2007 governor elections · Louisiana history
Louisiana governor election 2007
Piyush Amrit Jindal REP +36.4 gain · held 10/20/07
- Votes counted
- 1,297,840
- Margin
- 36.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
Top-two primary 10/20/07
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piyush Amrit Jindal Won | REP | 699,275 | 53.88% | |
| Walter J. Boasso | DEM | 226,476 | 17.45% | |
| John Georges | NPA | 186,682 | 14.38% | |
| Foster L. Campbell | DEM | 161,665 | 12.46% | |
| Mary Volentine Smith | DEM | 5,868 | 0.45% | |
| Belinda Ruth Alexandrenko | OTH | 4,791 | 0.37% | |
| Anthony J. Gentile | OTH | 3,372 | 0.26% | |
| T. Lee Horne | LIB | 2,648 | 0.20% | |
| Sheldon R. Forest | NPA | 2,323 | 0.18% | |
| M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza | DEM | 2,080 | 0.16% | |
| Hardy Parkerson | DEM | 1,666 | 0.13% | |
| Arthur D. Nichols | NPA | 994 | 0.08% | |
| Total | 1,297,840 | |||
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 2007 Louisiana governor race?
Piyush Amrit Jindal (REP) won with 53.9% of the vote, ahead of Walter J. Boasso (17.5%), a margin of 36.4 points.
Did the Louisiana governor seat change party in 2007?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2007 Louisiana governor race?
1,297,840 votes were counted for the candidates in the top-two primary.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.