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Election 1879 Results

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1879 Louisiana governor election

Louis A. Wiltz (Democrat) beat Taylor Beattie (Republican) in Louisiana in 1879, 64.7% to 35.3%, a margin of 29.4 points and 34,005 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1876, when Francis T. Nicholls won.

Democrats led in 44 of the 57 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 13. The largest, Orleans, cast 19,594 votes and went to the Democrat by 40.8 points. The closest was St. John The Baptist, where 3 votes separated the two parties.

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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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Louis A. Wiltz won Democratic 74,769 64.7%
Taylor Beattie Republican 40,764 35.3%
Total115,533

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Orleans 13,794 70.4% 5,800 29.6% 19,594 D+40.8
St. Landry 3,527 60.9% 2,261 39.1% 5,788 D+21.9
Assumption 1,506 44.0% 1,919 56.0% 3,425 R+12.1
Caddo 2,672 81.9% 591 18.1% 3,263 D+63.8
Lafourche 1,715 55.7% 1,366 44.3% 3,081 D+11.3
Avoyelles 1,608 54.3% 1,355 45.7% 2,963 D+8.5
Terrebonne 1,007 34.2% 1,937 65.8% 2,944 R+31.6
East Baton Rouge 1,591 54.7% 1,317 45.3% 2,908 D+9.4
Iberville 626 21.8% 2,245 78.2% 2,871 R+56.4
Rapides 1,941 68.3% 899 31.7% 2,840 D+36.7
Plaquemines 829 33.6% 1,637 66.4% 2,466 R+32.8
Madison 2,370 96.8% 78 3.2% 2,448 D+93.6
Concordia 1,269 55.3% 1,024 44.7% 2,293 D+10.7
Tensas 1,944 84.9% 346 15.1% 2,290 D+69.8
Pointe Coupee 1,366 60.0% 909 40.0% 2,275 D+20.1
St. James 806 35.6% 1,456 64.4% 2,262 R+28.7
Iberia 826 37.7% 1,363 62.3% 2,189 R+24.5
Claiborne 1,725 79.5% 444 20.5% 2,169 D+59.1
Ouachita 1,976 99.4% 11 0.6% 1,987 D+98.9
St. Martin 852 44.4% 1,067 55.6% 1,919 R+11.2
Lafayette 1,205 63.6% 690 36.4% 1,895 D+27.2
Natchitoches 1,356 72.4% 516 27.6% 1,872 D+44.9
Bossier 1,530 84.6% 278 15.4% 1,808 D+69.2
St. Mary 545 30.6% 1,237 69.4% 1,782 R+38.8
Ascension 414 23.5% 1,346 76.5% 1,760 R+53.0
Union 1,598 95.3% 78 4.7% 1,676 D+90.7
East Carroll 181 11.6% 1,382 88.4% 1,563 R+76.8
East Feliciana 1,259 81.1% 293 18.9% 1,552 D+62.2
Calcasieu 1,409 91.6% 129 8.4% 1,538 D+83.2
West Feliciana 1,339 90.1% 147 9.9% 1,486 D+80.2
Lincoln 1,400 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,400 D+100.0
St. Bernard 897 65.5% 472 34.5% 1,369 D+31.0
Tangipahoa 795 58.6% 561 41.4% 1,356 D+17.3
Catahoula 800 62.4% 482 37.6% 1,282 D+24.8
Vermilion 976 76.2% 305 23.8% 1,281 D+52.4
St. Charles 114 9.4% 1,105 90.6% 1,219 R+81.3
Richland 1,158 98.1% 22 1.9% 1,180 D+96.3
Webster 588 50.6% 574 49.4% 1,162 D+1.2
Morehouse 947 85.2% 164 14.8% 1,111 D+70.5
Bienville 1,101 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,101 D+100.0
St. Tammany 605 60.3% 398 39.7% 1,003 D+20.6
St. John The Baptist 492 49.8% 495 50.2% 987 R+0.3
Desoto 908 99.1% 8 0.9% 916 D+98.3
Caldwell 682 74.9% 228 25.1% 910 D+49.9
West Baton Rouge 338 37.5% 563 62.5% 901 R+25.0
Sabine 823 99.2% 7 0.8% 830 D+98.3
Franklin 822 99.9% 1 0.1% 823 D+99.8
St. Helena 464 56.9% 352 43.1% 816 D+13.7
Red River 694 89.8% 79 10.2% 773 D+79.6
Washington 574 76.6% 175 23.4% 749 D+53.3
Winn 720 99.7% 2 0.3% 722 D+99.4
Vernon 688 100.0% 0 0.0% 688 D+100.0
Livingston 543 87.2% 80 12.8% 623 D+74.3
Jackson 602 100.0% 0 0.0% 602 D+100.0
West Carroll 503 90.0% 56 10.0% 559 D+80.0
Grant 351 76.8% 106 23.2% 457 D+53.6
Cameron 252 81.0% 59 19.0% 311 D+62.1

Counties as they stood in 1879; 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.

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YearWinnerMargin
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)