Electoral history of David Duke

David Duke is an American neo-Nazi, antisemitic conspiracy theorist, far-right politician, convicted felon, and former grand wizard of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. From 1989 to 1992, he was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He has been a perennial candidate for various offices throughout his life.

Elections in Louisiana 1975

1979

1990

1991 1991 Louisiana gubernatorial election jungle primary Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Edwin Edwards 523,096 33.76 Republican David Duke 491,342 31.71 Republican Buddy Roemer (incumbent) 410,690 26.51 Republican Clyde C. Holloway 82,683 5.34 Democratic Sam S. Jones 11,847 0.76 Other Ed Karst 9,663 0.62 Democratic Fred Dent 7,385 0.48 Republican Anne Thompson 4,118 0.27 Democratic Jim Crowley 4,000 0.26 Democratic Albert Powell 2,053 0.13 Other Ronnie Johnson 1,372 0.09 Democratic Cousin Ken Lewis 1,006 0.06 Total 1,549,255 100 1991 Louisiana gubernatorial election runoff Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Edwin Edwards 1,057,031 61.17% Republican David Duke 671,009 38.83% Majority 386,022 22.34% Total 1,728,040 100 Democratic gain from Republican

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2016

Federal elections 1988

Duke received 47,047 votes from twenty states with his best results coming from the southern states. He came third in place in states like Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi.

+1988 Democratic presidential primariesStateVote percentageVotesResultReferenceArkansas4,805LostLouisiana23,391LostMissouri1,760LostNew Hampshire264LostNew Jersey2,491LostOklahoma2,388LostTexas8,808LostWest Virginia1,383LostTotal45,290Lost

+1988 United States presidential electionStateVote percentageVotesResultReferenceArizona113LostArkansas5,146LostCalifornia483LostColorado139LostFlorida249LostIowa755LostKentucky4,494LostLouisiana18,612LostMichigan60LostMinnesota1,529LostMississippi4,232LostMissouri44LostNew Jersey2,446LostOregon90LostPennsylvania3,444LostRhode Island159LostTennessee1,807LostVermont189LostWisconsin3,056LostTotal47,047Lost

1992

Source +1992 Republican presidential primariesStateVote percentageVotesResultReferenceOklahoma5,672LostConnecticut2,294LostKansas3,837LostLouisiana11,956LostMassachusetts5,557LostMichigan10,688LostMississippi16,426LostNebraska2,808LostOklahoma5,672LostOregon6,667LostPuerto Rico827LostRhode Island326LostSouth Carolina10,553LostTennessee7,709LostTexas20,255LostWashington1,501LostWisconsin12,867Lost

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