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Louisiana state executive official elections, 2019
- Primary: Oct. 12
- General election: Nov. 16
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 16 (in-person and mail) or Oct. 26 (online)
- Early voting: Nov. 2-Nov. 9
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 15
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Photo ID required
- Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m (7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for elections that fall on a Saturday)
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: August 8, 2019 |
| Primary: October 12, 2019 General: November 16, 2019 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Louisiana |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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Eight types of state executive offices were up for election in Louisiana in 2019:
Governor
Lieutenant governor
Attorney general
Secretary of state
Agriculture commissioner
Insurance commissioner
Treasurer
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (8 seats)
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
The primary election was held on October 12, 2019. If necessary, the general election was held on November 16, 2019.
Candidates and election results
Governor
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
General election
General election for Governor of Louisiana
Incumbent John Bel Edwards defeated Eddie Rispone in the general election for Governor of Louisiana on November 16, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Bel Edwards (D) | 51.3 | 774,498 |
 | Eddie Rispone (R) | 48.7 | 734,286 | |
| Total votes: 1,508,784 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Governor of Louisiana
The following candidates ran in the primary for Governor of Louisiana on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Bel Edwards (D) | 46.6 | 625,970 |
| ✔ | | Eddie Rispone (R) | 27.4 | 368,319 |
 | Ralph Abraham (R) | 23.6 | 317,149 | |
 | Oscar Dantzler (D) | 0.8 | 10,993 | |
| Patrick Landry (R) | 0.8 | 10,966 | ||
 | Gary Landrieu (Independent) | 0.8 | 10,084 | |
| Total votes: 1,343,481 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Manuel Leach (R)
- Patrick Doguet (R)
- M.V. Mendoza (D)
Lieutenant governor
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
Incumbent Billy Nungesser won election outright against Willie Jones in the primary for Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Billy Nungesser (R) | 68.1 | 884,309 |
 | Willie Jones (D) | 31.9 | 413,556 | |
| Total votes: 1,297,865 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Rao Uppu (D)
Attorney general
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Attorney General of Louisiana
Incumbent Jeff Landry won election outright against Ike Jackson in the primary for Attorney General of Louisiana on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Landry (R) | 66.2 | 855,366 |
 | Ike Jackson (D) | 33.8 | 436,502 | |
| Total votes: 1,291,868 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Secretary of state
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
General election
General election for Louisiana Secretary of State
Incumbent Kyle Ardoin defeated Gwen Collins-Greenup in the general election for Louisiana Secretary of State on November 16, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kyle Ardoin (R) | 59.1 | 867,607 |
 | Gwen Collins-Greenup (D) | 40.9 | 601,126 | |
| Total votes: 1,468,733 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Secretary of State
Incumbent Kyle Ardoin and Gwen Collins-Greenup defeated Thomas Kennedy III and Amanda Smith in the primary for Louisiana Secretary of State on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kyle Ardoin (R) | 41.1 | 528,253 |
| ✔ | | Gwen Collins-Greenup (D) | 33.8 | 434,587 |
 | Thomas Kennedy III (R) | 19.0 | 244,646 | |
 | Amanda Smith (R) | 6.1 | 78,986 | |
| Total votes: 1,286,472 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Agriculture commissioner
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry
Incumbent Michael Strain won election outright against Marguerite Green, Charlie Greer, Bradley Zaunbrecher, and Peter Williams in the primary for Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Strain (R) | 56.8 | 724,706 |
 | Marguerite Green (D) | 20.3 | 259,718 | |
| Charlie Greer (D) | 8.4 | 106,891 | ||
| Bradley Zaunbrecher (R) | 8.3 | 105,721 | ||
 | Peter Williams (D) | 6.2 | 79,632 | |
| Total votes: 1,276,668 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Insurance commissioner
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance
Incumbent James Donelon won election outright against Tim Temple in the primary for Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Donelon (R) | 53.5 | 631,728 |
 | Tim Temple (R) | 46.5 | 549,132 | |
| Total votes: 1,180,860 | |||
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Treasurer
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Treasurer
Incumbent John Schroder won election outright against Derrick Edwards and Teresa Kenny in the primary for Louisiana State Treasurer on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Schroder (R) | 60.0 | 769,462 |
 | Derrick Edwards (D) | 34.5 | 442,740 | |
 | Teresa Kenny (Independent) | 5.5 | 69,908 | |
| Total votes: 1,282,110 | |||
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Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
District 1
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 1
Incumbent James D. Garvey Jr. won election outright against Marion Bonura and Lee Price-Barrios in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 1 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James D. Garvey Jr. (R) | 59.9 | 92,677 |
 | Marion Bonura (Independent) | 24.6 | 38,079 | |
 | Lee Price-Barrios (R) | 15.5 | 24,003 | |
| Total votes: 154,759 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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District 2
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 2
Incumbent Kira Orange Jones won election outright against Shawon Bernard and Ashonta Wyatt in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 2 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kira Orange Jones (D) | 61.0 | 81,088 |
 | Shawon Bernard (D) | 21.5 | 28,593 | |
