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Election 1868 Results

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1868 Louisiana governor election

Henry C. Warmoth (Republican) beat James G. Taliaferro (independent) in Louisiana in 1868, 63.1% to 36.9%, a margin of 26.1 points and 26,895 votes.

Louisiana changed party: in 1865 it went third-party, for J. Madison Wells.

Republicans led in 34 of the 48 counties as they stood then and other candidates in 14. The largest, Orleans, cast 28,617 votes and went to the Republican by 50.1 points. The closest was St. Tammany, where 9 votes separated the top two.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Henry C. Warmoth won	Republican	64,941	63.1%
James G. Taliaferro	Radical Republican	38,046	36.9%
Total		102,987

Every county

County	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
Orleans	14,342 50.1%	14,275	28,617	R+50.1
Jefferson	3,133 62.9%	1,846	4,979	R+62.9
East Baton Rouge	1,369 40.1%	2,044	3,413	Others
Rapides	2,223 68.3%	1,034	3,257	R+68.3
St. Landry	2,514 79.5%	649	3,163	R+79.5
Lafourche	1,649 58.2%	1,186	2,835	R+58.2
St. Mary	2,019 71.3%	811	2,830	R+71.3
Natchitoches	2,112 78.9%	566	2,678	R+78.9
Iberville	2,142 86.9%	323	2,465	R+86.9
St. James	2,157 93.4%	153	2,310	R+93.4
Caddo	1,242 57.0%	937	2,179	R+57.0
Assumption	1,595 75.1%	530	2,125	R+75.1
Pointe Coupee	1,434 68.7%	652	2,086	R+68.7
East Feliciana	1,183 58.3%	846	2,029	R+58.3
St. Martin	1,057 53.6%	915	1,972	R+53.6
Ascension	1,845 98.3%	32	1,877	R+98.3
Plaquemines	1,517 85.9%	249	1,766	R+85.9
Ouachita	1,418 80.3%	347	1,765	R+80.3
Concordia	1,682 96.0%	70	1,752	R+96.0
Desoto	649 38.1%	1,053	1,702	Others
Avoyelles	947 57.0%	715	1,662	R+57.0
St. John The Baptist	1,221 73.8%	433	1,654	R+73.8
West Feliciana	1,210 76.4%	374	1,584	R+76.4
Claiborne	719 46.4%	832	1,551	Others
Madison	1,415 94.6%	80	1,495	R+94.6
Tensas	1,328 90.5%	140	1,468	R+90.5
Carroll (Ext)	1,345 97.7%	31	1,376	R+97.7
St. Charles	1,277 93.1%	94	1,371	R+93.1
Bossier	727 54.4%	610	1,337	R+54.4
Bienville	628 55.4%	506	1,134	R+55.4
Morehouse	547 53.2%	482	1,029	R+53.2
St. Helena	453 45.2%	549	1,002	Others
St. Tammany	489 49.5%	498	987	Others
West Baton Rouge	593 62.8%	352	945	R+62.8
Catahoula	407 44.5%	508	915	Others
Lafayette	743 86.0%	121	864	R+86.0
Jackson	490 60.5%	320	810	R+60.5
St. Bernard	524 65.5%	276	800	R+65.5
Terrebonne	615 87.9%	85	700	R+87.9
Union	287 41.4%	406	693	Others
Livingston	167 30.3%	385	552	Others
Winn	233 45.3%	281	514	Others
Washington	145 28.3%	367	512	Others
Caldwell	72 14.1%	437	509	Others
Sabine	196 43.1%	259	455	Others
Calcasieu	73 21.0%	274	347	Others
Vermilion	133 77.3%	39	172	R+77.3
Franklin	5 3.3%	146	151	Others

Counties as they stood in 1868; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Louisiana governor elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2023	Jeff Landry (R)	R+25.6
2019	John Bel Edwards (D)	D+2.7
2015	John Bel Edwards (D)	D+12.2
2011	Bobby Jindal (R)	R+47.9
2007	Bobby Jindal (R)	R+36.5
2003	Kathleen Blanco (D)	D+3.9
1999	Mike Foster (R)	R+32.6
1995	Mike Foster (R)	R+27.0
1991	Edwin Edwards (D)	D+22.3
1987	Buddy Roemer (D)	D+14.6
1983	Edwin W. Edwards (D)	D+25.9
1979	David Treen (R)	R+0.7
1975	Edwin Edwards (D)	D+62.4
1972	Edwin W. Edwards (D)	D+14.3
1968	John J. McKeithen (D)	D+100.0
1964	John McKeithen (D)	D+22.2
1960	Jimmie H. Davis (D)	D+63.5
1956	Earl K. Long (D)	D+100.0
1952	Robert F. Kennon (D)	D+92.0
1948	Earl K. Long (D)	D+100.0
1944	Jimmie H. Davis (D)	D+100.0
1940	Sam H. Jones (D)	D+98.8
1936	Richard W. Leche (D)	D+100.0
1932	Oscar K. Allen (D)	D+99.9
1928	Huey P. Long (D)	D+92.3
1924	Henry L. Fuqua (D)	D+95.8
1920	John M. Parker (D)	D+95.3
1916	Ruffin G. Pleasant (D)	D+62.5
1912	Luther E. Hall (D)	D+80.7
1908	Jared Y. Sanders Sr. (D)	D+76.1
1904	Newton C. Blanchard (D)	D+78.1
1900	William Wright Heard (D)	D+75.1
1896	Murphy J. Foster (D)	D+13.9
1892	Murphy J. Foster (D)	D+27.9
1888	Francis T. Nicholls (D)	D+44.9
1884	Samuel D. McEnery (D)	D+34.2
1879	Louis A. Wiltz (D)	D+29.4
1876	Francis T. Nicholls (D)	D+5.0
1872	William Pitt Kellogg (R)	R+13.8
1868	Henry C. Warmoth (R)	R+63.1
1865	J. Madison Wells (other)

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