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2015 Louisiana Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2015 Louisiana Gubernatorial Election?

John Bel Edwards won the 2015 Louisiana Gubernatorial Election. John Bel Edwards received 646,924 popular votes (56.11%). The main challenger was David Vitter (43.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Edwards and Vitter

Edwards +12.2 pts · won by 140,984 votes
John Bel EdwardsDemocraticWINNER56.11%
646,924 votes
David VitterRepublican43.89%
505,940 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.