 | Ashonta Wyatt (D) | 17.5 | 23,237 | |
| Total votes: 132,918 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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District 3
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 3
Incumbent Sandy Holloway won election outright against Janice Perea in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 3 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sandy Holloway (R) | 76.7 | 105,596 |
 | Janice Perea (R) | 23.3 | 32,152 | |
| Total votes: 137,748 | |||
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District 4
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4
Incumbent Tony Davis won election outright in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ |  | Tony Davis (R) |
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District 5
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 5
Ashley Ellis won election outright against Stephen Chapman in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 5 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ashley Ellis (R) | 62.0 | 96,476 |
 | Stephen Chapman (R) | 38.0 | 59,039 | |
| Total votes: 155,515 | |||
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District 6
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
General election
General election for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 6
Ronnie Morris defeated Gregory Spiers in the general election for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 6 on November 16, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ronnie Morris (R) | 71.9 | 136,091 | |
| Gregory Spiers (R) | 28.1 | 53,093 | ||
| Total votes: 189,184 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 6
Ronnie Morris and Gregory Spiers defeated Ciara Hart and Vickie Tolliver Auguste in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 6 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ronnie Morris (R) | 48.8 | 88,362 | |
| ✔ | Gregory Spiers (R) | 22.0 | 39,894 | |
| Ciara Hart (D) | 21.5 | 38,917 | ||
 | Vickie Tolliver Auguste (Independent) | 7.7 | 13,869 | |
| Total votes: 181,042 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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District 7
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7
Incumbent Holly Boffy won election outright against Timala Melancon in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Holly Boffy (R) | 62.4 | 104,534 |
 | Timala Melancon (Independent) | 37.6 | 62,915 | |
| Total votes: 167,449 | |||
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District 8
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 8
Preston Castille won election outright against Vereta Lee, Chakesha Webb Scott, and Jonathan Loveall in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 8 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Preston Castille (D) | 52.1 | 71,616 |
 | Vereta Lee (D) | 18.0 | 24,739 | |
| Chakesha Webb Scott (D) | 16.1 | 22,214 | ||
 | Jonathan Loveall (D) | 13.8 | 18,999 | |
| Total votes: 137,568 | |||
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Context of the 2019 elections
Party control in Louisiana
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Louisiana came under divided government as a result of the 2015 elections, when John Bel Edwards (D) won the governorship. Republicans held a trifecta from 2011 until Edwards assumed office in 2016.
Louisiana Party Control: 1992-2025
Eight years of Democratic trifectas • Seven years of Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Voter information
How the primary works
Louisiana does not conduct typical primary elections. Instead, all candidates running for a local, state, or federal office appear on the same ballot in either October (in odd-numbered years) or November (in even-numbered years), regardless of their partisan affiliations. If a candidate wins a simple majority of all votes cast for the office (i.e., 50 percent, plus one vote), he or she wins the election outright. If no candidate meets that threshold, the top two finishers advance to a second election in either November (in odd-numbered years) or December (in even-numbered years), regardless of their partisan affiliations. In that election, the candidate who receives the greatest number of votes wins. Ballotpedia refers to Louisiana's electoral system as the Louisiana majority-vote system. It is also commonly referred to as a jungle primary. Because it is possible for a candidate to win election in the first round of voting, Louisiana's nominating contest is not a traditional primary.
- Note: Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) signed HB17 into law by on Jan. 22, 2024, creating closed partisan primaries and primary runoffs for Congress, the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, the Louisiana Public Service Commission and Louisiana Supreme Court beginning in 2026.
Poll times
In Louisiana, polls are open from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Central time for Tuesday elections. For Saturday elections, polls open at 7:00 a.m. If the polls close while a voter is in line, he or she will still be permitted to vote.[1][2]
Registration requirements
- Check your voter registration status here.
To vote in Louisiana, one must provide documentary proof of United States citizenship and be a resident of the state and parish in which they register. A voter must be at least 18 years old by Election Day.[3]
Registration completed via mail or in person must occur at least 30 days before Election Day. Registration completed online must occur at least 20 days before Election Day. Registrants must present a valid form of identification to register. Pre-registration is available beginning at age 16.[3]
Voters may register in person at any Registrar of Voters office or any of the following places:[3]
- Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles
- Louisiana Department of Social Services
- WIC offices
- Food stamp offices
- Medicaid offices
- Offices and agencies serving people with disabilities
- Military recruitment offices
Automatic registration
Louisiana does not practice automatic voter registration.
Online registration
- See also: Online voter registration
Louisiana has implemented an online voter registration system. Residents can register to vote by visiting this website.
