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Election 1999 Results

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1999 Louisiana governor election

Mike Foster (Republican) beat William J. Jefferson (Democrat) in Louisiana in 1999, 62.2% to 29.5%, a margin of 32.6 points and 422,758 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1995, when Mike Foster also won.

Republicans led in 62 of the 64 counties and Democrats in 2. The largest, Orleans, cast 117,057 votes and went to the Democrat by 41.2 points. The closest was East Carroll, where 49 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 805,203 62.2%
William J. Jefferson Democratic 382,445 29.5%
All other candidates 107,557 8.3%
Total1,295,205

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Orleans 80,295 68.6% 32,087 27.4% 4,675 117,057 D+41.2
Jefferson 25,475 22.4% 82,073 72.1% 6,322 113,870 R+49.7
East Baton Rouge 37,539 34.4% 60,494 55.4% 11,070 109,103 R+21.0
Lafayette 12,579 21.7% 40,674 70.1% 4,773 58,026 R+48.4
Caddo 23,508 41.8% 30,391 54.0% 2,399 56,298 R+12.2
Calcasieu 14,992 27.9% 34,761 64.8% 3,905 53,658 R+36.8
St. Tammany 7,412 13.9% 42,442 79.4% 3,633 53,487 R+65.5
Ouachita 8,677 21.7% 28,681 71.6% 2,696 40,054 R+49.9
Rapides 8,997 26.4% 22,066 64.8% 3,015 34,078 R+38.4
St. Landry 11,044 37.6% 16,345 55.6% 2,022 29,411 R+18.0
Lafourche 6,031 20.6% 18,687 64.0% 4,500 29,218 R+43.3
Livingston 2,627 9.0% 23,240 79.8% 3,251 29,118 R+70.8
Terrebonne 6,300 21.9% 19,431 67.6% 3,008 28,739 R+45.7
Tangipahoa 6,777 24.9% 18,929 69.4% 1,559 27,265 R+44.6
Ascension 5,973 24.1% 16,406 66.1% 2,447 24,826 R+42.0
Iberia 5,811 24.4% 16,323 68.4% 1,725 23,859 R+44.1
St. Bernard 2,635 11.6% 18,646 82.0% 1,457 22,738 R+70.4
Vermilion 3,170 15.9% 15,051 75.4% 1,736 19,957 R+59.5
Acadia 3,764 20.8% 13,161 72.6% 1,212 18,137 R+51.8
Bossier 4,482 24.9% 12,238 68.1% 1,246 17,966 R+43.2
St. Charles 4,564 25.7% 11,918 67.2% 1,244 17,726 R+41.5
St. Mary 4,839 27.4% 11,331 64.1% 1,511 17,681 R+36.7
St. Martin 4,416 26.7% 10,493 63.5% 1,606 16,515 R+36.8
St. John the Baptist 5,693 37.7% 8,241 54.5% 1,184 15,118 R+16.9
Avoyelles 3,141 22.5% 8,828 63.1% 2,018 13,987 R+40.7
Webster 3,888 28.1% 8,701 62.9% 1,244 13,833 R+34.8
Iberville 5,504 40.8% 5,954 44.1% 2,033 13,491 R+3.3
Vernon 2,032 15.1% 9,976 74.2% 1,438 13,446 R+59.1
Natchitoches 4,201 32.0% 7,610 57.9% 1,323 13,134 R+26.0
Washington 2,948 22.5% 8,921 68.1% 1,233 13,102 R+45.6
Evangeline 3,094 24.3% 8,224 64.7% 1,402 12,720 R+40.3
Pointe Coupee 3,300 30.4% 5,149 47.4% 2,420 10,869 R+17.0
Jefferson Davis 2,247 21.3% 7,315 69.2% 1,012 10,574 R+47.9
Morehouse 2,818 27.1% 6,674 64.2% 901 10,393 R+37.1
Lincoln 3,133 30.7% 6,076 59.5% 1,002 10,211 R+28.8
St. James 4,271 42.0% 5,060 49.8% 827 10,158 R+7.8
Assumption 2,827 28.1% 5,842 58.1% 1,381 10,050 R+30.0
Plaquemines 2,499 26.9% 6,267 67.5% 523 9,289 R+40.6
Beauregard 1,300 14.9% 6,502 74.4% 935 8,737 R+59.5
West Baton Rouge 2,690 32.5% 4,657 56.3% 931 8,278 R+23.8
De Soto 2,617 31.8% 4,830 58.7% 776 8,223 R+26.9
Richland 2,161 26.7% 5,353 66.1% 588 8,102 R+39.4
Franklin 1,569 19.6% 5,755 71.9% 678 8,002 R+52.3
Sabine 1,316 16.8% 5,098 65.0% 1,431 7,845 R+48.2
Concordia 1,989 26.6% 4,779 63.8% 718 7,486 R+37.3
Union 1,428 19.9% 4,819 67.2% 923 7,170 R+47.3
East Feliciana 2,528 35.4% 4,015 56.2% 602 7,145 R+20.8
Jackson 1,543 24.0% 4,338 67.6% 536 6,417 R+43.6
La Salle 558 8.8% 5,178 82.1% 570 6,306 R+73.3
Allen 1,518 24.3% 3,965 63.5% 766 6,249 R+39.2
Bienville 2,123 34.1% 3,381 54.3% 720 6,224 R+20.2
Winn 1,356 22.6% 4,121 68.7% 522 5,999 R+46.1
Grant 803 13.9% 4,379 76.0% 582 5,764 R+62.0
St. Helena 2,225 39.7% 2,652 47.3% 728 5,605 R+7.6
Claiborne 1,484 28.9% 3,185 62.0% 470 5,139 R+33.1
Caldwell 697 14.1% 3,717 75.3% 521 4,935 R+61.2
Catahoula 836 18.5% 3,173 70.1% 517 4,526 R+51.6
Red River 1,280 29.4% 2,443 56.1% 628 4,351 R+26.7
West Carroll 550 12.8% 3,397 79.1% 349 4,296 R+66.3
Cameron 600 14.0% 3,220 75.1% 467 4,287 R+61.1
West Feliciana 1,510 35.6% 2,260 53.3% 470 4,240 R+17.7
Madison 1,270 33.3% 2,115 55.4% 434 3,819 R+22.1
East Carroll 1,592 45.7% 1,543 44.3% 351 3,486 D+1.4
Tensas 1,399 41.0% 1,622 47.5% 391 3,412 R+6.5

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

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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)