re: Why does South La continue to elect sorry arse Governors?

I just went and looked at the votes from Vernon, Rapides, and Avoyelles Parishes and North (29 parishes total). In the primary, all Republicans and Democrats receiving votes tallied 204,572 and 132,328, respectively (roughly a 72,000 vote difference). In the general, Rispone received 213,946 to JBE's 171,116 (roughly a 43,000 difference).

It's interesting that both Rispone and JBE received more votes in the general than were cast for any candidate of their respective parties in the primary. I guess more people vote in general elections rather than primaries. Obviously, JBE had a much bigger turnout in the North than Rispone did, though.