Dave Treen
★ Governor
- Born
- July 16, 1928
- Died
- October 29, 2009
- Age at death
- 81
- Home state
- Louisiana
- Party
- Republican
- On the ballot
- 1972–1983
5-2
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Treen2.0M
Opponents2.5M
7
Elections run
Between 1972 and 1983, Dave Treen ran in 7 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. House), winning 5 and losing 2. Treen's biggest single-election total was 690,691 votes, in the 1979 governor election in Louisiana.
Browse every governor election in Louisiana, every U.S. House race in Louisiana's District 3, or all 1983 governor races.
How many votes has Dave Treen received?
Dave Treen has received 1,992,607 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 5–2.
Election history
| Year | Office | Result | Votes | Opponent(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | GovernorLouisiana | Lost | 585,69236.39% | Edwin Edwards (head-to-head) |
| 1979 | GovernorLouisiana | Won | 690,69150.35% | Louis Lambert |
| 1978 | U.S. HouseLouisiana | Won | 1100% | — |
| 1976 | U.S. HouseLouisiana | Won | 109,13573.31% | David H. Pro Scheuermann Jr. |
| 1974 | U.S. HouseLouisiana | Won | 55,57458.51% | Charles Grisbaum |
| 1972 | GovernorLouisiana | Lost | 480,42442.83% | Edwin Edwards (head-to-head) |
| 1972 | U.S. HouseLouisiana | Won | 71,09054.02% | J Louis Watkins |
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (T000362) and Wikidata (Q640768). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Dave Treen: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/dave-treen. Accessed [date].