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Election 1912 Results

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1912 Louisiana governor election

Luther E. Hall (Democrat) beat Hugh S. Suthon (Republican) in Louisiana in 1912, 89.5% to 8.8%, a margin of 80.7 points and 45,601 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1908, when Jared Y. Sanders Sr. won.

Democrats led in 59 of the 60 counties as they stood then. The largest, Orleans, cast 21,801 votes and went to the Democrat by 85.8 points. The closest was Madison, where 53 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
Luther E. Hall won Democratic 50,581 89.5%
Hugh S. Suthon Republican 4,980 8.8%
All other candidates 965 1.7%
Total56,526

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Orleans 20,254 92.9% 1,547 7.1% 21,801 D+85.8
Calcasieu 1,621 88.3% 135 7.4% 79 1,835 D+81.0
Vernon 1,214 82.0% 15 1.0% 252 1,481 D+81.0
Lafourche 766 62.3% 462 37.6% 2 1,230 D+24.7
Rapides 1,174 96.0% 33 2.7% 16 1,223 D+93.3
Winn 983 85.9% 18 1.6% 143 1,144 D+84.4
Tangipahoa 1,017 96.1% 36 3.4% 5 1,058 D+92.7
Avoyelles 888 93.4% 63 6.6% 951 D+86.8
Bienville 855 94.7% 11 1.2% 37 903 D+93.5
St. Mary 501 56.4% 387 43.6% 888 D+12.8
Union 857 98.4% 3 0.3% 11 871 D+98.0
Natchitoches 814 94.1% 14 1.6% 37 865 D+92.5
Terrebonne 544 63.3% 314 36.5% 2 860 D+26.7
Sabine 825 97.4% 8 0.9% 14 847 D+96.5
Lincoln 804 97.9% 4 0.5% 13 821 D+97.4
Caddo 727 95.0% 11 1.4% 27 765 D+93.6
Acadia 654 86.6% 90 11.9% 11 755 D+74.7
Grant 638 88.0% 12 1.7% 75 725 D+86.3
St. Landry 648 91.3% 62 8.7% 710 D+82.5
St. Tammany 663 94.3% 38 5.4% 2 703 D+88.9
St. James 393 58.1% 284 41.9% 677 D+16.1
Vermilion 579 85.7% 97 14.3% 676 D+71.3
Desoto 640 95.0% 5 0.7% 29 674 D+94.2
Claiborne 647 98.3% 5 0.8% 6 658 D+97.6
Iberia 391 59.4% 266 40.4% 1 658 D+19.0
Webster 616 95.4% 5 0.8% 25 646 D+94.6
Livingston 631 99.5% 3 0.5% 634 D+99.1
Assumption 316 50.0% 316 50.0% 632 level
Ouachita 586 93.9% 10 1.6% 28 624 D+92.3
Jefferson 559 95.4% 27 4.6% 586 D+90.8
La Salle 574 98.8% 7 1.2% 581 D+97.6
East Baton Rouge 530 92.5% 35 6.1% 8 573 D+86.4
Jackson 557 98.2% 4 0.7% 6 567 D+97.5
St. Martin 454 89.2% 52 10.2% 3 509 D+79.0
Lafayette 380 77.7% 97 19.8% 12 489 D+57.9
Ascension 367 76.0% 116 24.0% 483 D+52.0
Plaquemines 438 94.6% 25 5.4% 463 D+89.2
Red River 448 96.8% 5 1.1% 10 463 D+95.7
Washington 435 96.5% 12 2.7% 4 451 D+93.8
Franklin 382 89.5% 1 0.2% 44 427 D+89.2
Iberville 335 78.6% 91 21.4% 426 D+57.3
Morehouse 398 97.1% 5 1.2% 7 410 D+95.9
Bossier 303 96.2% 12 3.8% 315 D+92.4
West Carroll 277 88.8% 2 0.6% 33 312 D+88.1
Evangeline 296 95.8% 13 4.2% 309 D+91.6
Caldwell 282 94.6% 1 0.3% 15 298 D+94.3
St. John The Baptist 201 69.8% 79 27.4% 8 288 D+42.4
East Feliciana 254 95.8% 11 4.2% 265 D+91.7
Catahoula 254 98.8% 3 1.2% 257 D+97.7
St. Charles 199 85.4% 34 14.6% 233 D+70.8
Pointe Coupee 183 80.6% 44 19.4% 227 D+61.2
Richland 224 99.1% 2 0.9% 226 D+98.2
St. Bernard 216 96.4% 8 3.6% 224 D+92.9
Cameron 184 98.4% 3 1.6% 187 D+96.8
West Feliciana 152 98.7% 2 1.3% 154 D+97.4
West Baton Rouge 122 83.6% 24 16.4% 146 D+67.1
St. Helena 95 90.5% 10 9.5% 105 D+81.0
Concordia 102 100.0% 0 0.0% 102 D+100.0
Tensas 81 98.8% 1 1.2% 82 D+97.6
Madison 53 100.0% 0 0.0% 53 D+100.0

Counties as they stood in 1912; 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)