2003Final results
2003 runoff for Louisiana Governor
Governor · Louisiana
Kathleen Blanco (D) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating Bobby Jindal (R) by 3.9 points.
Kathleen BlancoDemocrat · winner
51.9%731,358
Bobby JindalRepublican
48.1%676,484
1,407,842 votes
Source: Algara, Carlos; Amlani, Sharif (Harvard Dataverse)Updated Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2003
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)