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Election 2003 Results

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2003 Louisiana governor election

Kathleen Blanco (Democrat) beat Bobby Jindal (Republican) in Louisiana in 2003, 51.9% to 48.1%, a margin of 3.9 points and 54,874 votes. Decided in the November runoff.

Louisiana changed party: in 1999 it went Republican, for Mike Foster.

Democrats led in 52 of the 64 counties and Republicans in 12. The largest, Jefferson, cast 140,031 votes and went to the Republican by 25.3 points. The closest was Sabine, where 82 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

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Kathleen Blanco won	Democratic	731,358	51.9%
Bobby Jindal	Republican	676,484	48.1%
Total		1,407,842

Decided in the November runoff.

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Jefferson	52,319 37.4%	87,712 62.6%	140,031	R+25.3
Orleans	92,746 68.3%	43,005 31.7%	135,751	D+36.6
East Baton Rouge	62,638 47.0%	70,547 53.0%	133,185	R+5.9
Lafayette	32,734 48.4%	34,951 51.6%	67,685	R+3.3
Caddo	34,292 51.0%	33,004 49.0%	67,296	D+1.9
St. Tammany	17,067 25.6%	49,675 74.4%	66,742	R+48.9
Calcasieu	27,683 52.7%	24,835 47.3%	52,518	D+5.4
Ouachita	20,194 47.3%	22,491 52.7%	42,685	R+5.4
Rapides	20,875 56.3%	16,192 43.7%	37,067	D+12.6
Tangipahoa	17,914 51.7%	16,711 48.3%	34,625	D+3.5
Livingston	13,451 43.0%	17,812 57.0%	31,263	R+13.9
Terrebonne	16,097 52.4%	14,626 47.6%	30,723	D+4.8
Ascension	13,733 45.8%	16,272 54.2%	30,005	R+8.5
Lafourche	15,695 53.9%	13,429 46.1%	29,124	D+7.8
St. Landry	19,500 68.3%	9,049 31.7%	28,549	D+36.6
St. Bernard	10,574 42.3%	14,428 57.7%	25,002	R+15.4
Bossier	9,051 37.1%	15,331 62.9%	24,382	R+25.8
Iberia	14,383 60.4%	9,446 39.6%	23,829	D+20.7
Vermilion	14,305 64.5%	7,863 35.5%	22,168	D+29.1
Acadia	10,938 57.1%	8,226 42.9%	19,164	D+14.2
St. Charles	7,900 42.4%	10,727 57.6%	18,627	R+15.2
St. Martin	11,407 64.6%	6,259 35.4%	17,666	D+29.1
St. John the Baptist	9,482 53.8%	8,135 46.2%	17,617	D+7.6
St. Mary	9,767 57.9%	7,088 42.1%	16,855	D+15.9
Washington	8,605 57.0%	6,501 43.0%	15,106	D+13.9
Webster	6,927 52.6%	6,251 47.4%	13,178	D+5.1
Iberville	8,499 66.7%	4,240 33.3%	12,739	D+33.4
Avoyelles	8,331 71.0%	3,395 29.0%	11,726	D+42.1
Evangeline	7,949 69.8%	3,442 30.2%	11,391	D+39.6
Lincoln	5,680 52.2%	5,194 47.8%	10,874	D+4.5
Natchitoches	6,130 56.7%	4,681 43.3%	10,811	D+13.4
Plaquemines	4,956 46.8%	5,645 53.2%	10,601	R+6.5
Vernon	5,441 56.8%	4,133 43.2%	9,574	D+13.7
Pointe Coupee	6,098 64.5%	3,351 35.5%	9,449	D+29.1
Assumption	5,966 63.2%	3,470 36.8%	9,436	D+26.5
St. James	5,727 62.5%	3,442 37.5%	9,169	D+24.9
Jefferson Davis	5,202 57.2%	3,886 42.8%	9,088	D+14.5
West Baton Rouge	4,923 54.4%	4,120 45.6%	9,043	D+8.9
Concordia	5,554 64.0%	3,119 36.0%	8,673	D+28.1
Morehouse	4,917 57.8%	3,594 42.2%	8,511	D+15.5
Beauregard	4,256 50.5%	4,165 49.5%	8,421	D+1.1
De Soto	4,180 55.0%	3,425 45.0%	7,605	D+9.9
East Feliciana	4,432 61.8%	2,735 38.2%	7,167	D+23.7
Union	3,612 50.8%	3,501 49.2%	7,113	D+1.6
Allen	4,502 68.1%	2,109 31.9%	6,611	D+36.2
Franklin	4,038 61.4%	2,541 38.6%	6,579	D+22.8
Richland	3,731 57.4%	2,773 42.6%	6,504	D+14.7
Jackson	3,592 56.9%	2,717 43.1%	6,309	D+13.9
Sabine	3,058 49.3%	3,140 50.7%	6,198	R+1.3
Grant	3,505 59.9%	2,344 40.1%	5,849	D+19.8
St. Helena	3,918 74.8%	1,322 25.2%	5,240	D+49.5
Bienville	3,260 62.5%	1,953 37.5%	5,213	D+25.1
Winn	3,045 61.5%	1,908 38.5%	4,953	D+23.0
La Salle	2,974 60.8%	1,917 39.2%	4,891	D+21.6
Cameron	2,854 61.5%	1,783 38.5%	4,637	D+23.1
Claiborne	2,350 53.1%	2,074 46.9%	4,424	D+6.2
West Carroll	2,429 55.5%	1,950 44.5%	4,379	D+10.9
West Feliciana	2,571 61.5%	1,612 38.5%	4,183	D+22.9
Caldwell	2,485 64.9%	1,346 35.1%	3,831	D+29.7
Madison	2,747 74.3%	948 25.7%	3,695	D+48.7
Red River	2,129 61.8%	1,318 38.2%	3,447	D+23.5
Catahoula	2,429 70.6%	1,010 29.4%	3,439	D+41.3
Tensas	2,038 68.9%	919 31.1%	2,957	D+37.8
East Carroll	1,573 69.3%	696 30.7%	2,269	D+38.7

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

Louisiana governor elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
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)

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