1996 Senate elections · Louisiana history
Louisiana U.S. Senate election 1996
Mary L. Landrieu DEM +0.3 · Class II seat · held 11/5/96
- Votes counted
- 1,700,102
- Margin
- 0.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in LA
- D+12.1same year
Top-two primary 9/21/96
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woody Jenkins Won | REP | 322,244 | 26.42% | |
| Mary L. Landrieu | DEM | 264,268 | 21.67% | |
| Richard Ieyoub | DEM | 250,682 | 20.56% | |
| David Duke | REP | 141,489 | 11.60% | |
| James A. Hayes | REP | 71,699 | 5.88% | |
| Bill Linder | REP | 58,243 | 4.78% | |
| Chuck McMains | REP | 45,164 | 3.70% | |
| Peggy Wilson | REP | 31,877 | 2.61% | |
| Troyce Guice | DEM | 15,277 | 1.25% | |
| Arthur D. Nichols | OTH | 7,894 | 0.65% | |
| Sadie Roberts-Joseph | DEM | 4,660 | 0.38% | |
| Thomas James Kirk | OTH | 1,987 | 0.16% | |
| Darryl Paul Ward | OTH | 1,770 | 0.15% | |
| Sam Houston Melton | OTH | 1,270 | 0.10% | |
| Nick Joseph Accardo | OTH | 1,035 | 0.09% | |
| Total | 1,219,559 | |||
Official source: federalelections96.pdf
Runoff 11/5/96
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary L. Landrieu Won | DEM | 852,945 | 50.17% | |
| Woody Jenkins | REP | 847,157 | 49.83% | |
| Total | 1,700,102 | |||
Official source: 96Stat.htm
Other Louisiana Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | John Kennedy | 43.7 |
| 2020 | Class II | Bill Cassidy | 40.3 |
| 2016 | Class III | John Kennedy | 21.3 |
| 2014 | Class II | Bill Cassidy | 11.9 |
| 2010 | Class III | David Vitter | 18.9 |
| 2008 | Class II | Mary L. Landrieu | 6.4 |
| 2004 | Class III | David Vitter | 21.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | Mary L. Landrieu | 3.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | John B. Breaux | 32.4 |
| 1996 | Class II | Mary L. Landrieu | 0.3 |
| 1992 | Class III | John B. Breaux | 64.2 |
| 1990 | Class II | Bennett Johnston | 10.4 |
Full Louisiana Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 1996 Louisiana Senate race?
Mary L. Landrieu (DEM) won with 50.2% of the vote, ahead of Woody Jenkins (49.8%), a margin of 0.3 points.
Did the Louisiana Senate seat change party in 1996?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 1996 Louisiana Senate race?
1,700,102 votes were counted for the candidates in the runoff.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.