| Election Name: | 1868 Louisiana gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Louisiana |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | No |
| Previous Election: | 1865 Louisiana gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1865 |
| Next Election: | 1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1872 |
| Election Date: | April 17–18, 1868[1] |
| Flag Year: | 1861b |
| Nominee1: | Henry C. Warmoth |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 64,941 |
| Percentage1: | 63.06% |
| Nominee2: | James G. Taliaferro |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 38,046 |
| Percentage2: | 36.94% |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Joshua Baker |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Henry C. Warmoth |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1868 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held over two days, April 17 and 18, the same days that voters were asked to ratify the new Louisiana Constitution of 1868, which established the civil rights of African Americans. As a result of this election Henry Clay Warmoth was elected Governor of Louisiana. At age 26 he was the youngest governor in the state's history. The result was a lop-sided result for Warmoth because of the Republican Party's overwhelming support among African Americans, who were a majority of the state's population at the time.
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