Louisiana State Profile
Election Schedule
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Open/Congressional GE:
StHou 65 Special Primary:
StHou 65 Special General:
Municipal General Elections:
Open Primary:
Open General Election:
Election Vitals
Governor:Bobby Jindal (R) re-election 2011
Senator:Mary Landrieu (D) re-election 2014
Senator:David Vitter (R) re-election in 2016
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Past Presidential Elections
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1976 | 51.7% |
| Percentage of Votes for Gerald Ford in 1976 | 46.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Jimmy Carter in 1980 | 45.7% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1980 | 51.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for Walter Mondale in 1984 | 38.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for Ronald Reagan in 1984 | 60.8% |
| Percentage of Votes for Michael Dukakis in 1988 | 44.1% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1988 | 54.3% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1992 | 45.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for George Bush in 1992 | 41.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bill Clinton in 1996 | 52.0% |
| Percentage of Votes for Bob Dole in 1996 | 39.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for Al Gore in 2000 | 44.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2000 | 52.6% |
| Percentage of Votes for John Kerry in 2004 | 42.2% |
| Percentage of Votes for George W. Bush in 2004 | 56.7% |
| Percentage of Votes for Barack Obama in 2008 | 39.9% |
| Percentage of Votes for John McCain in 2008 | 58.6% |
Previous Election Results, other races
| 1996 Senate La. Style Non-Partisan Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Louis Jenkins | Republican | 322,244 | 26.2% |
| Mary Landrieu | Democratic | 264,268 | 21.5% |
| Richard Ieyoub | Democratic | 250,682 | 20.4% |
| David Duke | Republican | 141,489 | 11.5% |
| James Hayes | Republican | 71,699 | 5.8% |
| Bill Linder | Republican | 58,243 | 4.7% |
| Chuck McMains | Republican | 45,164 | 3.7% |
| Peggy Wilson | Republican | 31,877 | 2.6% |
| Troyce Guice | Democratic | 15,277 | 1.2% |
| Nick Accardo | Independent | 10,072 | 0.8% |
| Arthur Nichols | Independent | 7,894 | 0.6% |
| Sadie Roberts-Joseph | Democratic | 4,660 | 0.4% |
| Tom Kirk | Independent | 1,987 | 0.2% |
| Darryl Ward | Independent | 1,770 | 0.1% |
| Sam Melton Jr. | Independent | 1,270 | 0.1% |
| 1996 Senate Non-Partisan Runoff Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mary Landrieu | Democratic | 852,945 | 50.2% |
| Louis Jenkins | Republican | 847,157 | 49.8% |
| 1998 Senate La. Style Non-Partisan Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| John Breaux | Democratic | 620,502 | 64.0% |
| Jim Donelon | Republican | 306,616 | 31.6% |
| Raymond Brown | Independent | 12,203 | 1.3% |
| Sam Melton Jr. | Democratic | 9,893 | 1.0% |
| Darryl Ward | Republican | 7,964 | 0.8% |
| L. D. Knox Sr. | Independent | 6,366 | 0.7% |
| Jeffrey Diket | Independent | 3,227 | 0.3% |
| Martin Rosenthal | Independent | 2,394 | 0.2% |
| 1999 Governor La. Style Non-Partisan Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Murphy Foster Jr. | Republican | 805,203 | 62.2% |
| William Jefferson | Democratic | 382,445 | 29.5% |
| Tom Greene | Republican | 35,434 | 2.7% |
| Phil Preis | Democratic | 23,445 | 1.8% |
| Berl Bush | Democratic | 12,497 | 1.0% |
| Belinda Alexandrenko | Independent | 8,978 | 0.7% |
| Messiah Ward | Democratic | 7,645 | 0.6% |
| Bob McElroy | Democratic | 7,511 | 0.6% |
| Charles Bellone | Democratic | 5,432 | 0.4% |
| Sid Baron | Independent | 3,669 | 0.3% |
| Ronnie Johnson | Independent | 2,946 | 0.2% |
| 2002 Senate La. Style Non-Partisan Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mary Landrieu | Democratic | 573,347 | 46.0% |
| Suzanne Terrell | Republican | 339,506 | 27.2% |
| John Cooksey | Republican | 171,752 | 13.8% |
| Tony Perkins | Republican | 119,776 | 9.6% |
| Raymond Brown | Democratic | 23,553 | 1.9% |
| Patrick Landry | Independent | 10,442 | 0.8% |
| James Lemann | Independent | 3,866 | 0.3% |
| Gary Robbins | Independent | 2,423 | 0.2% |
| Ernest Skillman Jr. | Republican | 1,668 | 0.1% |
| 2002 Senate Non-Partisan Runoff Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mary Landrieu | Democratic | 638,654 | 51.7% |
| Suzanne Terrell | Republican | 596,642 | 48.3% |
| 2003 Governor La. Style Non-Partisan Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bobby Jindal | Republican | 443,389 | 32.5% |
| Kathleen Blanco | Democratic | 250,136 | 18.4% |
| Richard Ieyoub | Democratic | 223,513 | 16.4% |
| Claude Leach | Democratic | 187,872 | 13.8% |
| Randy Ewing | Democratic | 123,936 | 9.1% |
| Hunt Downer | Republican | 84,718 | 6.2% |
