Party affiliation Current + Party registration as of July 1, 2026PartyNumberof votersFractionRepublican1,064,49636.1%Democratic1,062,13536.0%No Party820,04027.8%Other Parties3,3290.1%Total2,950,000100.0%
Historically Electoral history The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Louisiana: Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Attorney General State Treasurer Auditor (until 1960) / Comptroller (1960–74; not an elected office after 1974) Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner of Insurance Commissioner of Elections (office abolished; in existence 1960–2004)
The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: State Senate State House of Representatives State delegation to the U.S. Senate State delegation to the U.S. House of Representatives
For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.
1803–1903
YearExecutive officesState LegislatureUnited States CongressElectoral votesGovernorLt. GovernorSecretary of StateAttorney GeneralTreasurerState SenateState HouseU.S. Senator (Class II)U.S. Senator (Class III)U.S. House1803William C. C. Claiborne no such officeJames Brown 1804George W. Morgan1805John Graham 1806James Brown 180718081809François X. Martin 1810Thomas B. Robertson Louis Moreau-Lislet 18111812Louis B. Macarty J. Montegut DR majorityDR majorityJean Noël Destréhan Allan B. Magruder Thomas B. Robertson Madison/Gerry Thomas Posey 1813François X. Martin James Brown Eligius Fromentin 1814Jean Baptiste DeJean 1815Étienne Mazureau DR majorityDR majority1816Monroe/Tompkins 1817Jacques Villeré Étienne Mazureau Louis Moreau-Lislet DR majorityDR majorityWilliam C. C. Claiborne 1818Silve ArnaudThomas Butler 1819Thomas B. Robertson DR majorityDR majorityHenry Johnson James Brown 18201821Thomas B. Robertson Pierre Derbigny Étienne Mazureau DR majorityDR majorityJosiah S. Johnston 18221823NR majorityNR majority2NR, 1J1824Isaac Trimble PrestonDominique Bouligny Josiah S. Johnston Adams/Calhoun Henry S. Thibodaux Dominique Bouligny Josiah S. Johnston 1825Henry Johnson NR majorityNR majority18261827NR majorityJ majority1828Alonzo MorphyFrançois GardereJackson/Calhoun 1829Pierre Derbigny George A. Waggaman 11W, 6D, 1?26W, 21D, 3?Edward Livingston (J)1J, 1W, 1NRArnaud Beauvais 1830Jacques Dupré George Eustis Sr. 1831André B. Roman W majorityW majority1832George Eustis Sr. George A. Waggaman Jackson/Van Buren 1833Étienne Mazureau W majorityD majorityAlexander Porter 18341835Edward D. White Sr. Martin BlacheW majorityW majority1836Robert C. Nicholas Van Buren/Johnson 1837William C. C. Claiborne Jr.D majorityD majorityRobert C. Nicholas Alexandre Mouton 2W, 1J1838Alfred E. Forstall1839André B. Roman Henry A. Bullard 10W, 7D31W, 17D, 2I3W1840William Pierce Harrison/Tyler 1841Christian Roselius William DeBuys 8W, 8D, 1?26W, 14D, 10?Alexander Barrow Charles Magill Conrad 2W, 1D18421843Alexandre Mouton Isaac Trimble Preston9W, 8D34W, 26DHenry Johnson 4D1844Polk/Dallas 18459D, 8W34W, 26DPierre Soulé 1846Isaac Johnson Charles Gayarré William Augustus Elmore Joseph Marshall Walker 184720D, 12W55D, 43WSolomon W. Downs 184817D, 15W51W, 47DTaylor/Fillmore 1849P. E. D. Livaudais Pierre Soulé 3D, 1W1850Joseph Marshall Walker Isaac Johnson Charles Greneaux 18D, 14W54W, 43D18512D, 2W1852George C. McWhorter 16D, 16W53W, 44DPierce/King 1853Paul Octave Hébert William Wood Farmer Andrew S. Herron 19W, 17D50D, 41KNJudah P. Benjamin 4D1854Isaac E. Morse 20D, 12W60D, 37WJohn Slidell 1855Robert C. Wickliffe Robert A. Hunter 3D, 1KN1856Robert C. Wickliffe Charles Homer Mouton Edwin Warren Moïse 18D, 12KN, 1AA, 1 vac.47D, 41KNBuchanan/Breckinridge 1857185823D, 9KN49D, 37KN, 1IW, 1 tie1859William F. Griffin Judah P. Benjamin 