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Election 1998 Results

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1998 US Senate election in Louisiana

John Breaux (Democrat) beat Jim Donelon (Republican) in Louisiana in 1998, 64.0% to 31.6%, a margin of 32.4 points and 313,886 votes. Decided in the open primary, where the winner took a majority.

The Democratic hold continued from 1992, when John Breaux also won.

Democrats led in 63 of the 64 counties and Republicans in 1. The largest, East Baton Rouge, cast 119,042 votes and went to the Democrat by 29.6 points. The closest was West Carroll, where 180 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
John Breaux won Democratic 620,502 64.0%
Jim Donelon Republican 306,616 31.6%
All other candidates 42,051 4.3%
Total969,169

Decided in the open primary, where the winner took a majority.

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
East Baton Rouge 75,419 63.4% 40,216 33.8% 3,407 119,042 D+29.6
Orleans 90,051 81.0% 17,864 16.1% 3,228 111,143 D+64.9
Jefferson 48,379 53.1% 40,830 44.8% 1,863 91,072 D+8.3
Lafayette 26,622 57.2% 18,238 39.2% 1,690 46,550 D+18.0
Caddo 29,537 70.7% 10,576 25.3% 1,659 41,772 D+45.4
Calcasieu 23,091 65.9% 11,130 31.8% 834 35,055 D+34.1
St. Tammany 13,953 39.8% 20,400 58.2% 674 35,027 R+18.4
Ouachita 15,949 49.9% 14,955 46.8% 1,078 31,982 D+3.1
Rapides 14,195 56.7% 9,526 38.0% 1,331 25,052 D+18.6
Livingston 13,234 58.4% 8,255 36.4% 1,160 22,649 D+22.0
St. Landry 16,045 71.8% 5,453 24.4% 852 22,350 D+47.4
Tangipahoa 12,636 63.6% 6,214 31.3% 1,032 19,882 D+32.3
Lafourche 13,471 67.8% 5,420 27.3% 986 19,877 D+40.5
Ascension 11,909 68.1% 4,830 27.6% 754 17,493 D+40.5
Terrebonne 10,607 63.7% 5,380 32.3% 665 16,652 D+31.4
Acadia 11,078 71.0% 4,038 25.9% 477 15,593 D+45.1
Bossier 9,112 59.6% 5,134 33.6% 1,052 15,298 D+26.0
St. Martin 10,354 73.7% 2,884 20.5% 814 14,052 D+53.2
St. Bernard 7,764 57.6% 5,393 40.0% 332 13,489 D+17.6
Iberia 7,559 59.7% 4,483 35.4% 621 12,663 D+24.3
Washington 7,951 65.3% 3,203 26.3% 1,019 12,173 D+39.0
Vermilion 7,505 68.2% 3,045 27.7% 449 10,999 D+40.5
Evangeline 7,482 71.8% 2,215 21.3% 722 10,419 D+50.6
Iberville 7,428 73.9% 1,645 16.4% 982 10,055 D+57.5
St. Mary 6,723 67.1% 2,861 28.5% 441 10,025 D+38.5
St. Charles 5,721 59.3% 3,532 36.6% 394 9,647 D+22.7
Webster 5,403 68.8% 1,785 22.7% 670 7,858 D+46.0
St. John the Baptist 5,133 67.2% 1,960 25.7% 548 7,641 D+41.5
Natchitoches 4,918 66.9% 1,937 26.3% 497 7,352 D+40.5
Pointe Coupee 5,171 70.4% 1,380 18.8% 789 7,340 D+51.6
St. James 5,726 78.1% 1,061 14.5% 541 7,328 D+63.7
Jefferson Davis 4,941 69.8% 1,865 26.3% 274 7,080 D+43.4
Lincoln 3,915 56.5% 2,667 38.5% 344 6,926 D+18.0
Vernon 4,260 65.3% 1,876 28.8% 387 6,523 D+36.5
West Baton Rouge 4,889 75.3% 1,382 21.3% 218 6,489 D+54.0
Morehouse 3,770 59.3% 2,207 34.7% 376 6,353 D+24.6
Avoyelles 4,162 67.9% 1,491 24.3% 473 6,126 D+43.6
Plaquemines 3,981 66.0% 1,653 27.4% 397 6,031 D+38.6
Beauregard 3,061 55.2% 2,249 40.6% 235 5,545 D+14.6
East Feliciana 3,740 68.2% 1,464 26.7% 276 5,480 D+41.5
Concordia 3,301 62.0% 1,566 29.4% 456 5,323 D+32.6
Richland 2,851 54.9% 2,009 38.7% 336 5,196 D+16.2
De Soto 3,700 71.5% 1,015 19.6% 459 5,174 D+51.9
Union 2,819 55.9% 1,870 37.1% 355 5,044 D+18.8
Franklin 2,568 51.5% 1,959 39.3% 460 4,987 D+12.2
Assumption 3,584 75.5% 809 17.0% 356 4,749 D+58.4
Jackson 2,814 63.0% 1,291 28.9% 362 4,467 D+34.1
Sabine 2,544 57.6% 1,381 31.3% 492 4,417 D+26.3
Allen 3,077 70.8% 1,037 23.9% 230 4,344 D+47.0
St. Helena 2,697 70.0% 665 17.3% 491 3,853 D+52.7
Bienville 2,565 70.2% 725 19.8% 365 3,655 D+50.3
Grant 1,778 53.1% 1,330 39.7% 238 3,346 D+13.4
La Salle 1,801 55.0% 1,195 36.5% 281 3,277 D+18.5
West Feliciana 1,993 64.7% 760 24.7% 327 3,080 D+40.0
Catahoula 1,985 65.8% 692 22.9% 339 3,016 D+42.9
Winn 1,799 61.3% 887 30.2% 249 2,935 D+31.1
East Carroll 2,011 70.7% 478 16.8% 356 2,845 D+53.9
Claiborne 1,905 67.5% 690 24.5% 227 2,822 D+43.1
Madison 1,679 62.0% 615 22.7% 415 2,709 D+39.3
Caldwell 1,206 56.4% 778 36.4% 153 2,137 D+20.0
West Carroll 1,050 50.8% 870 42.1% 147 2,067 D+8.7
Cameron 1,477 71.5% 513 24.8% 76 2,066 D+46.7
Red River 1,384 71.8% 340 17.6% 203 1,927 D+54.2
Tensas 1,069 64.9% 444 27.0% 133 1,646 D+38.0

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