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In 1963, Speedy Long did not seek a third term in the state Senate. He first planned to run for governor but instead contested the position of state insurance commissioner held by Rufus D. Hayes. Long ran on a Democratic intra-party ticket headed by his friend [[John J. McKeithen]], a Columbia lawyer and one of the then three state public service commissioners, who successful his party's gubernatorial nomination in a crowded field and then dispatched a determined [[Republican Party|Republican]] challenger, [[Charlton Lyons]] of [[Shreveport]].
In 1963, Speedy Long did not seek a third term in the state Senate. He first planned to run for governor but instead contested the position of state insurance commissioner held by Rufus D. Hayes. Long ran on a Democratic intra-party ticket headed by his friend [[John J. McKeithen]], a Columbia lawyer and one of the then three state public service commissioners, who successful his party's gubernatorial nomination in a crowded field and then dispatched a determined [[Republican Party|Republican]] challenger, [[Charlton Lyons]] of [[Shreveport]].
Also on the McKeithen ticket was former Mayor Ashton J. Mouton of [[Lafayette]], who ran for lieutenant governor. Both Long and Mouton lost their races. Long was defeated by [[Dudley Guglielmo]] of Baton Rouge. Another candidate in the insurance commissioner race was State Representative Jack M. Dyer of Baton Rouge, a former [[Bill Dodd]] ally running on the deLesseps Story Morrison, Sr., intra-party ticket. Mouton lost out to conservative incumbent Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock (1915-1987) of Franklin in St. Mary Parish.
Also on the McKeithen ticket was former Mayor Ashton J. Mouton of [[Lafayette]], who ran for lieutenant governor. Both Long and Mouton lost their races. Long was defeated by [[Dudley Guglielmo]] of Baton Rouge. Another candidate in the insurance commissioner race was State Representative [[Jack M. Dyer]] of Baton Rouge, a former [[Bill Dodd]] ally running on the deLesseps Story Morrison, Sr., intra-party ticket. Mouton lost out to conservative incumbent Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock (1915-1987) of Franklin in St. Mary Parish.
==Speedy Long challenges Gillis Long==
==Speedy Long challenges Gillis Long==