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The2016 United States presidential election in Louisiana was held on Tuesday, November 8, 2016, as part of the2016 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus theDistrict of Columbia participated.Louisiana voters chose electors to represent them in theElectoral College via a popular vote, pitting theRepublican Party's nominee, businessmanDonald Trump, and running mateIndiana GovernorMike Pence againstDemocratic Party nominee, formerSecretary of StateHillary Clinton, and her running mate VirginiaSenatorTim Kaine. Louisiana has eight electoral votes in the Electoral College.[2]
Trump won the state with 58.09% of the vote, while Clinton received 38.45%. Trump performed slightly better in the state thanMitt Romney in2012, but also slightly worse thanJohn McCain in2008. In contrast, Clinton's vote share in the state was a decrease fromBarack Obama's vote shares in 2012 and 2008, where he earned 40.58% and 39.93%, respectively. Louisiana is also one of 11 states whose electoral votes went toBill Clinton twice, but which Hillary Clinton did not win.[3] Six of those states, including Louisiana, have not supported any Democratic presidential candidate since Bill Clinton (The other five being Arkansas, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri), while an additional five (Iowa, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania) had all voted Democratic at least twice since Bill Clinton's re-election in 1996.[4]
Twenty-four candidates were on the ballot.[5]
 | This sectionshould include a summary of2016 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary. SeeWikipedia:Summary style for information on how to incorporate it into this article's main text.(July 2016) |
| Louisiana Democratic primary, March 5, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Popular vote | Estimated delegates | |||
| Count | Percentage | Pledged | Unpledged | Total | |
| Hillary Clinton | 221,733 | 71.12% | 37 | 7 | 44 |
| Bernie Sanders | 72,276 | 23.18% | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Steve Burke | 4,785 | 1.53% | |||
| John Wolfe Jr. | 4,512 | 1.45% | |||
| Martin O'Malley(withdrawn) | 2,550 | 0.82% | |||
| Willie Wilson | 1,423 | 0.46% | |||
| Keith Russell Judd | 1,357 | 0.44% | |||
| Rocky De La Fuente | 1,341 | 0.43% | |||
| Michael Steinberg | 993 | 0.32% | |||
| Henry Hewes | 806 | 0.26% | |||
| Uncommitted | N/a | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 311,776 | 100% | 51 | 8 | 59 |
| Source:[6][7] | |||||
Four candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Donald Trump | 124,854 | 41.45% | 25 | 0 | 25 |
| Ted Cruz | 113,968 | 37.83% | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Marco Rubio | 33,813 | 11.22% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Kasich | 19,359 | 6.43% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Carson(withdrawn) | 4,544 | 1.51% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeb Bush(withdrawn) | 2,145 | 0.71% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rand Paul(withdrawn) | 670 | 0.22% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Huckabee(withdrawn) | 645 | 0.21% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Christie(withdrawn) | 401 | 0.13% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carly Fiorina(withdrawn) | 243 | 0.08% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Santorum(withdrawn) | 180 | 0.06% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lindsey Graham(withdrawn) | 152 | 0.05% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unprojected delegates: | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
| Total: | 301,241 | 100.00% | 46 | 0 | 46 |
| Source:The Green Papers | |||||
On March 24, the State Convention met in an attempt to reverse the results of the primary, giving Ted Cruz a clear majority.[8]After conflicting reporting of their support for Ted Cruz, four of Rubio's five delegates publicly rebuked the reporting and committed to staying undecided.[9] Rubio's five delegates and 2 uncommitted delegates committed to Trump after Kasich and Cruz dropped out of the race.[10][11] This gave Trump the majority of the delegates from the state.
The following are final 2016 predictions from various organizations for Louisiana as of Election Day.
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Times[12] | Safe R | November 6, 2016 |
| CNN[13] | Safe R | November 8, 2016 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[14] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| NBC[15] | Likely R | November 7, 2016 |
| RealClearPolitics[16] | Safe R | November 8, 2016 |
| Fox News[17] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| ABC[18] | Safe R | November 7, 2016 |
| Trump 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | Clinton 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Donald Trump | 1,178,638 | 58.09% | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton | 780,154 | 38.45% | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson | 37,978 | 1.87% | |
| Green | Jill Stein | 14,031 | 0.69% | |
| Independent | Evan McMullin | 8,547 | 0.42% | |
| Independent | Darrell Castle | 3,129 | 0.15% | |
| Write-in | Others | 2,330 | 0.11% | |
| Independent | Christopher Robert Keniston | 1,881 | 0.09% | |
| Independent | Laurence Kotlikoff | 1,048 | 0.05% | |
| Independent | Alyson Kennedy | 480 | 0.02% | |
| Independent | Gloria La Riva | 446 | 0.02% | |
| Independent | Jerry White | 370 | 0.02% | |
| Total votes | 2,029,032 | 100.00% | ||
Donald Trump carried the state, lengthening theRepublican streak in Louisiana to 5 straight contests.