Same-day registration
Louisiana does not allow same-day voter registration.
Residency requirements
Louisiana law requires 20 days of residency in the state before a person may vote.
Verification of citizenship
Louisiana state law requires a voter registration applicant to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote. As of June 2025, the state had not implemented the requirement.[4][5]
All 49 states with voter registration systems require applicants to declare that they are U.S. citizens in order to register to vote in state and federal elections, under penalty of perjury or other punishment.[6] Seven states — Alabama, Arizona, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, New Hampshire, and Wyoming — have laws requiring verification of citizenship at the time of voter registration, whether in effect or not. In three states — California, Maryland, and Vermont — at least one local jurisdiction allows noncitizens to vote in some local elections. Noncitizens registering to vote in those elections must complete a voter registration application provided by the local jurisdiction and are not eligible to register as state or federal voters.
Verifying your registration
The site Geaux Vote, run by the Louisiana Secretary of State office, allows residents to check their voter registration status online.
Voter ID requirements
Early voting
Louisiana permits early voting. Learn more by visiting this website.
Early voting permits citizens to cast ballots in person at a polling place prior to an election. In states that permit no-excuse early voting, a voter does not have to provide an excuse for being unable to vote on Election Day. States that allow voters to cast no-excuse absentee/mail-in ballots in person are counted as no-excuse early voting states.
Forty-seven states and the District of Columbia permit no-excuse early voting.
Absentee voting
The following individuals are eligible to vote absentee in Louisiana:[7]
- Senior citizens, 65 years of age or older
- Voters who expect to be temporarily absent from the state or their parish during the early voting period and on election day
- Offshore workers
- Residents of nursing homes, veterans' homes, or hospitals
- Students, instructors, or professors (as well as their spouses and dependents) who are living outside of their parish
- Ministers, priests, rabbis, or other members of the clergy who are assigned outside of their parish
- Voters who moved more than 100 miles from the seat of their former parish within 30 days of an election
- Voters who are involuntarily confined to a mental institution and have not been judicially declared incompetent
- Voters who expect to be hospitalized on Election Day
- Incarcerated voters who have not been convicted of a felony
- Participants in the secretary of state's Address Confidentiality Program
- Sequestered jurors
Past elections
2018
The following election took place in 2018:
2017
The following elections took place in 2017:
2016
The following election took place in 2016:
2015
The following elections took place in 2015:
- Louisiana Treasurer election, 2015
- Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture election, 2015
- Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance election, 2015
- Louisiana Attorney General election, 2015
- Louisiana Secretary of State election, 2015
- Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2015
- Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015
- Louisiana state executive official elections, 2015
2014
The following election took place in 2014:
State profile
- See also: Louisiana and Louisiana elections, 2019
Partisan data
The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019.
Presidential voting pattern
- Louisiana voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
Congressional delegation
- Following the 2018 elections, both U.S. senators from Louisiana were Republican.
- Louisiana had one Democratic and five Republican U.S. representatives.
State executives
- Democrats held three and Republicans held nine of Louisiana's 15 state executive offices. Elections for the other offices are nonpartisan.
- Louisiana's governor was Democrat John Bel Edwards.
State legislature
- Republicans controlled the Louisiana State Senate with a 25-14 majority.
- Republicans controlled the Louisiana House of Representatives with a 62-39 majority.
Louisiana Party Control: 1992-2025
Eight years of Democratic trifectas • Seven years of Republican trifectas
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| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
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| Demographic data for Louisiana | ||
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| Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 4,668,960 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 43,204 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White: | 62.8% | 73.6% |
| Black/African American: | 32.1% | 12.6% |
| Asian: | 1.7% | 5.1% |
| Native American: | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander: | 0% | 0.2% |
| Two or more: | 1.8% | 3% |
| Hispanic/Latino: | 4.7% | 17.1% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate: | 83.4% | 86.7% |
| College graduation rate: | 22.5% | 29.8% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income: | $45,047 | $53,889 |
| Persons below poverty level: | 23.3% | 11.3% |
| Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015) Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Louisiana. **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
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Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "FAQ: Voting on Election Day," accessed August 15, 2024
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Vote on Election Day," accessed August 15, 2024
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Register to Vote," accessed August 15, 2024
- ↑ WWNO, "Louisiana now requires proof of citizenship to vote, but hasn’t issued any guidance," January 15, 2025
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Louisiana Voter Registration Application," accessed June 30, 2025
- ↑ Under federal law, the national mail voter registration application (a version of which is in use in all states with voter registration systems) requires applicants to indicate that they are U.S. citizens in order to complete an application to vote in state or federal elections, but does not require voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the application "may require only the minimum amount of information necessary to prevent duplicate voter registrations and permit State officials both to determine the eligibility of the applicant to vote and to administer the voting process."
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Vote Absentee," accessed April 11, 2023
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