2003 governor elections · Louisiana history
Louisiana governor election 2003
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco DEM +3.9 gain · held 11/15/03
- Votes counted
- 1,407,842
- Margin
- 3.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
Top-two primary 10/4/03
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piyush Amrit Jindal Won | REP | 443,389 | 32.54% | |
| Kathleen Babineaux Blanco | DEM | 250,136 | 18.36% | |
| Richard Ieyoub | DEM | 223,513 | 16.40% | |
| Anthony Claude Leach | DEM | 187,872 | 13.79% | |
| Randy Ewing | DEM | 123,936 | 9.10% | |
| Hunt Downer | REP | 84,718 | 6.22% | |
| J. Alan Allgood | REP | 7,866 | 0.58% | |
| Patrick Henry Barthel | DEM | 7,338 | 0.54% | |
| Patrick E. Landry | OTH | 7,195 | 0.53% | |
| Edward Mangin | OTH | 6,745 | 0.50% | |
| J.D. Estilette | OTH | 6,439 | 0.47% | |
| John Enoul Jumonville | DEM | 3,410 | 0.25% | |
| John M. Simoneaux | OTH | 3,280 | 0.24% | |
| Quentin R. Brown | OTH | 2,414 | 0.18% | |
| Mike Stagg | DEM | 1,667 | 0.12% | |
| Richard McCoy | DEM | 1,513 | 0.11% | |
| Fred Robertson | DEM | 1,093 | 0.08% | |
| Total | 1,362,524 | |||
Official source: graphical
Runoff 11/15/03
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Won | DEM | 731,358 | 51.95% | |
| Piyush Amrit Jindal | REP | 676,484 | 48.05% | |
| Total | 1,407,842 | |||
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 |
Full Louisiana governor history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2003 Louisiana governor race?
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (DEM) won with 51.9% of the vote, ahead of Piyush Amrit Jindal (48.1%), a margin of 3.9 points.
Did the Louisiana governor seat change party in 2003?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2003 Louisiana governor race?
1,407,842 votes were counted for the candidates in the runoff.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.