LOUISIANA | 9 Electoral Votes |
Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Louisiana Department of Elections and Registration)
White 1,740,747 (67.33%) Black 752,738 (29.11%) Other 92,062 (3.56%) Louisiana has: 64 parishes. Largest parishes: Orleans, Jefferson, East Baton Rouge, Caddo. Largest cities: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lafayette. Government
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State
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Secretary of State Democratic
Party of LA
The
Times-Picayune (New Orl.)
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all
4,124 precincts reporting
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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 |
Past Results |
1996
1992
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2000
Absentee voting in person from 12 days to 6 days prior to the election: 61,147 persons. |
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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Wesley K. Clark |
7,091
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4%
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Howard Dean |
7,,948
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5%
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John Edwards |
26,074
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16%
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+John Kerry |
112,639
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70%
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Dennis Kucinich |
2,411
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1%
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Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr. |
2,329
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1%
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"Bill" McGaughey |
3,161
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2%
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Total |
161,653
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Republican - 45 Delegates
George W. Bush |
69,205
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96%
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Bill Wyatt |
2,805
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4%
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Total |
72,010
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