2019 governor elections · Louisiana history
Louisiana governor election 2019
John Bel Edwards DEM +2.7 · held 11/16/19
- Votes counted
- 1,508,784
- Margin
- 2.7 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
Top-two primary 10/12/19
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bel Edwards Won | DEM | 625,970 | 46.59% | |
| Eddie Rispone | REP | 368,319 | 27.42% | |
| Ralph Lee Abraham | REP | 317,149 | 23.61% | |
| Oscar "Omar" Dantzler | DEM | 10,993 | 0.82% | |
| Patrick E. Landry | REP | 10,966 | 0.82% | |
| Gary Landrieu | IND | 10,084 | 0.75% | |
| Total | 1,343,481 | |||
Official source: graphical
Runoff 11/16/19
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bel Edwards Won | DEM | 774,498 | 51.33% | |
| Eddie Rispone | REP | 734,286 | 48.67% | |
| Total | 1,508,784 | |||
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 2019 Louisiana governor race?
John Bel Edwards (DEM) won with 51.3% of the vote, ahead of Eddie Rispone (48.7%), a margin of 2.7 points.
Did the Louisiana governor seat change party in 2019?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2019 Louisiana governor race?
1,508,784 votes were counted for the candidates in the runoff.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.