Bobby Jindal, Governor

Bobby Jindal

Governor
Born
June 10, 1971
Current age
55
Home state
Louisiana
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2003–2011

Photo: Michael Vadon, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

4-1
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Jindal2.4M
Opponents1.2M
5
Elections run

Between 2003 and 2011, Bobby Jindal ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (Governor and U.S. House), winning 4 and losing 1. Jindal's biggest single-election total was 699,672 votes, in the 2007 governor election in Louisiana. Jindal's closest win came in the 2006 U.S. House election in Louisiana's District 1, decided by 119,589 votes.

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How many votes has Bobby Jindal received?

Bobby Jindal has received 2,405,611 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 4–1.

Election history

Bobby Jindal’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2011GovernorLouisianaWon673,23965.8%Tara Hollis
2007GovernorLouisianaWon699,67253.91%Walter Boasso
2006U.S. HouseLouisianaWon130,50888.1%David Gereighty
Stacey Tallitsch

Peter Beary
2004U.S. HouseLouisianaWon225,70878.4%Roy Armstrong
M. V Vinny Mendoza

Daniel Zimmerman

Jerry Watts

Mike Rogers
2003GovernorLouisianaLost676,48448.05%Kathleen Blanco
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (J000287) and Wikidata (Q295492). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Bobby Jindal: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/bobby-jindal. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.