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Election 1991 Results

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1991 Louisiana governor election

Edwin Edwards (Democrat) beat David Duke (Republican) in Louisiana in 1991, 61.2% to 38.8%, a margin of 22.3 points and 386,022 votes. Decided in the November runoff.

The Democratic hold continued from 1987, when Buddy Roemer won.

Democrats led in 45 of the 64 counties and Republicans in 19. The largest, Orleans, cast 199,665 votes and went to the Democrat by 74.0 points. The closest was Bossier, where 79 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 Edwards won Democratic 1,057,031 61.2%
David Duke Republican 671,009 38.8%
Total1,728,040

Decided in the November runoff.

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Orleans 173,744 87.0% 25,921 13.0% 199,665 D+74.0
Jefferson 102,261 59.3% 70,183 40.7% 172,444 D+18.6
East Baton Rouge 100,138 66.4% 50,656 33.6% 150,794 D+32.8
Caddo 59,933 64.1% 33,591 35.9% 93,524 D+28.2
Lafayette 40,816 64.6% 22,336 35.4% 63,152 D+29.3
Calcasieu 40,617 65.7% 21,193 34.3% 61,810 D+31.4
St. Tammany 32,678 55.9% 25,800 44.1% 58,478 D+11.8
Ouachita 26,137 49.4% 26,722 50.6% 52,859 R+1.1
Rapides 27,638 55.9% 21,762 44.1% 49,400 D+11.9
St. Landry 23,362 61.3% 14,725 38.7% 38,087 D+22.7
Lafourche 21,346 59.3% 14,655 40.7% 36,001 D+18.6
Tangipahoa 18,779 53.3% 16,469 46.7% 35,248 D+6.6
Terrebonne 19,799 59.2% 13,662 40.8% 33,461 D+18.3
St. Bernard 14,394 44.2% 18,153 55.8% 32,547 R+11.5
Livingston 12,152 39.6% 18,554 60.4% 30,706 R+20.8
Iberia 16,594 56.4% 12,814 43.6% 29,408 D+12.9
Bossier 14,536 50.1% 14,457 49.9% 28,993 D+0.3
Ascension 14,792 53.5% 12,867 46.5% 27,659 D+7.0
Acadia 14,928 60.4% 9,772 39.6% 24,700 D+20.9
St. Mary 15,039 61.4% 9,447 38.6% 24,486 D+22.8
Vermilion 14,477 64.7% 7,882 35.3% 22,359 D+29.5
St. Charles 12,680 61.7% 7,885 38.3% 20,565 D+23.3
St. Martin 12,726 64.2% 7,095 35.8% 19,821 D+28.4
Washington 9,157 46.4% 10,577 53.6% 19,734 R+7.2
St. John the Baptist 11,993 64.2% 6,685 35.8% 18,678 D+28.4
Webster 9,024 51.8% 8,406 48.2% 17,430 D+3.5
Avoyelles 9,044 53.7% 7,792 46.3% 16,836 D+7.4
Iberville 10,693 64.6% 5,870 35.4% 16,563 D+29.1
Evangeline 8,947 54.5% 7,470 45.5% 16,417 D+9.0
Lincoln 9,382 61.2% 5,943 38.8% 15,325 D+22.4
Natchitoches 8,870 58.2% 6,360 41.8% 15,230 D+16.5
Morehouse 6,517 47.3% 7,261 52.7% 13,778 R+5.4
Vernon 6,676 49.3% 6,856 50.7% 13,532 R+1.3
Jefferson Davis 8,581 63.8% 4,870 36.2% 13,451 D+27.6
Pointe Coupee 7,430 61.3% 4,687 38.7% 12,117 D+22.6
St. James 8,028 66.3% 4,074 33.7% 12,102 D+32.7
Plaquemines 6,689 55.8% 5,301 44.2% 11,990 D+11.6
Beauregard 5,565 46.7% 6,351 53.3% 11,916 R+6.6
De Soto 6,607 59.1% 4,571 40.9% 11,178 D+18.2
Assumption 6,488 59.7% 4,385 40.3% 10,873 D+19.3
Franklin 4,410 41.6% 6,179 58.4% 10,589 R+16.7
Allen 6,171 60.5% 4,036 39.5% 10,207 D+20.9
West Baton Rouge 6,016 59.5% 4,092 40.5% 10,108 D+19.0
Union 4,029 40.1% 6,020 59.9% 10,049 R+19.8
Sabine 4,635 46.9% 5,251 53.1% 9,886 R+6.2
Concordia 4,544 47.4% 5,040 52.6% 9,584 R+5.2
Richland 3,970 43.4% 5,179 56.6% 9,149 R+13.2
East Feliciana 4,949 59.5% 3,362 40.5% 8,311 D+19.1
Grant 3,516 43.9% 4,500 56.1% 8,016 R+12.3
Winn 3,660 46.0% 4,288 54.0% 7,948 R+7.9
Bienville 4,685 59.3% 3,216 40.7% 7,901 D+18.6
Jackson 3,345 44.5% 4,173 55.5% 7,518 R+11.0
Claiborne 4,329 57.7% 3,174 42.3% 7,503 D+15.4
La Salle 2,432 33.1% 4,910 66.9% 7,342 R+33.8
Catahoula 2,815 44.8% 3,470 55.2% 6,285 R+10.4
St. Helena 3,700 60.2% 2,448 39.8% 6,148 D+20.4
Madison 3,582 61.0% 2,286 39.0% 5,868 D+22.1
Caldwell 2,112 37.0% 3,590 63.0% 5,702 R+25.9
West Carroll 1,625 31.1% 3,596 68.9% 5,221 R+37.8
Red River 2,674 53.3% 2,339 46.7% 5,013 D+6.7
West Feliciana 2,896 64.5% 1,596 35.5% 4,492 D+28.9
East Carroll 3,017 69.0% 1,357 31.0% 4,374 D+38.0
Cameron 2,669 64.8% 1,453 35.2% 4,122 D+29.5
Tensas 1,993 58.8% 1,394 41.2% 3,387 D+17.7

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)