LOUISIANA | 8 Electoral Votes |
Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Louisiana Department of Elections and Registration)
White 1,910,243 (64.41%) Black 918,700 (30.98%) Other 136,808 (4.61%). Louisiana has: 64 parishes. Largest parishes (200,000-plus): East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Orleans, Caddo, St. Tammany, Lafayette. > Largest cities (100,000-plus): New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lafayette. > Government |
State
of
Louisiana Secretary of State Democratic
Party of LA The
Times-Picayune (New Orl.) |
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Voting Eligible
Population*: 3,302,514. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 60.4%. Voter Registration Deadline: October 9, 2012. Early Voting: October 23-30, 2012. Early Voting Total: 356,603 Dem. 181,680 Rep. 122,843 Other 52,080 |
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Overview:
Romney/Ryan amassed a plurality of 343,121 votes (17.20 percentage
points), carrying 54 parishes to 10 for Obama/Biden. Candidates
made a handful of visits to Lousiana (+).
On
the
Republican
side,
Gov. Bobby Jindal was
frequently mentioned as a potential running mate for Romney, and he
went on to serve as a surrogate for the campaign. Obama | (Romney) BALLOT [PDF] |
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Democrats Official Results 4,267 of 4,267 precincts reporting
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Republicans 46 Delegates (3 RNC; 25 at-large; 18 by CD (3 x 6 CDs). 2.01% of the 2,286 Delegates. Official Results 4,267 of 4,267 precincts reporting
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Voting Eligible Population*: 3,158,676. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 62.1%. Total Registration (active and inactive): 2,945,618 Dem. 1,546,582 (52.50%) Rep. 744,104 (25.26%) Other Parties 654,932 (22.23%). |
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2008
Overview Louisiana (see also Arkansas) is one of few states where the Obama-Biden ticket fared worse, in terms of both raw votes and share of the vote, than the Kerry-Edwards ticket had in 2004. McCain-Palin amassed a plurality of 365,286 votes (18.63 percentage points), carrying 54 parishes to 10 for Obama-Biden. Obama/Allies | McCain/Allies | Nader |
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Voting
Eligible Population: 3,182,762. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 61.1%. Last day to register to vote is Oct. 4, 2004. Absentee voting Oct. 21-26, 2004. |
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2004
Overview The Kerry campaign iniatially saw Louisiana as a competitive state; there were a few visits and it ran advertising starting in May. However in late July the campaign pulled back on advertising; in the Fall it scratched plans for advertising starting in early October. Bush won by a comfortable plurality of 281,870 votes (14.50 percentage points), carrying 54 parishes to 10 for Kerry. General Election Details Kerry/Allies | Bush/Cheney '04 |
General Election -- Tuesday, November 7, 2000 |
Voting Eligible Population:
3,130,267. VEP Highest Office Turnout Rate: 56.4%. Absentee voting in person from 12 days to 6 days prior to the election: 61,147 persons. Total Registration: 2,730,380. |
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2000
Overview Bush prevailed in a neighboring state, gaining a plurality of 135,527 votes (7.67 percentage points). Bush carried 50 parishes to 14 for Gore. This marked a sizable shift from 1996 when Clinton/Gore had won the state by a 12% margin. In late summer and early September, Louisiana was seen as likely to have a tight race, but by October Bush had an edge. Louisianans also voted on four constitutional amendments; Amendments 2 and 3, a tax package backed by the governor, failed. General Election Activities |
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