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Election 1938 Results

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1938 US Senate election in Louisiana

John H. Overton (Democrat) won in Louisiana in 1938 with 99.8% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party.

The Democratic hold continued from 1932, when John H. Overton also won.

Democrats led in 64 of the 64 counties as they stood then. The largest, Orleans, cast 76,670 votes and went to the Democrat by 100.0 points. The closest was Tensas, where 223 votes separated the two parties.

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Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
John H. Overton won Democratic 151,585 99.8%
All other candidates 250 0.2%
Total151,835

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Orleans 76,658 100.0% 0 0.0% 12 76,670 D+100.0
Jefferson 9,598 100.0% 0 0.0% 9,598 D+100.0
Caddo 5,968 99.8% 0 0.0% 10 5,978 D+99.8
Plaquemines 5,361 100.0% 0 0.0% 5,361 D+100.0
East Baton Rouge 4,017 100.0% 0 0.0% 1 4,018 D+100.0
St. Bernard 3,805 100.0% 0 0.0% 3,805 D+100.0
Ouachita 2,735 99.6% 0 0.0% 11 2,746 D+99.6
Avoyelles 2,356 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,356 D+100.0
Rapides 2,207 98.3% 0 0.0% 38 2,245 D+98.3
St. Tammany 1,585 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,585 D+100.0
Tangipahoa 1,382 97.9% 0 0.0% 30 1,412 D+97.9
St. Charles 1,221 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,221 D+100.0
Ascension 1,210 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,210 D+100.0
St. James 1,146 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,146 D+100.0
Lafayette 1,064 99.8% 0 0.0% 2 1,066 D+99.8
Bienville 1,004 98.4% 0 0.0% 16 1,020 D+98.4
Washington 1,006 99.9% 0 0.0% 1 1,007 D+99.9
Union 1,005 99.9% 0 0.0% 1 1,006 D+99.9
Lafourche 968 100.0% 0 0.0% 968 D+100.0
Natchitoches 948 99.2% 0 0.0% 8 956 D+99.2
Franklin 947 99.8% 0 0.0% 2 949 D+99.8
Vermilion 945 99.6% 0 0.0% 4 949 D+99.6
Calcasieu 908 99.7% 0 0.0% 3 911 D+99.7
Acadia 907 100.0% 0 0.0% 907 D+100.0
St. Landry 896 100.0% 0 0.0% 896 D+100.0
Morehouse 859 100.0% 0 0.0% 859 D+100.0
Sabine 850 99.6% 0 0.0% 3 853 D+99.6
Vernon 817 96.3% 0 0.0% 31 848 D+96.3
West Carroll 813 99.1% 0 0.0% 7 820 D+99.1
Jackson 810 100.0% 0 0.0% 810 D+100.0
Lincoln 794 99.3% 0 0.0% 6 800 D+99.3
Beauregard 772 99.2% 0 0.0% 6 778 D+99.2
Winn 777 99.9% 0 0.0% 1 778 D+99.9
Grant 748 99.5% 0 0.0% 4 752 D+99.5
Richland 739 99.9% 0 0.0% 1 740 D+99.9
Desoto 733 99.7% 0 0.0% 2 735 D+99.7
Webster 706 99.6% 0 0.0% 3 709 D+99.6
Caldwell 677 99.6% 0 0.0% 3 680 D+99.6
Livingston 669 99.6% 0 0.0% 3 672 D+99.6
Iberville 659 100.0% 0 0.0% 659 D+100.0
Allen 646 99.8% 0 0.0% 1 647 D+99.8
Bossier 609 100.0% 0 0.0% 609 D+100.0
Claiborne 590 99.8% 0 0.0% 1 591 D+99.8
St. Mary 583 100.0% 0 0.0% 583 D+100.0
Evangeline 521 97.2% 0 0.0% 15 536 D+97.2
La Salle 522 98.1% 0 0.0% 10 532 D+98.1
St. Martin 524 100.0% 0 0.0% 524 D+100.0
Jefferson Davis 523 100.0% 0 0.0% 523 D+100.0
Catahoula 486 100.0% 0 0.0% 486 D+100.0
Concordia 471 100.0% 0 0.0% 471 D+100.0
Iberia 424 98.6% 0 0.0% 6 430 D+98.6
Red River 415 100.0% 0 0.0% 415 D+100.0
Pointe Coupee 412 99.5% 0 0.0% 2 414 D+99.5
West Baton Rouge 412 100.0% 0 0.0% 412 D+100.0
St. John The Baptist 405 100.0% 0 0.0% 405 D+100.0
Assumption 391 100.0% 0 0.0% 391 D+100.0
East Carroll 367 99.7% 0 0.0% 1 368 D+99.7
Terrebonne 352 99.7% 0 0.0% 1 353 D+99.7
St. Helena 315 100.0% 0 0.0% 315 D+100.0
Madison 296 100.0% 0 0.0% 296 D+100.0
West Feliciana 294 100.0% 0 0.0% 294 D+100.0
East Feliciana 291 100.0% 0 0.0% 291 D+100.0
Cameron 239 100.0% 0 0.0% 239 D+100.0
Tensas 227 98.3% 0 0.0% 4 231 D+98.3

Counties as they stood in 1938; 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

YearWinnerMargin
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