Governor elections in Louisiana
● In officeJeff LandryRepublican
Elections won
R 10 · D 32 · Other 446 gubernatorial elections since 1812
Last decided by
25.6 pts2023, Jeff Landry over Shawn Wilson
Closest ever
0.70 pts1979, Dave Treen over Louis Lambert
Longest streak
15 in a rowDemocratic, 1876–1975
Next election
2027Tuesday, November 2, 2027
Louisiana's governor is Republican Jeff Landry; Landry won the most recent race by 25.6 points in 2023. Landry has held the office since 2023. The 2023 race put Landry ahead of Shawn Wilson, 25.6 points clear. Across 46 elections since 1812, Republicans have won 10 and Democrats 32, with 4 going to other parties. Of those, the closest was 1979, decided by 0.70 points; the widest 1912, by 80.7 points.
Jeff Landry R 547,827 · Shawn Wilson D 275,525
John Bel Edwards D 774,498 · Eddie Rispone R 734,286
John Bel Edwards D 646,924 · David Vitter R 505,940
Bobby Jindal R 673,239 · Tara Hollis D 182,925
Bobby Jindal R 699,672 · Walter Boasso D 226,364
Kathleen Blanco D 731,358 · Bobby Jindal R 676,484
Mike Foster R 805,203 · Bill Jefferson D 382,445
Mike Foster R 984,499 · Cleo Fields D 565,861
Edwin Edwards D 1,057,031 · David Duke R 671,009
Buddy Roemer D 516,078 · Edwin Edwards D 437,801 · Bob Livingston R 287,780 · Billy Tauzin D 154,079 · +1 more
Edwin Edwards D 1,002,798 · Dave Treen R 585,692
Dave Treen R 690,691 · Louis Lambert D 681,134
Edwin Edwards D 641,146 · Dave Treen R 480,424
John McKeithen D 469,589 · Charlton Lyons R 297,753
Jimmie Davis D 407,907 · Francis Grevemberg R 86,135
Ruffin G. Pleasant D 80,807 · John M. Parker P 48,085
Luther E. Hall D 50,581 · John Michel R 4,961
Jared Y. Sanders Sr. D 60,066 · Henry Newton Pharr R 7,617
Newton C. Blanchard D 47,745 · William J. Behan R 5,877
William Wright Heard D 60,206 · Donelson Caffery Jr. P 14,215
Murphy J. Foster D 116,116 · John N. Pharr R 87,698
Murphy J. Foster D 79,407 · Samuel D. McEnery D 47,046 · Albert Leonard R 29,648 · John E. Breaux R 12,409 · +1 more
Francis T. Nicholls D 137,257 · Henry C. Warmoth R 51,471
Samuel D. McEnery D 88,794 · John Stevenson R 43,502
Louis A. Wiltz D 74,769 · Taylor Beattie R 40,764
Francis T. Nicholls D 84,487 · Stephen B. Packard R 76,477
William Pitt Kellogg R 72,890 · John McEnery D 55,249
Henry C. Warmoth R 64,941 · James G. Taliaferro R 38,046
J. Madison Wells C 22,312 · Henry Watkins Allen D 5,497
Thomas Overton Moore D 16,306 · Thomas Jefferson Wells K 10,805
Robert C. Wickliffe D 23,592 · Charles Derbigny K 19,755
Paul Octave Hébert D 17,813 · Louis Bordelon W 15,781
Joseph Marshall Walker D 14,485 · Alexandre DeClouet W 13,807
Isaac Johnson D 12,629 · Guillaume DeBuys W 10,138
Alexandre Mouton D 9,669 · Henry S. Johnson W 8,104
Andre B. Roman W 7,590 · Denis Prieur D 6,782
Edward D. White W 6,973 · John Bennett Dawson D 4,149
Pierre Derbigny R 3,372 · Thomas Butler R 1,562
Thomas B. Robertson D 1,903 · Pierre Derbigny D 1,187
Jacques Villeré D 2,309 · Joshua Lewis D 2,134