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2019Final results

2019 runoff for Louisiana Governor

Governor · Louisiana

John Bel Edwards (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Eddie Rispone (R) by 2.7 points.

John Bel EdwardsDemocrat · winner
51.3%774,498
Eddie RisponeRepublican
48.7%734,286
1,508,784 votes

Source: English WikipediaUpdated Oct 12, 2026, 3:51 PM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2019

Races before and after

EvenR+37.62011R+15.62015D+12.22015 runoffR+20.32016 Pres.R+4.42019D+2.72019 runoffR+42.72023

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)