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1944 Louisiana governor election

Jimmie H. Davis (Democrat) won in Louisiana in 1944 with 100.0% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party.

The Democratic hold continued from 1940, when Sam H. Jones won.

Democrats led in 64 of the 64 counties as they stood then. The largest, Orleans, cast 19,439 votes and went to the Democrat by 100.0 points. The closest was West Feliciana, where 108 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
Jimmie H. Davis won Democratic 51,604 100.0%
Total51,604

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Orleans 19,439 100.0% 0 0.0% 19,439 D+100.0
East Baton Rouge 1,466 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,466 D+100.0
Rapides 1,447 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,447 D+100.0
Jefferson 1,420 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,420 D+100.0
Caddo 1,290 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,290 D+100.0
St. Bernard 1,237 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,237 D+100.0
Avoyelles 1,188 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,188 D+100.0
Plaquemines 1,165 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,165 D+100.0
Calcasieu 786 100.0% 0 0.0% 786 D+100.0
Lafourche 772 100.0% 0 0.0% 772 D+100.0
Natchitoches 772 100.0% 0 0.0% 772 D+100.0
St. Landry 715 100.0% 0 0.0% 715 D+100.0
Vernon 667 100.0% 0 0.0% 667 D+100.0
Ouachita 639 100.0% 0 0.0% 639 D+100.0
Grant 633 100.0% 0 0.0% 633 D+100.0
Washington 633 100.0% 0 0.0% 633 D+100.0
Bienville 629 100.0% 0 0.0% 629 D+100.0
Terrebonne 621 100.0% 0 0.0% 621 D+100.0
Claiborne 586 100.0% 0 0.0% 586 D+100.0
Lafayette 574 100.0% 0 0.0% 574 D+100.0
Tangipahoa 553 100.0% 0 0.0% 553 D+100.0
Desoto 542 100.0% 0 0.0% 542 D+100.0
Sabine 536 100.0% 0 0.0% 536 D+100.0
Vermilion 493 100.0% 0 0.0% 493 D+100.0
Richland 481 100.0% 0 0.0% 481 D+100.0
Evangeline 468 100.0% 0 0.0% 468 D+100.0
Acadia 460 100.0% 0 0.0% 460 D+100.0
St. Tammany 459 100.0% 0 0.0% 459 D+100.0
Jefferson Davis 454 100.0% 0 0.0% 454 D+100.0
Jackson 448 100.0% 0 0.0% 448 D+100.0
Bossier 435 100.0% 0 0.0% 435 D+100.0
Franklin 430 100.0% 0 0.0% 430 D+100.0
Livingston 419 100.0% 0 0.0% 419 D+100.0
Beauregard 415 100.0% 0 0.0% 415 D+100.0
Winn 412 100.0% 0 0.0% 412 D+100.0
Caldwell 404 100.0% 0 0.0% 404 D+100.0
Webster 398 100.0% 0 0.0% 398 D+100.0
St. James 393 100.0% 0 0.0% 393 D+100.0
Ascension 383 100.0% 0 0.0% 383 D+100.0
Union 372 100.0% 0 0.0% 372 D+100.0
Allen 370 100.0% 0 0.0% 370 D+100.0
Pointe Coupee 365 100.0% 0 0.0% 365 D+100.0
Iberia 350 100.0% 0 0.0% 350 D+100.0
St. Mary 348 100.0% 0 0.0% 348 D+100.0
La Salle 334 100.0% 0 0.0% 334 D+100.0
West Carroll 325 100.0% 0 0.0% 325 D+100.0
Lincoln 318 100.0% 0 0.0% 318 D+100.0
Morehouse 314 100.0% 0 0.0% 314 D+100.0
Catahoula 293 100.0% 0 0.0% 293 D+100.0
St. John The Baptist 279 100.0% 0 0.0% 279 D+100.0
St. Martin 266 100.0% 0 0.0% 266 D+100.0
Concordia 253 100.0% 0 0.0% 253 D+100.0
Iberville 234 100.0% 0 0.0% 234 D+100.0
Red River 226 100.0% 0 0.0% 226 D+100.0
East Carroll 215 100.0% 0 0.0% 215 D+100.0
Cameron 211 100.0% 0 0.0% 211 D+100.0
St. Charles 206 100.0% 0 0.0% 206 D+100.0
Assumption 199 100.0% 0 0.0% 199 D+100.0
West Baton Rouge 176 100.0% 0 0.0% 176 D+100.0
East Feliciana 168 100.0% 0 0.0% 168 D+100.0
Madison 160 100.0% 0 0.0% 160 D+100.0
Tensas 131 100.0% 0 0.0% 131 D+100.0
St. Helena 121 100.0% 0 0.0% 121 D+100.0
West Feliciana 108 100.0% 0 0.0% 108 D+100.0

Counties as they stood in 1944; 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)