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2008 Louisiana U.S. Senate Election

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Who won the 2008 Louisiana U.S. Senate Election?

Mary L. Landrieu won the 2008 Louisiana U.S. Senate Election. Mary L. Landrieu received 988,298 popular votes (52.11%). The main challenger was John Kennedy (45.72%).

See the full head-to-head between Landrieu and Kennedy

Landrieu +6.4 pts · won by 121,121 votes
Mary L. LandrieuDemocraticWINNER52.11%
988,298 votes
John KennedyRepublican45.72%
867,177 votes
Richard M. FontanesiLibertarian0.98%
18,590 votes
Jay PatelIndependent0.72%
13,729 votes
Robert StewartOther0.46%
8,780 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.