Blanche Long was a prime mover behind the successful gubernatorial candidacy that year of [[John J. McKeithen]], a public service commissioner from Caldwell Parish and a long-term ally of the Longs. McKeithn defeated former Mayor Morrison and former Governor Kennon for the party nomination and then turned aside a stronger-than-usual [[Republican Party|Republican]] bid for governor waged by [[Charlton Lyons]], a [[Shreveport]] oilman.

Long is interred at Earl K. Long Memorial Park in  Winnfield. He was estranged from his wife, [[Blanche Long|Blanche Revere Long]], at the time of his death, and she is not buried in Winnfield. In 1963, Blanche Long was a prime mover behind the successful gubernatorial candidacy that year of [[John J. McKeithen]], a public service commissioner from Caldwell Parish and a long-term ally of the Longs. McKeithn defeated former Mayor Morrison and former Governor Kennon for the party nomination and then turned aside a stronger-than-usual [[Republican Party|Republican]] bid for governor waged by [[Charlton Lyons]], a [[Shreveport]] oilman.

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