| Parish | Donald Trump Republican | Hillary Clinton Democratic | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Acadia | 21,162 | 77.26% | 5,638 | 20.58% | 589 | 2.16% | 15,524 | 56.68% | 27,389 |
| Allen | 6,867 | 74.28% | 2,106 | 22.78% | 272 | 2.94% | 4,761 | 51.50% | 9,245 |
| Ascension | 36,143 | 66.10% | 16,476 | 30.13% | 2,059 | 3.77% | 19,667 | 35.97% | 54,678 |
| Assumption | 6,714 | 61.57% | 3,931 | 36.05% | 259 | 2.38% | 2,783 | 25.52% | 10,904 |
| Avoyelles | 11,165 | 67.32% | 5,035 | 30.36% | 386 | 2.32% | 6,130 | 36.96% | 16,586 |
| Beauregard | 12,238 | 81.16% | 2,393 | 15.87% | 447 | 2.97% | 9,845 | 65.29% | 15,078 |
| Bienville | 3,756 | 53.62% | 3,129 | 44.67% | 120 | 1.71% | 627 | 8.95% | 7,005 |
| Bossier | 35,474 | 71.16% | 12,641 | 25.36% | 1,733 | 3.48% | 22,833 | 45.80% | 49,848 |
| Caddo | 49,006 | 46.32% | 53,483 | 50.55% | 3,315 | 3.13% | -4,477 | -4.23% | 105,804 |
| Calcasieu | 54,191 | 64.68% | 26,296 | 31.39% | 3,298 | 3.93% | 27,895 | 33.29% | 83,785 |
| Caldwell | 3,822 | 81.46% | 788 | 16.79% | 82 | 1.75% | 3,034 | 64.67% | 4,692 |
| Cameron | 3,256 | 88.19% | 323 | 8.75% | 113 | 3.06% | 2,933 | 79.44% | 3,692 |
| Catahoula | 3,479 | 71.64% | 1,322 | 27.22% | 55 | 1.14% | 2,157 | 44.42% | 4,856 |
| Claiborne | 3,585 | 55.83% | 2,717 | 42.31% | 119 | 1.86% | 868 | 13.52% | 6,421 |
| Concordia | 5,477 | 61.73% | 3,272 | 36.88% | 123 | 1.39% | 2,205 | 24.85% | 8,872 |
| DeSoto | 8,068 | 59.76% | 5,165 | 38.26% | 267 | 1.98% | 2,903 | 21.50% | 13,500 |
| East Baton Rouge | 84,660 | 43.09% | 102,828 | 52.33% | 9,003 | 4.58% | -18,168 | -9.24% | 196,491 |
| East Carroll | 1,059 | 36.03% | 1,838 | 62.54% | 42 | 1.43% | -779 | -26.51% | 2,939 |
| East Feliciana | 5,569 | 55.46% | 4,235 | 42.17% | 238 | 2.37% | 1,334 | 13.29% | 10,042 |
| Evangeline | 10,360 | 69.61% | 4,208 | 28.28% | 314 | 2.11% | 6,152 | 41.33% | 14,882 |
| Franklin | 6,514 | 71.10% | 2,506 | 27.35% | 142 | 1.55% | 4,008 | 43.75% | 9,162 |
| Grant | 7,408 | 83.98% | 1,181 | 13.39% | 232 | 2.63% | 6,227 | 70.59% | 8,821 |
| Iberia | 20,903 | 64.41% | 10,698 | 32.96% | 853 | 2.63% | 10,205 | 31.45% | 32,454 |
| Iberville | 7,320 | 45.63% | 8,324 | 51.89% | 399 | 2.48% | -1,004 | -6.26% | 16,043 |
| Jackson | 5,169 | 69.25% | 2,139 | 28.66% | 156 | 2.09% | 3,030 | 40.59% | 7,464 |
| Jefferson | 100,398 | 55.27% | 73,670 | 40.56% | 7,571 | 4.17% | 26,728 | 14.71% | 181,639 |
| Jefferson Davis | 10,775 | 75.47% | 3,080 | 21.57% | 422 | 2.96% | 7,695 | 53.90% | 14,277 |
