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Election 1964 Results

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1964 Louisiana governor election

John McKeithen (Democrat) beat Charlton Lyons (Republican) in Louisiana in 1964, 60.7% to 38.5%, a margin of 22.2 points and 171,836 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1960, when Jimmie H. Davis won.

Democrats led in 59 of the 64 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 5. The largest, Orleans, cast 122,847 votes and went to the Democrat by 11.3 points. The closest was East Carroll, where 147 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
John McKeithen won Democratic 469,589 60.7%
Charlton Lyons Republican 297,753 38.5%
All other candidates 6,048 0.8%
Total773,390

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Orleans 67,531 55.0% 53,643 43.7% 1,673 122,847 D+11.3
East Baton Rouge 28,155 52.0% 25,804 47.6% 227 54,186 D+4.3
Jefferson 29,753 56.7% 22,212 42.3% 494 52,459 D+14.4
Caddo 12,690 28.4% 31,763 71.2% 169 44,622 R+42.7
Calcasieu 18,802 55.9% 14,706 43.7% 126 33,634 D+12.2
Rapides 16,058 62.8% 9,340 36.5% 176 25,574 D+26.3
Lafayette 13,350 54.3% 11,074 45.0% 174 24,598 D+9.3
Ouachita 13,751 59.8% 9,111 39.6% 127 22,989 D+20.2
St. Landry 15,304 68.8% 6,838 30.7% 117 22,259 D+38.0
Acadia 11,535 70.4% 4,774 29.1% 72 16,381 D+41.3
Lafourche 10,955 69.4% 4,673 29.6% 147 15,775 D+39.8
Tangipahoa 11,004 71.3% 4,338 28.1% 82 15,424 D+43.2
Iberia 8,739 58.4% 6,056 40.5% 171 14,966 D+17.9
Vermilion 10,795 75.9% 3,324 23.4% 102 14,221 D+52.5
Terrebonne 6,885 54.8% 5,511 43.9% 169 12,565 D+10.9
St. Mary 6,696 55.3% 5,290 43.7% 113 12,099 D+11.6
St. Tammany 7,367 61.7% 4,484 37.6% 87 11,938 D+24.1
Evangeline 9,672 83.3% 1,867 16.1% 66 11,605 D+67.3
St. Bernard 7,520 73.6% 2,574 25.2% 124 10,218 D+48.4
Washington 8,037 80.9% 1,833 18.4% 67 9,937 D+62.4
Avoyelles 7,024 71.2% 2,747 27.9% 89 9,860 D+43.4
Bossier 4,493 46.7% 5,089 52.9% 38 9,620 R+6.2
Livingston 7,508 85.4% 1,238 14.1% 46 8,792 D+71.3
Webster 4,516 52.3% 4,072 47.1% 51 8,639 D+5.1
Jefferson Davis 4,577 54.1% 3,847 45.5% 40 8,464 D+8.6
Natchitoches 4,547 57.4% 3,307 41.8% 62 7,916 D+15.7
St. Martin 5,939 76.0% 1,787 22.9% 85 7,811 D+53.2
Ascension 5,521 76.2% 1,685 23.3% 40 7,246 D+52.9
Iberville 5,041 71.5% 1,962 27.8% 43 7,046 D+43.7
Lincoln 3,141 46.9% 3,507 52.4% 46 6,694 R+5.5
Vernon 5,299 79.8% 1,320 19.9% 20 6,639 D+59.9
Franklin 5,031 79.6% 1,258 19.9% 33 6,322 D+59.7
St. Charles 4,204 67.4% 1,971 31.6% 58 6,233 D+35.8
Allen 4,696 75.4% 1,503 24.1% 28 6,227 D+51.3
Morehouse 3,389 56.4% 2,583 43.0% 38 6,010 D+13.4
La Salle 4,702 79.6% 1,166 19.7% 39 5,907 D+59.9
Winn 4,155 71.2% 1,646 28.2% 38 5,839 D+43.0
Jackson 3,902 69.0% 1,693 29.9% 59 5,654 D+39.1
Sabine 3,796 69.0% 1,658 30.2% 44 5,498 D+38.9
Plaquemines 4,975 92.8% 383 7.1% 1 5,359 D+85.7
Beauregard 3,689 71.8% 1,428 27.8% 19 5,136 D+44.0
Union 3,466 68.5% 1,556 30.8% 35 5,057 D+37.8
Richland 3,406 68.0% 1,564 31.2% 42 5,012 D+36.8
Grant 3,786 77.0% 1,082 22.0% 49 4,917 D+55.0
Assumption 3,743 79.1% 938 19.8% 49 4,730 D+59.3
St. James 3,612 78.6% 946 20.6% 40 4,598 D+58.0
Desoto 2,115 47.7% 2,283 51.5% 35 4,433 R+3.8
Bienville 2,736 62.5% 1,613 36.9% 27 4,376 D+25.7
Pointe Coupee 3,000 70.5% 1,222 28.7% 32 4,254 D+41.8
St. John The Baptist 3,189 77.3% 897 21.8% 37 4,123 D+55.6
Concordia 2,760 67.3% 1,311 32.0% 31 4,102 D+35.3
Claiborne 1,879 46.2% 2,161 53.2% 23 4,063 R+6.9
Caldwell 3,349 92.1% 262 7.2% 25 3,636 D+84.9
West Carroll 2,427 72.2% 906 26.9% 30 3,363 D+45.2
West Baton Rouge 2,166 66.7% 1,064 32.7% 19 3,249 D+33.9
Catahoula 2,716 84.9% 466 14.6% 16 3,198 D+70.4
Red River 1,568 64.0% 869 35.5% 14 2,451 D+28.5
East Feliciana 1,725 76.6% 468 20.8% 58 2,251 D+55.8
Cameron 1,739 78.7% 466 21.1% 6 2,211 D+57.6
Madison 1,431 65.0% 756 34.3% 15 2,202 D+30.7
St. Helena 1,547 84.7% 266 14.6% 13 1,826 D+70.2
East Carroll 830 54.6% 683 45.0% 6 1,519 D+9.7
Tensas 952 63.2% 542 36.0% 12 1,506 D+27.2
West Feliciana 703 65.5% 367 34.2% 4 1,074 D+31.3

Counties as they stood in 1964; 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)