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Election 2015 Results

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2015 Louisiana governor election

John Bel Edwards (Democrat) beat David Vitter (Republican) in Louisiana in 2015, 56.1% to 43.9%, a margin of 12.2 points and 140,984 votes. Decided in the November runoff.

Louisiana changed party: in 2011 it went Republican, for Bobby Jindal.

Democrats led in 39 of the 64 counties and Republicans in 25. The largest, East Baton Rouge, cast 119,225 votes and went to the Democrat by 35.2 points. The closest was Cameron, where 40 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
John Bel Edwards won Democratic 646,924 56.1%
David Vitter Republican 505,940 43.9%
Total1,152,864

Decided in the November runoff.

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
East Baton Rouge 80,602 67.6% 38,623 32.4% 119,225 D+35.2
Jefferson 49,902 50.6% 48,633 49.4% 98,535 D+1.3
Orleans 81,902 86.5% 12,748 13.5% 94,650 D+73.1
St. Tammany 27,744 39.3% 42,801 60.7% 70,545 R+21.3
Caddo 38,406 61.6% 23,896 38.4% 62,302 D+23.3
Lafayette 27,926 47.2% 31,291 52.8% 59,217 R+5.7
Calcasieu 25,586 58.6% 18,103 41.4% 43,689 D+17.1
Ouachita 17,577 49.2% 18,181 50.8% 35,758 R+1.7
Tangipahoa 19,936 60.3% 13,098 39.7% 33,034 D+20.7
Ascension 15,989 52.2% 14,618 47.8% 30,607 D+4.5
Rapides 14,866 52.4% 13,496 47.6% 28,362 D+4.8
Livingston 11,168 39.7% 16,950 60.3% 28,118 R+20.6
Bossier 9,258 37.4% 15,518 62.6% 24,776 R+25.3
St. Landry 14,325 63.4% 8,279 36.6% 22,604 D+26.7
Lafourche 9,976 44.3% 12,520 55.7% 22,496 R+11.3
Terrebonne 9,100 41.9% 12,603 58.1% 21,703 R+16.1
Iberia 9,707 47.9% 10,545 52.1% 20,252 R+4.1
St. John the Baptist 11,562 71.1% 4,700 28.9% 16,262 D+42.2
St. Charles 7,981 50.6% 7,792 49.4% 15,773 D+1.2
Acadia 6,395 42.7% 8,595 57.3% 14,990 R+14.7
St. Martin 7,812 53.6% 6,758 46.4% 14,570 D+7.2
Vermilion 5,116 40.3% 7,594 59.7% 12,710 R+19.5
St. Mary 6,296 51.0% 6,050 49.0% 12,346 D+2.0
St. Bernard 6,388 55.6% 5,106 44.4% 11,494 D+11.2
Iberville 8,114 72.8% 3,030 27.2% 11,144 D+45.6
Washington 6,067 54.8% 4,998 45.2% 11,065 D+9.7
Webster 5,289 52.6% 4,768 47.4% 10,057 D+5.2
Beauregard 4,237 44.2% 5,344 55.8% 9,581 R+11.6
Lincoln 4,985 53.1% 4,402 46.9% 9,387 D+6.2
Natchitoches 5,422 58.4% 3,860 41.6% 9,282 D+16.8
St. James 6,481 69.9% 2,789 30.1% 9,270 D+39.8
Avoyelles 5,626 63.9% 3,176 36.1% 8,802 D+27.8
Evangeline 4,720 56.9% 3,576 43.1% 8,296 D+13.8
Vernon 3,185 39.2% 4,941 60.8% 8,126 R+21.6
Richland 3,928 49.6% 3,984 50.4% 7,912 R+0.7
De Soto 4,258 53.8% 3,653 46.2% 7,911 D+7.6
West Baton Rouge 5,215 66.1% 2,671 33.9% 7,886 D+32.3
Pointe Coupee 5,346 70.0% 2,289 30.0% 7,635 D+40.0
Jefferson Davis 3,857 54.5% 3,225 45.5% 7,082 D+8.9
Morehouse 3,756 56.0% 2,951 44.0% 6,707 D+12.0
East Feliciana 4,369 66.5% 2,197 33.5% 6,566 D+33.1
Assumption 4,132 63.9% 2,332 36.1% 6,464 D+27.8
Plaquemines 2,954 49.2% 3,048 50.8% 6,002 R+1.6
Union 2,270 38.8% 3,574 61.2% 5,844 R+22.3
Allen 2,915 54.9% 2,392 45.1% 5,307 D+9.9
Sabine 1,623 31.4% 3,552 68.6% 5,175 R+37.3
Franklin 2,126 43.3% 2,780 56.7% 4,906 R+13.3
Jackson 2,256 47.5% 2,496 52.5% 4,752 R+5.1
Bienville 2,778 59.0% 1,933 41.0% 4,711 D+17.9
St. Helena 3,796 80.9% 898 19.1% 4,694 D+61.7
Grant 1,702 37.5% 2,841 62.5% 4,543 R+25.1
Concordia 2,297 53.5% 1,996 46.5% 4,293 D+7.0
Caldwell 1,589 38.6% 2,530 61.4% 4,119 R+22.8
West Feliciana 2,695 67.1% 1,321 32.9% 4,016 D+34.2
Winn 1,569 42.1% 2,161 57.9% 3,730 R+15.9
Claiborne 1,965 53.8% 1,690 46.2% 3,655 D+7.5
La Salle 1,054 29.4% 2,537 70.6% 3,591 R+41.3
Madison 1,889 67.0% 932 33.0% 2,821 D+33.9
Catahoula 1,251 44.5% 1,563 55.5% 2,814 R+11.1
Red River 1,375 56.4% 1,063 43.6% 2,438 D+12.8
Cameron 1,144 49.1% 1,184 50.9% 2,328 R+1.7
West Carroll 821 35.3% 1,506 64.7% 2,327 R+29.4
East Carroll 1,288 66.5% 648 33.5% 1,936 D+33.1
Tensas 1,060 63.4% 611 36.6% 1,671 D+26.9

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)