1860Thomas O. Moore Henry M. Hyams Pliny D. Hardy Thomas Jenkins Semmes B. L. DeFreeze 21D, 6KN, 3O, 1I, 1 vac.59D, 18KN, 9O, 9I, 3?Breckinridge/Lane 1861American Civil War1862Henry M.Hyams James MadisonWells American Civil WarThomas O.Moore George FosterShepley 18631864Benjamin W.Pearce Albert Voorhies F. S. Goode No Electors CountedHenry Allen Michael Hahn 1865James Madison Wells Stanislas Wrotnowski Adam Giffin 1866vacantAndrew S. Herron 32N98N1867Benjamin Flanders George E. Bovee B. L. Lynch John S. Harris William Pitt Kellogg 3R, 1D, 1 vac.1868Joshua Baker Oscar Dunn Antoine Dubuclet Seymour/Blair Henry C. Warmoth 1869Simeon Beldon 20R, 16D56R, 45D4R, 1 vac.18705R187129R, 7D74R, 29D, 2 vac.J. R. West 1872P. B. S. Pinchback P. B. S. Pinchback vacantFrancis J. Herron vacantGrant/Wilson 1873John McEnery William PittKellogg Caesar Antoine Jack Wharton Alexander Pope Field disputeddisputed6RWilliam Pitt Kellogg 1874Pierre G. Deslondes 187527R, 9D63D, 47R3D, 3R1876William H. Hunt James B. Eustis 4D, 2RHayes/Wheeler 1877Stephen B.Packard Francis T.Nicholls Louis A. Wiltz Hiram R. Steele 20D, 16R64D, 42R, 4 vac.William Pitt Kellogg Francis T. Nicholls 1878Will A. Strong Horatio Nash Ogden Edward A. Burke 6D187926D, 10R75D, 16R, 2GB, 1IBenjamin F. Jonas 1880Louis A. Wiltz Samuel D. McEnery Hancock/English 1881William A. Robertson James C. Egan 32D, 4R74D, 24RSamuel D. McEnery 5D, 1R1882George L. Walton 1883Randall L. Gibson 1884Clay Knobloch Oscar Arroyo Joe Cunningham 31D, 5R85D, 13RCleveland/Hendricks 1885James B. Eustis 18866D18871888Francis T. Nicholls James Jeffries Leonard F. Mason Walter H. Rogers William Henry Pipes 33D, 5R86D, 12RCleveland/Thurman 18895D, 1R18901891Edward Douglass White 6D1892Murphy J. Foster Charles Parlange T. S. Adams Joe Cunningham John Pickett38D96D, 2RDonelson Caffery Cleveland/Stevenson 1893Hiram R. Lott 1894Newton C. Blanchard 1895Robert H. Snyder 1896John T. Michel Alexander V. Fournet 32D, 4R, 2Pop60D, 24R, 14Pop4 – Bryan/Sewall 4 – Bryan/Watson 1897Samuel D. McEnery 189818991900William Wright Heard Albert Estopinal Walter Guion LeDoux E. Smith 39D98DBryan/Stevenson 1901Murphy J. Foster 19021903H. C. Cage 7D
1904–1951
YearExecutive officesState LegislatureUnited States CongressElectoral votesGovernorLt. GovernorSecretary of StateAttorney GeneralTreasurerAg. & ForestComm.Register of LandsSupt. ofEducationState SenateState HouseU.S. Senator (Class II)U.S. Senator (Class III)U.S. House1904Newton C. Blanchard Jared Y. Sanders Sr. John T. Michel Walter Guion James M. Smith James BenjaminAswell 39D98DMurphy J. Foster Samuel D. McEnery 7DParker/Davis 1905190619071908Jared Y. Sanders Sr. Paul M. Lambremont O. B. Steele Fred J. GraceT. H. Harris 41D114DBryan/Kern 19091910John Thornton 19111912Luther E. Hall Thomas C. Barret Alvin Hebert Ruffin G. Pleasant LeDoux E. Smith 39D, 2I118DWilson/Marshall 1913Joseph E. Ransdell 8D19141915W. F. Millsaps Robert F. Broussard 7D, 1Prog1916Ruffin G. Pleasant Fernand Mouton James J. Bailey Adolphe V. Coco Henry Hunsicker Harry Wilson 36D, 5Prog106D, 12Prog1917Walter Guion 19181919Edward J. Gay 8D1920John M. Parker Hewitt Bouanchaud Howell Morgan 41D118DCox/Roosevelt 1921Edwin S. Broussard 192219231924Henry L. Fuqua Delos R. Johnson Percy Saint L. B. Baynard Jr. 39D101DDavis/Bryan Oramel H. Simpson 19251926Philip H. Gilbert Oramel H. Simpson 19271928Huey Long Paul N. Cyr Haney B. Connor Smith/Robinson 19291930Alice Lee Grosjean 1931Lucille MayGrace vacant1932Alvin Olin King John B. Fournet E. A. Conway Gaston L. Porterlie Jess S. Cave Huey Long Roosevelt/Garner Oscar K. Allen 1933John H. Overton 19341935James A. Noe 1936James A. Noe Earl Long A. P. Tugwell Rose McConnell Long Richard W. Leche 1937Allen J. Ellender 19381939Coleman Lindsey James Ellison Earl Long Lessley Gardiner 1940Sam H. Jones Marc M. Mouton Jack Gremillion Eugene Stanley John E. Coxe Roosevelt/Wallace 1941194219431944Jimmie Davis J. Emile Verret Wade O. Martin Jr. Fred S. LeBlanc Roosevelt/Truman 1945194619471948Earl Long Bill Dodd Bolivar E. Kemp Millard Perkins Shelby M. Jackson William C. Feazel Thurmond/Wright 1949W. E. Anderson Russell B. Long 19501951
