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Election 1918 Results

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1918 US Senate election in Louisiana

Joseph Ransdell (Democrat) won in Louisiana in 1918 with 100.0% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party.

Edward J. Gay (Democrat) won in Louisiana in 1918 with 100.0% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party. (This was a special election.)

Democrats led in 64 of the 64 counties as they stood then. The largest, Orleans, cast 20,261 votes and went to the Democrat by 100.0 points. The closest was Cameron, where 78 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.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Joseph Ransdell won	Democratic	44,224	100.0%
Total		44,224

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edward J. Gay won	Democratic	44,345	100.0%
All other candidates		15	0.0%
Total		44,360

Every county

County	Democrat	Total	Margin
Orleans	20,261 100.0%	20,261	D+100.0
Caddo	2,061 100.0%	2,061	D+100.0
Rapides	974 100.0%	974	D+100.0
East Baton Rouge	768 100.0%	768	D+100.0
Bienville	718 100.0%	718	D+100.0
Calcasieu	711 100.0%	711	D+100.0
St. Landry	641 100.0%	641	D+100.0
Natchitoches	630 100.0%	630	D+100.0
Webster	619 100.0%	619	D+100.0
Jackson	617 100.0%	617	D+100.0
Tangipahoa	576 100.0%	576	D+100.0
Claiborne	575 100.0%	575	D+100.0
Desoto	567 100.0%	567	D+100.0
Ouachita	554 100.0%	554	D+100.0
Vernon	541 100.0%	541	D+100.0
Acadia	535 100.0%	535	D+100.0
Jefferson	491 100.0%	491	D+100.0
Avoyelles	480 100.0%	480	D+100.0
Iberia	457 100.0%	457	D+100.0
Lafayette	451 100.0%	451	D+100.0
Sabine	437 100.0%	437	D+100.0
Beauregard	426 100.0%	426	D+100.0
Lincoln	413 100.0%	413	D+100.0
Evangeline	403 100.0%	403	D+100.0
St. Martin	379 100.0%	379	D+100.0
Winn	377 100.0%	377	D+100.0
Lafourche	375 100.0%	375	D+100.0
Allen	369 100.0%	369	D+100.0
Bossier	364 100.0%	364	D+100.0
St. Mary	363 100.0%	363	D+100.0
Washington	355 100.0%	355	D+100.0
St. Tammany	347 100.0%	347	D+100.0
Terrebonne	340 100.0%	340	D+100.0
Grant	338 100.0%	338	D+100.0
Jefferson Davis	331 100.0%	331	D+100.0
Union	320 100.0%	320	D+100.0
Red River	282 100.0%	282	D+100.0
Richland	277 100.0%	277	D+100.0
Iberville	275 100.0%	275	D+100.0
Livingston	270 100.0%	270	D+100.0
Vermilion	263 100.0%	263	D+100.0
La Salle	255 100.0%	255	D+100.0
Morehouse	251 100.0%	251	D+100.0
Caldwell	250 100.0%	250	D+100.0
St. James	217 100.0%	217	D+100.0
Franklin	216 100.0%	216	D+100.0
East Feliciana	215 100.0%	215	D+100.0
Plaquemines	211 100.0%	211	D+100.0
Ascension	210 100.0%	210	D+100.0
Pointe Coupee	200 100.0%	200	D+100.0
Catahoula	185 100.0%	185	D+100.0
St. Bernard	162 100.0%	162	D+100.0
Assumption	155 100.0%	155	D+100.0
West Feliciana	146 100.0%	146	D+100.0
Madison	117 100.0%	117	D+100.0
Concordia	112 100.0%	112	D+100.0
West Carroll	109 100.0%	109	D+100.0
St. John The Baptist	108 100.0%	108	D+100.0
St. Helena	103 100.0%	103	D+100.0
St. Charles	102 100.0%	102	D+100.0
Tensas	100 100.0%	100	D+100.0
East Carroll	98 100.0%	98	D+100.0
West Baton Rouge	93 100.0%	93	D+100.0
Cameron	78 100.0%	78	D+100.0

Counties as they stood in 1918; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Louisiana Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2022	John Kennedy (R)	R+43.7
2020	Bill Cassidy (R)	R+40.3
2016	John Neely Kennedy (R)	R+21.3
2014	Bill Cassidy (R)	R+11.9
2010	David Vitter (R)	R+18.9
2008	Mary L. Landrieu (D)	D+6.4
2004	David Vitter (R)	R+21.7
2002	Mary Landrieu (D)	D+3.4
1998	John Breaux (D)	D+32.4
1996	Mary Landrieu (D)	D+0.3
1992	John Breaux (D)	D+64.8
1990	J. Bennett Johnston (D)	D+10.5
1986	John B. Breaux (D)	D+5.6
1984	J. Bennett Johnston (D)	D+76.9
1980	Russell B. Long (D)	D+55.9
1978	J. Bennett Johnston (D)	D+59.4
1974	Russell B. Long (D)	D+100.0
1972	J. Bennett Johnston (D)	D+36.1
1968	Russell B. Long (D)	D+100.0
1966	Allen J. Ellender (D)	D+100.0
1962	Russell B. Long (D)	D+51.1
1960	Allen J. Ellender (D)	D+59.5
1956	Russell B. Long (D)	D+100.0
1954	Allen J. Ellender (D)	D+100.0
1950	Russell B. Long (D)	D+75.4
1948	Allen J. Ellender (D)	D+100.0
1944	John H. Overton (D)	D+100.0
1942	Allen J. Ellender (D)	D+100.0
1938	John H. Overton (D)	D+99.8
1936	Allen J. Ellender (D)	D+100.0
1932	John H. Overton (D)	D+100.0
1930	Huey Long (D)	D+100.0
1926	Edwin S. Broussard (D)	D+100.0
1924	Joseph Ransdell (D)	D+100.0
1920	Edwin S. Broussard (D)	D+100.0
1918	Joseph Ransdell (D)	D+100.0