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Election 1972 Results

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1972 Louisiana governor election

Edwin W. Edwards (Democrat) beat David Conner Treen (Republican) in Louisiana in 1972, 57.2% to 42.8%, a margin of 14.3 points and 160,722 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1968, when John J. McKeithen won.

Democrats led in 37 of the 64 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 27. The largest, Orleans, cast 161,115 votes and went to the Democrat by 18.4 points. The closest was Bienville, where 55 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
Edwin W. Edwards won Democratic 641,146 57.2%
David Conner Treen Republican 480,424 42.8%
Total1,121,570

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Orleans 95,393 59.2% 65,722 40.8% 161,115 D+18.4
Jefferson 50,885 52.2% 46,604 47.8% 97,489 D+4.4
East Baton Rouge 39,160 45.0% 47,767 55.0% 86,927 R+9.9
Caddo 23,059 36.8% 39,523 63.2% 62,582 R+26.3
Calcasieu 31,383 68.9% 14,186 31.1% 45,569 D+37.7
Lafayette 26,288 70.7% 10,902 29.3% 37,190 D+41.4
Rapides 15,298 44.4% 19,146 55.6% 34,444 R+11.2
Ouachita 12,523 38.7% 19,797 61.3% 32,320 R+22.5
St. Landry 20,969 73.6% 7,510 26.4% 28,479 D+47.3
Lafourche 20,006 79.8% 5,062 20.2% 25,068 D+59.6
Tangipahoa 12,299 57.9% 8,959 42.1% 21,258 D+15.7
Terrebonne 14,608 69.0% 6,566 31.0% 21,174 D+38.0
Acadia 17,841 86.2% 2,845 13.8% 20,686 D+72.5
St. Tammany 9,753 47.8% 10,656 52.2% 20,409 R+4.4
St. Bernard 11,121 57.4% 8,249 42.6% 19,370 D+14.8
Iberia 13,354 71.5% 5,334 28.5% 18,688 D+42.9
Vermilion 15,498 86.3% 2,456 13.7% 17,954 D+72.6
St. Mary 11,713 68.0% 5,520 32.0% 17,233 D+35.9
Bossier 5,749 37.7% 9,508 62.3% 15,257 R+24.6
Livingston 7,058 46.3% 8,180 53.7% 15,238 R+7.4
Washington 6,400 45.4% 7,697 54.6% 14,097 R+9.2
Evangeline 10,363 73.7% 3,700 26.3% 14,063 D+47.4
Avoyelles 10,477 75.5% 3,404 24.5% 13,881 D+51.0
Webster 4,985 39.3% 7,686 60.7% 12,671 R+21.3
Ascension 8,346 67.9% 3,941 32.1% 12,287 D+35.9
Natchitoches 6,154 55.1% 5,020 44.9% 11,174 D+10.1
St. Martin 9,768 87.4% 1,402 12.6% 11,170 D+74.9
Iberville 7,931 72.8% 2,958 27.2% 10,889 D+45.7
St. Charles 7,648 70.9% 3,138 29.1% 10,786 D+41.8
Jefferson Davis 7,929 76.3% 2,469 23.7% 10,398 D+52.5
Lincoln 3,036 34.0% 5,892 66.0% 8,928 R+32.0
Morehouse 3,322 38.2% 5,366 61.8% 8,688 R+23.5
Pointe Coupee 6,027 74.9% 2,025 25.1% 8,052 D+49.7
Vernon 3,492 43.6% 4,511 56.4% 8,003 R+12.7
St. John The Baptist 6,081 77.7% 1,744 22.3% 7,825 D+55.4
Beauregard 3,323 44.3% 4,183 55.7% 7,506 R+11.5
Franklin 2,858 38.6% 4,542 61.4% 7,400 R+22.8
Allen 4,256 58.3% 3,039 41.7% 7,295 D+16.7
Assumption 5,757 81.0% 1,350 19.0% 7,107 D+62.0
Plaquemines 5,519 77.7% 1,584 22.3% 7,103 D+55.4
St. James 5,854 83.6% 1,146 16.4% 7,000 D+67.3
Concordia 3,431 49.2% 3,549 50.8% 6,980 R+1.7
Desoto 3,524 50.6% 3,440 49.4% 6,964 D+1.2
Sabine 3,052 44.3% 3,840 55.7% 6,892 R+11.4
Richland 3,053 45.6% 3,639 54.4% 6,692 R+8.8
Union 2,767 42.2% 3,786 57.8% 6,553 R+15.6
Winn 2,319 36.3% 4,061 63.7% 6,380 R+27.3
Jackson 2,886 47.3% 3,221 52.7% 6,107 R+5.5
Bienville 2,952 49.5% 3,007 50.5% 5,959 R+0.9
Claiborne 2,667 45.8% 3,154 54.2% 5,821 R+8.4
La Salle 1,845 32.0% 3,919 68.0% 5,764 R+36.0
West Baton Rouge 3,815 66.8% 1,893 33.2% 5,708 D+33.7
Grant 2,286 41.4% 3,242 58.6% 5,528 R+17.3
Madison 2,870 61.5% 1,795 38.5% 4,665 D+23.0
East Feliciana 2,387 51.7% 2,226 48.3% 4,613 D+3.5
West Carroll 1,669 38.3% 2,687 61.7% 4,356 R+23.4
Catahoula 2,039 48.8% 2,138 51.2% 4,177 R+2.4
East Carroll 2,188 60.0% 1,458 40.0% 3,646 D+20.0
St. Helena 2,287 63.7% 1,306 36.3% 3,593 D+27.3
Red River 2,167 60.4% 1,422 39.6% 3,589 D+20.8
Caldwell 1,285 36.6% 2,227 63.4% 3,512 R+26.8
Tensas 1,950 56.8% 1,483 43.2% 3,433 D+13.6
Cameron 2,324 78.4% 641 21.6% 2,965 D+56.8
West Feliciana 1,899 65.5% 1,001 34.5% 2,900 D+31.0

Counties as they stood in 1972; 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)