1995Final results
1995 election for Louisiana Governor
Governor · Louisiana
Mike Foster led; no source recorded a winner.
Mike FosterRepublican · leading
26.1%385,267
Cleo FieldsDemocrat
19.1%280,921
Mary L. LandrieuDemocrat
18.5%271,938
Buddy RoemerRepublican
17.9%263,330
Phil PreisDemocrat
9.0%133,271
Melinda SchwegmannDemocrat
4.8%71,288
Robert AdleyDemocrat
1.9%27,534
Arthur D. "Jim" NicholsIndependent
1.1%16,616
Gene H. AlexanderDemocrat
0.4%5,688
Kenneth WoodsIndependent
0.3%4,964
Messiah Darryl Paul WardIndependent
0.3%4,210
Belinda AlexandrenkoDemocrat
0.2%3,161
Lonnie CreechIndependent
0.2%2,338
Ronnie Glynn JohnsonIndependent
0.1%1,884
Anne ThompsonIndependent
0.1%1,416
1,473,826 votes
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The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1995
Races before and after
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The candidates
Mike Foster (R)Cleo Fields (D)Mary L. Landrieu (D)Buddy Roemer (R)Phil Preis (D)
Also on the ballot: Melinda Schwegmann (Democrat), 4.8%; Robert Adley (Democrat), 1.9%; Arthur D. "Jim" Nichols (Independent), 1.1%; Gene H. Alexander (Democrat), 0.4%; Kenneth Woods (Independent), 0.3%; Messiah Darryl Paul Ward (Independent), 0.3%; Belinda Alexandrenko (Democrat), 0.2%; Lonnie Creech (Independent), 0.2%; Ronnie Glynn Johnson (Independent), 0.1%; Anne Thompson (Independent), 0.1%