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Election 2019 Results

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2019 Louisiana governor election

John Bel Edwards (Democrat) beat Eddie Rispone (Republican) in Louisiana in 2019, 51.3% to 48.7%, a margin of 2.7 points and 40,212 votes. Decided in the November runoff.

The Democratic hold continued from 2015, when John Bel Edwards also won.

Republicans led in 40 of the 64 counties and Democrats in 24. The largest, East Baton Rouge, cast 157,441 votes and went to the Democrat by 32.1 points. The closest was Red River, where 67 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 774,498 51.3%
Eddie Rispone Republican 734,286 48.7%
Total1,508,784

Decided in the November runoff.

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
East Baton Rouge 104,022 66.1% 53,419 33.9% 157,441 D+32.1
Orleans 114,812 89.8% 13,041 10.2% 127,853 D+79.6
Jefferson 72,192 57.0% 54,536 43.0% 126,728 D+13.9
St. Tammany 36,337 40.1% 54,293 59.9% 90,630 R+19.8
Lafayette 31,534 40.3% 46,643 59.7% 78,177 R+19.3
Caddo 44,687 58.3% 31,946 41.7% 76,633 D+16.6
Calcasieu 26,949 48.1% 29,023 51.9% 55,972 R+3.7
Ouachita 22,994 45.5% 27,531 54.5% 50,525 R+9.0
Rapides 18,835 43.4% 24,611 56.6% 43,446 R+13.3
Ascension 19,444 47.7% 21,295 52.3% 40,739 R+4.5
Livingston 11,790 29.6% 28,017 70.4% 39,807 R+40.8
Tangipahoa 20,589 52.7% 18,444 47.3% 39,033 D+5.5
Bossier 12,296 33.8% 24,059 66.2% 36,355 R+32.4
Terrebonne 11,029 36.4% 19,297 63.6% 30,326 R+27.3
St. Landry 15,644 51.7% 14,622 48.3% 30,266 D+3.4
Lafourche 10,651 35.8% 19,104 64.2% 29,755 R+28.4
Iberia 9,226 38.4% 14,783 61.6% 24,009 R+23.1
St. Martin 7,781 38.7% 12,309 61.3% 20,090 R+22.5
Acadia 5,555 28.1% 14,189 71.9% 19,744 R+43.7
Vermilion 4,721 25.1% 14,096 74.9% 18,817 R+49.8
St. Charles 9,389 50.7% 9,136 49.3% 18,525 D+1.4
St. Mary 7,258 44.5% 9,046 55.5% 16,304 R+11.0
St. John the Baptist 11,357 74.1% 3,979 25.9% 15,336 D+48.1
Avoyelles 6,009 44.6% 7,460 55.4% 13,469 R+10.8
Webster 5,666 42.2% 7,762 57.8% 13,428 R+15.6
Lincoln 6,473 48.8% 6,791 51.2% 13,264 R+2.4
Iberville 8,787 67.0% 4,337 33.0% 13,124 D+33.9
Washington 6,214 48.2% 6,678 51.8% 12,892 R+3.6
Natchitoches 6,341 51.4% 6,002 48.6% 12,343 D+2.7
Evangeline 4,753 38.7% 7,513 61.3% 12,266 R+22.5
Beauregard 3,189 27.7% 8,327 72.3% 11,516 R+44.6
West Baton Rouge 6,501 57.4% 4,823 42.6% 11,324 D+14.8
Vernon 2,590 23.5% 8,454 76.5% 11,044 R+53.1
De Soto 4,827 45.6% 5,753 54.4% 10,580 R+8.8
St. Bernard 5,585 54.3% 4,700 45.7% 10,285 D+8.6
Pointe Coupee 5,740 57.5% 4,234 42.5% 9,974 D+15.1
Jefferson Davis 3,493 35.5% 6,341 64.5% 9,834 R+29.0
St. James 6,554 67.2% 3,199 32.8% 9,753 D+34.4
Assumption 4,583 52.8% 4,089 47.2% 8,672 D+5.7
Morehouse 4,369 51.4% 4,135 48.6% 8,504 D+2.8
East Feliciana 4,733 56.7% 3,608 43.3% 8,341 D+13.5
Sabine 1,668 21.2% 6,217 78.8% 7,885 R+57.7
Union 2,471 31.5% 5,362 68.5% 7,833 R+36.9
Franklin 2,775 36.6% 4,812 63.4% 7,587 R+26.8
Richland 3,201 43.1% 4,225 56.9% 7,426 R+13.8
Plaquemines 3,428 47.4% 3,802 52.6% 7,230 R+5.2
Concordia 3,027 45.5% 3,633 54.5% 6,660 R+9.1
Grant 1,625 25.5% 4,751 74.5% 6,376 R+49.0
Allen 2,332 37.4% 3,911 62.6% 6,243 R+25.3
La Salle 1,056 17.7% 4,897 82.3% 5,953 R+64.5
Jackson 2,093 37.0% 3,561 63.0% 5,654 R+26.0
Claiborne 2,659 47.1% 2,987 52.9% 5,646 R+5.8
Bienville 2,856 51.7% 2,667 48.3% 5,523 D+3.4
St. Helena 3,801 72.1% 1,471 27.9% 5,272 D+44.2
West Feliciana 2,785 56.6% 2,134 43.4% 4,919 D+13.2
Winn 1,508 34.4% 2,879 65.6% 4,387 R+31.3
Catahoula 1,490 34.4% 2,838 65.6% 4,328 R+31.1
West Carroll 1,085 26.2% 3,061 73.8% 4,146 R+47.7
Madison 2,593 65.0% 1,396 35.0% 3,989 D+30.0
Red River 1,827 50.9% 1,760 49.1% 3,587 D+1.9
Caldwell 886 25.1% 2,644 74.9% 3,530 R+49.8
East Carroll 1,886 69.7% 818 30.3% 2,704 D+39.5
Cameron 624 24.7% 1,901 75.3% 2,525 R+50.6
Tensas 1,301 62.4% 784 37.6% 2,085 D+24.8

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)