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Election 1996 Results

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1996 US Senate election in Louisiana

Mary Landrieu (Democrat) beat Woody Jenkins (Republican) in Louisiana in 1996, 50.2% to 49.8%, a margin of 0.3 points and 5,788 votes. Decided in the November general election after the September open primary.

The Democratic hold continued from 1990, when J. Bennett Johnston won.

Republicans led in 39 of the 64 counties and Democrats in 25. The largest, Orleans, cast 185,705 votes and went to the Democrat by 54.1 points. The closest was St. Martin, where 11 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

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Mary Landrieu won Democratic 852,945 50.2%
Woody Jenkins Republican 847,157 49.8%
Total1,700,102

Decided in the November general election after the September open primary.

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Orleans 143,050 77.0% 42,655 23.0% 185,705 D+54.1
Jefferson 76,274 42.6% 102,698 57.4% 178,972 R+14.8
East Baton Rouge 80,663 49.5% 82,353 50.5% 163,016 R+1.0
Caddo 50,959 56.0% 40,072 44.0% 91,031 D+12.0
Lafayette 30,306 41.8% 42,190 58.2% 72,496 R+16.4
St. Tammany 24,795 34.5% 47,153 65.5% 71,948 R+31.1
Calcasieu 34,592 50.3% 34,168 49.7% 68,760 D+0.6
Ouachita 24,312 42.8% 32,441 57.2% 56,753 R+14.3
Rapides 22,527 46.7% 25,760 53.3% 48,287 R+6.7
Tangipahoa 17,025 46.5% 19,566 53.5% 36,591 R+6.9
Terrebonne 16,939 47.9% 18,401 52.1% 35,340 R+4.1
Bossier 14,702 43.3% 19,252 56.7% 33,954 R+13.4
Livingston 12,552 37.3% 21,114 62.7% 33,666 R+25.4
Lafourche 16,629 50.2% 16,479 49.8% 33,108 D+0.5
St. Landry 16,189 49.7% 16,410 50.3% 32,599 R+0.7
Iberia 11,992 42.1% 16,507 57.9% 28,499 R+15.8
Ascension 13,420 48.8% 14,059 51.2% 27,479 R+2.3
St. Bernard 11,563 43.2% 15,192 56.8% 26,755 R+13.6
Acadia 9,972 43.7% 12,871 56.3% 22,843 R+12.7
St. Mary 10,718 49.6% 10,876 50.4% 21,594 R+0.7
Vermilion 10,842 50.2% 10,735 49.8% 21,577 D+0.5
St. Charles 10,022 48.3% 10,725 51.7% 20,747 R+3.4
St. Martin 9,552 50.0% 9,563 50.0% 19,115 R+0.1
Washington 8,581 49.6% 8,709 50.4% 17,290 R+0.7
Webster 8,459 51.3% 8,020 48.7% 16,479 D+2.7
Avoyelles 7,985 51.6% 7,496 48.4% 15,481 D+3.2
St. John the Baptist 8,428 55.3% 6,821 44.7% 15,249 D+10.5
Lincoln 7,597 49.9% 7,613 50.1% 15,210 R+0.1
Natchitoches 7,980 54.5% 6,661 45.5% 14,641 D+9.0
Evangeline 6,062 43.8% 7,782 56.2% 13,844 R+12.4
Iberville 8,070 58.4% 5,739 41.6% 13,809 D+16.9
Vernon 6,062 47.7% 6,655 52.3% 12,717 R+4.7
Jefferson Davis 5,753 47.3% 6,414 52.7% 12,167 R+5.4
Morehouse 5,628 46.8% 6,386 53.2% 12,014 R+6.3
Beauregard 4,795 40.7% 6,997 59.3% 11,792 R+18.7
Pointe Coupee 5,683 54.8% 4,679 45.2% 10,362 D+9.7
De Soto 5,349 55.0% 4,376 45.0% 9,725 D+10.0
St. James 5,803 60.7% 3,763 39.3% 9,566 D+21.3
Plaquemines 4,405 46.5% 5,071 53.5% 9,476 R+7.0
Assumption 5,027 53.8% 4,315 46.2% 9,342 D+7.6
West Baton Rouge 4,904 53.2% 4,319 46.8% 9,223 D+6.3
Union 3,837 42.1% 5,272 57.9% 9,109 R+15.8
Franklin 3,538 41.4% 5,018 58.6% 8,556 R+17.3
Sabine 3,768 44.7% 4,653 55.3% 8,421 R+10.5
Allen 4,242 51.3% 4,029 48.7% 8,271 D+2.6
Richland 3,596 43.5% 4,669 56.5% 8,265 R+13.0
Concordia 4,070 50.3% 4,017 49.7% 8,087 D+0.7
East Feliciana 4,230 52.8% 3,783 47.2% 8,013 D+5.6
Winn 3,414 46.9% 3,871 53.1% 7,285 R+6.3
Grant 2,862 40.8% 4,147 59.2% 7,009 R+18.3
Bienville 3,784 55.1% 3,078 44.9% 6,862 D+10.3
Jackson 3,013 44.5% 3,762 55.5% 6,775 R+11.1
La Salle 1,996 32.3% 4,187 67.7% 6,183 R+35.4
Claiborne 3,015 49.6% 3,068 50.4% 6,083 R+0.9
St. Helena 3,277 60.6% 2,133 39.4% 5,410 D+21.1
Catahoula 2,248 45.8% 2,659 54.2% 4,907 R+8.4
Madison 2,671 57.2% 1,997 42.8% 4,668 D+14.4
West Carroll 1,599 35.7% 2,885 64.3% 4,484 R+28.7
Caldwell 1,793 41.6% 2,513 58.4% 4,306 R+16.7
West Feliciana 2,322 54.1% 1,967 45.9% 4,289 D+8.3
Red River 2,272 56.5% 1,750 43.5% 4,022 D+13.0
Cameron 1,792 46.1% 2,094 53.9% 3,886 R+7.8
East Carroll 1,865 58.6% 1,315 41.4% 3,180 D+17.3
Tensas 1,575 56.1% 1,234 43.9% 2,809 D+12.1

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