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Election 1995 Results

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1995 Louisiana governor election

Mike Foster (Republican) beat Cleo Fields (Democrat) in Louisiana in 1995, 63.5% to 36.5%, a margin of 27.0 points and 418,638 votes. Decided in the November runoff.

Louisiana changed party: in 1991 it went Democratic, for Edwin Edwards.

Republicans led in 59 of the 64 counties and Democrats in 5. The largest, Orleans, cast 163,793 votes and went to the Democrat by 43.3 points. The closest was St. James, where 54 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
Mike Foster won Republican 984,499 63.5%
Cleo Fields Democratic 565,861 36.5%
Total1,550,360

Decided in the November runoff.

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Orleans 117,346 71.6% 46,447 28.4% 163,793 D+43.3
Jefferson 34,876 23.1% 115,972 76.9% 150,848 R+53.8
East Baton Rouge 60,193 41.0% 86,631 59.0% 146,824 R+18.0
Caddo 34,786 45.8% 41,188 54.2% 75,974 R+8.4
Lafayette 20,021 30.4% 45,842 69.6% 65,863 R+39.2
St. Tammany 11,935 19.5% 49,362 80.5% 61,297 R+61.1
Calcasieu 19,247 34.4% 36,662 65.6% 55,909 R+31.1
Ouachita 15,780 32.1% 33,380 67.9% 49,160 R+35.8
Rapides 13,393 31.6% 29,035 68.4% 42,428 R+36.9
St. Landry 15,424 45.1% 18,771 54.9% 34,195 R+9.8
Lafourche 7,927 24.5% 24,479 75.5% 32,406 R+51.1
Tangipahoa 10,351 32.1% 21,929 67.9% 32,280 R+35.9
Terrebonne 9,520 31.1% 21,065 68.9% 30,585 R+37.7
Livingston 4,323 14.3% 25,866 85.7% 30,189 R+71.4
St. Bernard 4,451 15.5% 24,186 84.5% 28,637 R+68.9
Iberia 9,555 33.5% 19,009 66.5% 28,564 R+33.1
Ascension 8,143 30.8% 18,338 69.2% 26,481 R+38.5
Bossier 6,656 28.2% 16,916 71.8% 23,572 R+43.5
Acadia 6,047 26.1% 17,120 73.9% 23,167 R+47.8
Vermilion 5,362 24.0% 16,969 76.0% 22,331 R+52.0
St. Mary 7,659 34.5% 14,534 65.5% 22,193 R+31.0
St. Martin 7,711 38.9% 12,108 61.1% 19,819 R+22.2
St. Charles 5,956 31.5% 12,955 68.5% 18,911 R+37.0
Washington 5,075 29.5% 12,139 70.5% 17,214 R+41.0
St. John the Baptist 7,585 45.5% 9,084 54.5% 16,669 R+9.0
Iberville 7,699 51.0% 7,406 49.0% 15,105 D+1.9
Evangeline 4,887 32.8% 10,028 67.2% 14,915 R+34.5
Avoyelles 4,589 30.9% 10,273 69.1% 14,862 R+38.2
Webster 4,808 34.7% 9,059 65.3% 13,867 R+30.7
Lincoln 5,200 39.4% 7,999 60.6% 13,199 R+21.2
Natchitoches 4,801 39.5% 7,366 60.5% 12,167 R+21.1
Morehouse 4,493 37.0% 7,637 63.0% 12,130 R+25.9
Vernon 2,554 22.1% 8,992 77.9% 11,546 R+55.8
Pointe Coupee 4,600 40.6% 6,728 59.4% 11,328 R+18.8
Jefferson Davis 3,307 29.7% 7,844 70.3% 11,151 R+40.7
St. James 5,546 50.2% 5,492 49.8% 11,038 D+0.5
Assumption 4,250 40.5% 6,232 59.5% 10,482 R+18.9
Beauregard 2,213 21.8% 7,960 78.2% 10,173 R+56.5
Plaquemines 3,617 35.9% 6,470 64.1% 10,087 R+28.3
De Soto 4,269 43.5% 5,541 56.5% 9,810 R+13.0
West Baton Rouge 3,879 41.4% 5,499 58.6% 9,378 R+17.3
Franklin 2,569 28.3% 6,524 71.7% 9,093 R+43.5
Concordia 3,099 36.5% 5,394 63.5% 8,493 R+27.0
Union 2,362 28.0% 6,059 72.0% 8,421 R+43.9
East Feliciana 3,652 43.5% 4,749 56.5% 8,401 R+13.1
Allen 2,562 30.9% 5,719 69.1% 8,281 R+38.1
Sabine 1,904 23.0% 6,371 77.0% 8,275 R+54.0
Richland 2,486 31.2% 5,480 68.8% 7,966 R+37.6
La Salle 1,021 14.4% 6,078 85.6% 7,099 R+71.2
Grant 1,357 20.1% 5,385 79.9% 6,742 R+59.7
Bienville 2,848 44.2% 3,590 55.8% 6,438 R+11.5
Winn 1,912 30.0% 4,452 70.0% 6,364 R+39.9
Jackson 2,101 33.2% 4,224 66.8% 6,325 R+33.6
St. Helena 2,999 51.6% 2,817 48.4% 5,816 D+3.1
Claiborne 2,262 39.1% 3,522 60.9% 5,784 R+21.8
Catahoula 1,554 30.6% 3,523 69.4% 5,077 R+38.8
Caldwell 935 20.7% 3,578 79.3% 4,513 R+58.6
Red River 1,825 42.7% 2,454 57.3% 4,279 R+14.7
West Feliciana 1,937 45.4% 2,334 54.6% 4,271 R+9.3
West Carroll 716 17.0% 3,486 83.0% 4,202 R+65.9
Cameron 854 22.1% 3,005 77.9% 3,859 R+55.7
Madison 1,671 43.7% 2,151 56.3% 3,822 R+12.6
East Carroll 1,714 53.7% 1,476 46.3% 3,190 D+7.5
Tensas 1,487 47.9% 1,615 52.1% 3,102 R+4.1

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)