1952–2003
YearExecutive officesState LegislatureUnited States CongressElectoralvotesGovernorLt. GovernorSec. of StateAttorneyGeneralTreasurerAuditor/ComptrollerAg. & ForestComm.Ins. Comm.Comm. ofElectionsRegistrarof LandsSupt.of Ed.StateSenateState HouseU.S. Senator(Class II)U.S. Senator(Class III)U.S. House1952Robert F. Kennon C. E. Barham Wade O. Martin Jr. Fred S. LeBlanc A. P. Tugwell Allison Kolb Dave L. Pearce no such officeno such officeEllen BryanMoore Shelby M.Jackson 39D101DAllen J. Ellender Russell B. Long 8DStevenson/Sparkman 1953195419551956Earl Long Lether Edward Frazar Jack Gremillion Bill Dodd Sidney McCrory appointedLucille May Grace Eisenhower/Nixon 1957Rufus D. Hayes vacant195819591960Jimmie Davis Taddy Aycock Roy R. Theriot Dave L. Pearce Douglas Fowler Ellen BryanMoore Kennedy/Johnson 1961196219631964John McKeithen Dudley A. Guglielmo Bill Dodd 103D, 2RGoldwater/Miller 19651966102D, 3R1967101D, 4R1968Mary Evelyn Parker 105DWallace/LeMay 1969197038D, 1R104D, 1R19711972Edwin Edwards Jimmy Fitzmorris William J. Guste Sherman A. Bernard Louis J. Michot 39D101D, 4RElaine Edwards Nixon/Agnew 1973J. Bennett Johnston 7D, 1R1974appointed19756D, 2R1976Paul Hardy Gil Dozier appointedJ. Kelly Nix 38D, 1RCarter/Mondale 197799D, 6R197898D, 7R19795D, 3R1980Dave Treen Robert LouisFreeman Sr. Jim Brown Bob Odom Jerry Fowler 39D95D, 10RReagan/Bush 19816D, 2R198219831984Edwin Edwards Thomas Clausen 37D, 2R93D, 11R, 1I198519861987John Breaux 5D, 3R1988Buddy Roemer Paul Hardy W. Fox McKeithen Mary Landrieu Douglas D. Green appointed34D, 5R88D, 16R, 1IBush/Quayle 19894D, 4RW. Fox McKeithen 19901991Buddy Roemer 1992Edwin Edwards Melinda Schwegmann Richard Ieyoub Jim Brown 33D, 6R87D, 17R, 1IClinton/Gore 19934D, 3R199419955R, 2D1996Mike Foster Kathleen Blanco Ken Duncan 26D, 13R78D, 27R1997Mary Landrieu 199819992000John Kennedy Suzanne HaikTerrell 74D, 31RBush/Cheney 2001J. Robert Wooley 200220034R, 3D
2004–present
YearExecutive officesState LegislatureUnited States CongressElectoralvotesGovernorLt. GovernorSecretaryof StateAttorneyGeneralTreasurerAg. andFor. Comm.Ins. Comm.State SenateState HouseU.S. Senator(Class II)U.S. Senator(Class III)U.S. House2004Kathleen Blanco Mitch Landrieu W. Fox McKeithen Charles Foti John Kennedy Bob Odom J. Robert Wooley 24D, 15R66D, 37R, 2IMary Landrieu John Breaux 4R, 3DBush/Cheney 2005David Vitter 5R, 2D2006Al Ater Jim Donelon 2007Jay Dardenne 2008Bobby Jindal Buddy Caldwell John Kennedy Mike Strain 23D, 16R53D, 50R, 2I4R, 3DMcCain/Palin 200953D, 50R, 2I6R, 1D2010Scott Angelle Scott Angelle 2011Jay Dardenne Tom Schedler Buddy Caldwell 22R, 17D55R, 46D, 4I201224R, 15D58R, 45D, 2IRomney/Ryan 20135R, 1D201426R, 13D59R, 44D, 2I2015Bill Cassidy 2016John BelEdwards Billy Nungesser Jeff Landry 25R, 14D61R, 42D, 2ITrump/Pence 2017Ron Henson 61R, 41D, 3IJohn Kennedy 2018Kyle Ardoin John Schroder 201961R, 39D, 5I202027R, 12D68R, 35D, 2ITrump/Pence 202169R, 34D, 2I2022202371R, 33D, 1I2024Jeff Landry Nancy Landry Liz Murrill John Fleming Tim Temple 28R, 11D73R, 32DTrump/Vance 20254R, 2D2026
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See also Law and government in Louisiana Politics of Louisiana Elections in Louisiana
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