| Alan Allgood | Republican | 7,866 | 0.6% |
| Patrick Barthel | Democratic | 7,338 | 0.5% |
| Patrick Landry | Independent | 7,195 | 0.5% |
| Eddie Mangin | Independent | 6,745 | 0.5% |
| J. D. Estilette | Independent | 6,439 | 0.5% |
| J. E. Jumonville Jr. | Democratic | 3,410 | 0.3% |
| John Simoneaux Jr. | Independent | 3,280 | 0.2% |
| Quentin Brown Jr. | Independent | 2,414 | 0.2% |
| Mike Stagg | Democratic | 1,667 | 0.1% |
| Richard McCoy | Democratic | 1,513 | 0.1% |
| Fred Robertson | Democratic | 1,093 | 0.1% |
| 2003 Governor Non-Partisan Runoff Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Kathleen Blanco | Democratic | 731,358 | 51.9% |
| Bobby Jindal | Republican | 676,484 | 48.1% |
| 2004 Senate La. Style Non-Partisan Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| David Vitter | Republican | 943,014 | 51.0% |
| Chris John | Democratic | 542,150 | 29.3% |
| John Kennedy | Democratic | 275,821 | 14.9% |
| Arthur Morrell | Democratic | 47,222 | 2.6% |
| Richard Fontanesi | Unaffiliated | 15,097 | 0.8% |
| Skip Galan | Unaffiliated | 12,463 | 0.7% |
| Sam Melton | Democratic | 12,289 | 0.7% |
| 2007 Governor La. Style Non-Partisan Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Bobby Jindal | Republican | 699,275 | 53.9% |
| Walter Boasso | Democratic | 226,476 | 17.5% |
| John Georges | No party | 186,682 | 14.4% |
| Foster Campbell | Democratic | 161,665 | 12.5% |
| Mary Volentine | Democratic | 5,868 | 0.5% |
| Belinda Alexandrenko | Independent | 4,791 | 0.4% |
| Anthony Gentile | Independent | 3,372 | 0.3% |
| T. Lee Horne III | Libertarian | 2,648 | 0.2% |
| Sheldon Forest | No party | 2,323 | 0.2% |
| M. V. Mendoza | Democratic | 2,080 | 0.2% |
| Hardy Parkerson | Democratic | 1,666 | 0.1% |
| Arthur Nichols | No party | 994 | 0.1% |
| 2008 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Mary Landrieu | Democratic | 988,298 | 52.1% |
| John Kennedy | Republican | 867,177 | 45.7% |
| Richard Fontanesi | Libertarian | 18,590 | 1.0% |
| Jay Patel | No party | 13,729 | 0.7% |
| Robert Stewart | All others | 8,780 | 0.5% |
| 2010 Senate General Election | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| David Vitter | Republican | 715,415 | 56.6% |
| Charlie Melancon | Democratic | 476,572 | 37.7% |
| Randall Hayes | Libertarian | 13,957 | 1.1% |
| Michael Brown | Independent | 9,973 | 0.8% |
| Mike Spears | Independent | 9,190 | 0.7% |
| Ernest Wooton | Independent | 8,167 | 0.6% |
| Skip Galan | Independent | 7,474 | 0.6% |
| William McShan | Reform | 5,879 | 0.5% |
| Bob Lang | Independent | 5,734 | 0.5% |
| Milton Gordon | Independent | 4,810 | 0.4% |
| Tommy LaFargue | Independent | 4,043 | 0.3% |
| Sam Melton | Independent | 3,780 | 0.3% |
| 2010 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| Charlie Melancon | Democratic | 77,809 | 70.6% |
| Neeson Chauvin | Democratic | 19,521 | 17.7% |
| Cary Deaton | Democratic | 12,853 | 11.7% |
| 2010 Senate Primary | |||
| Candidate | Party | # Votes | % Votes |
| David Vitter | Republican | 85,225 | 87.6% |
| Chet Traylor | Republican | 6,841 | 7.0% |
| Nick Accardo | Republican | 5,232 | 5.4% |
State Demographics
| Population | 4,544,228 |
| Percentage White | 62.4% |
| Percentage Black | 32.0% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Percentage Asian | 1.5% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander | 0.0% |
| Percentage Mixed Race | 1.6% |
| Percentage Other Race | 1.5% |
| Percentage Hispanic | 4.2% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White | 60.2% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black | 31.7% |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English | 8.9% |
| Median Household Income | $42,505 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work | 32.9% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 2009 | 18.7% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 2005 | 48.7% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity | 57.7% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas | 36.4% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal | 0.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil | 0.1% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up | 12.3% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up | 43.3% |
| Percentage with a College Degree | 21.6% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers | 31.4% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers | 24.9% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers | 12.6% |
| Unemployment rate | 5.5% |
| Unemployment figures as of | 2012-12 |
| Unemployment Monthly Change | -1.1% |
| Percentage Married Couples | 43.6% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children | 16.8% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male | 0.1% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female | 0.2% |
