Cawthorn and other Long-endorsed candidates had led in the first primary but fell short in the runoff election as J. Emile Verret of Iberia Parish defeated Long for lieutenant governor.
Cawthorn and other Long-endorsed candidates had led handily in the first primary; he led by fifty thousand votes in six of the then eight congressional districts. And J. Emile Verret of Iberia Parish, the Davis choice, defeated Long for lieutenant governor.