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1908 Louisiana governor election

Jared Y. Sanders Sr. (Democrat) beat Henry Newton Pharr (Republican) in Louisiana in 1908, 87.1% to 11.1%, a margin of 76.1 points and 52,449 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1904, when Newton C. Blanchard won.

Democrats led in 59 of the 59 counties as they stood then. The largest, Orleans, cast 28,114 votes and went to the Democrat by 80.2 points. The closest was St. Helena, where 121 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
Jared Y. Sanders Sr. won Democratic 60,066 87.1%
Henry Newton Pharr Republican 7,617 11.1%
All other candidates 1,247 1.8%
Total68,930

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Orleans 25,253 89.8% 2,700 9.6% 161 28,114 D+80.2
St. Landry 2,666 89.3% 308 10.3% 11 2,985 D+79.0
Calcasieu 1,975 73.0% 612 22.6% 118 2,705 D+50.4
Acadia 1,723 81.3% 340 16.0% 56 2,119 D+65.3
St. Mary 994 72.0% 380 27.5% 7 1,381 D+44.5
Iberia 820 63.3% 380 29.3% 96 1,296 D+34.0
Terrebonne 809 65.1% 431 34.7% 3 1,243 D+30.4
Lafourche 1,059 87.2% 151 12.4% 5 1,215 D+74.7
Vermilion 809 73.4% 250 22.7% 43 1,102 D+50.7
Caddo 963 92.2% 53 5.1% 29 1,045 D+87.1
Lafayette 832 80.4% 132 12.8% 71 1,035 D+67.6
Rapides 868 93.6% 52 5.6% 7 927 D+88.0
Vernon 631 68.1% 104 11.2% 192 927 D+56.9
Bienville 826 92.5% 14 1.6% 53 893 D+90.9
Jefferson 846 97.1% 24 2.8% 1 871 D+94.4
Avoyelles 816 94.0% 46 5.3% 6 868 D+88.7
St. Martin 782 93.7% 51 6.1% 2 835 D+87.5
Claiborne 685 84.8% 121 15.0% 2 808 D+69.8
St. Tammany 701 90.6% 53 6.8% 20 774 D+83.7
Natchitoches 653 86.0% 100 13.2% 6 759 D+72.9
East Baton Rouge 719 96.8% 22 3.0% 2 743 D+93.8
Tangipahoa 543 73.1% 194 26.1% 6 743 D+47.0
Assumption 592 81.1% 138 18.9% 730 D+62.2
Winn 511 70.2% 105 14.4% 112 728 D+55.8
Ascension 594 82.2% 127 17.6% 2 723 D+64.6
Ouachita 624 96.3% 18 2.8% 6 648 D+93.5
Catahoula 576 89.4% 37 5.7% 31 644 D+83.7
Desoto 609 95.0% 17 2.7% 15 641 D+92.4
Iberville 525 85.2% 91 14.8% 616 D+70.5
Grant 447 79.8% 72 12.9% 41 560 D+67.0
Lincoln 510 93.2% 34 6.2% 3 547 D+87.0
Plaquemines 530 97.2% 15 2.8% 545 D+94.5
Sabine 489 89.7% 38 7.0% 18 545 D+82.8
Webster 501 94.9% 11 2.1% 16 528 D+92.8
Jackson 472 91.3% 31 6.0% 14 517 D+85.3
St. James 410 81.0% 93 18.4% 3 506 D+62.6
Union 423 98.8% 5 1.2% 428 D+97.7
Franklin 412 98.1% 3 0.7% 5 420 D+97.4
Livingston 400 95.7% 14 3.3% 4 418 D+92.3
Morehouse 389 94.0% 19 4.6% 6 414 D+89.4
St. John The Baptist 352 92.4% 28 7.3% 1 381 D+85.0
Caldwell 306 81.8% 17 4.5% 51 374 D+77.3
Washington 350 94.1% 22 5.9% 372 D+88.2
Bossier 345 97.5% 9 2.5% 354 D+94.9
West Feliciana 324 91.5% 30 8.5% 354 D+83.1
Pointe Coupee 331 94.8% 18 5.2% 349 D+89.7
East Feliciana 310 92.5% 23 6.9% 2 335 D+85.7
St. Bernard 316 97.2% 9 2.8% 325 D+94.5
Red River 294 94.2% 6 1.9% 12 312 D+92.3
Richland 306 98.1% 5 1.6% 1 312 D+96.5
Concordia 308 99.4% 2 0.6% 310 D+98.7
St. Charles 242 94.9% 13 5.1% 255 D+89.8
Cameron 234 92.9% 18 7.1% 252 D+85.7
West Baton Rouge 219 95.6% 10 4.4% 229 D+91.3
Tensas 225 98.7% 3 1.3% 228 D+97.4
East Carroll 180 99.4% 1 0.6% 181 D+98.9
West Carroll 161 95.3% 1 0.6% 7 169 D+94.7
St. Helena 136 90.1% 15 9.9% 151 D+80.1
Madison 140 99.3% 1 0.7% 141 D+98.6

Counties as they stood in 1908; 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

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)