1999 governor elections · Louisiana history
Louisiana governor election 1999
Murphy James Foster REP +32.6 · held 10/23/99
- Votes counted
- 1,295,205
- Margin
- 32.6 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
Top-two primary 10/23/99
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy James Foster Won | REP | 805,203 | 62.17% | |
| William J. Jefferson | DEM | 382,445 | 29.53% | |
| Thomas A Greene | REP | 35,434 | 2.74% | |
| Phil Preis | DEM | 23,445 | 1.81% | |
| Berl Bush | DEM | 12,497 | 0.97% | |
| Belinda Ruth Alexandrenko | REF | 8,978 | 0.69% | |
| Messiah Darryl Paul Ward | DEM | 7,645 | 0.59% | |
| Bob McElroy | DEM | 7,511 | 0.58% | |
| Charles V. Bellone | DEM | 5,432 | 0.42% | |
| Sid Baron | OTH | 3,669 | 0.28% | |
| Ronnie Glynn Johnson | OTH | 2,946 | 0.23% | |
| Total | 1,295,205 | |||
Official source: graphical
Other Louisiana governor races
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Jeff Landry | 25.6 |
| 2019 | John Bel Edwards | 2.7 |
| 2015 | John Bel Edwards | 12.2 |
| 2011 | Piyush Amrit Jindal | 47.9 |
| 2007 | Piyush Amrit Jindal | 36.4 |
| 2003 | Kathleen Babineaux Blanco | 3.9 |
| 1999 | Murphy James Foster | 32.6 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1999 Louisiana governor race?
Murphy James Foster (REP) won with 62.2% of the vote, ahead of William J. Jefferson (29.5%), a margin of 32.6 points.
Did the Louisiana governor seat change party in 1999?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1999 Louisiana governor race?
1,295,205 votes were counted for the candidates in the top-two primary.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.