| Lafayette | 68,195 | 64.58% | 32,726 | 30.99% | 4,682 | 4.43% | 35,469 | 33.59% | 105,603 |
| Lafourche | 31,959 | 76.74% | 8,423 | 20.23% | 1,263 | 3.03% | 23,536 | 56.51% | 41,645 |
| LaSalle | 5,836 | 88.84% | 605 | 9.21% | 128 | 1.95% | 5,231 | 79.63% | 6,569 |
| Lincoln | 10,761 | 57.64% | 7,107 | 38.07% | 801 | 4.29% | 3,654 | 19.57% | 18,669 |
| Livingston | 48,824 | 84.57% | 6,950 | 12.04% | 1,956 | 3.39% | 41,874 | 72.53% | 57,730 |
| Madison | 1,927 | 40.72% | 2,744 | 57.99% | 61 | 1.29% | -817 | -17.27% | 4,732 |
| Morehouse | 6,502 | 54.86% | 5,155 | 43.49% | 195 | 1.65% | 1,347 | 11.37% | 11,852 |
| Natchitoches | 8,968 | 53.96% | 7,144 | 42.98% | 509 | 3.06% | 1,824 | 10.98% | 16,621 |
| Orleans | 24,292 | 14.65% | 133,996 | 80.81% | 7,524 | 4.54% | -109,704 | -66.16% | 165,812 |
| Ouachita | 41,734 | 61.36% | 24,428 | 35.91% | 1,855 | 2.73% | 17,306 | 25.45% | 68,017 |
| Plaquemines | 6,900 | 65.26% | 3,347 | 31.66% | 326 | 3.08% | 3,553 | 33.60% | 10,573 |
| Pointe Coupee | 6,789 | 57.72% | 4,764 | 40.51% | 208 | 1.77% | 2,025 | 17.21% | 11,761 |
| Rapides | 36,816 | 64.77% | 18,322 | 32.23% | 1,706 | 3.00% | 18,494 | 32.54% | 56,844 |
| Red River | 2,391 | 54.07% | 1,938 | 43.83% | 93 | 2.10% | 453 | 10.24% | 4,422 |
| Richland | 6,287 | 65.51% | 3,157 | 32.90% | 153 | 1.59% | 3,130 | 32.61% | 9,597 |
| Sabine | 7,879 | 80.50% | 1,703 | 17.40% | 205 | 2.10% | 6,176 | 63.10% | 9,787 |
| St. Bernard | 10,237 | 64.73% | 4,960 | 31.36% | 618 | 3.91% | 5,277 | 33.37% | 15,815 |
| St. Charles | 16,621 | 63.46% | 8,559 | 32.68% | 1,012 | 3.86% | 8,062 | 30.78% | 26,192 |
| St. Helena | 2,497 | 41.87% | 3,353 | 56.22% | 114 | 1.91% | -856 | -14.35% | 5,964 |
| St. James | 5,456 | 45.15% | 6,418 | 53.11% | 211 | 1.74% | -962 | -7.96% | 12,085 |
| St. John the Baptist | 7,569 | 36.49% | 12,661 | 61.04% | 513 | 2.47% | -5,092 | -24.55% | 20,743 |
| St. Landry | 21,971 | 54.96% | 17,209 | 43.05% | 797 | 1.99% | 4,762 | 11.91% | 39,977 |
| St. Martin | 16,873 | 65.53% | 8,266 | 32.10% | 611 | 2.37% | 8,607 | 33.43% | 25,750 |
| St. Mary | 14,359 | 62.77% | 8,050 | 35.19% | 468 | 2.04% | 6,309 | 27.58% | 22,877 |
| St. Tammany | 90,915 | 73.09% | 27,717 | 22.28% | 5,760 | 4.63% | 63,198 | 50.81% | 124,392 |
| Tangipahoa | 33,959 | 64.79% | 16,878 | 32.20% | 1,579 | 3.01% | 17,081 | 32.59% | 52,416 |
| Tensas | 1,182 | 46.39% | 1,332 | 52.28% | 34 | 1.33% | -150 | -5.89% | 2,548 |
| Terrebonne | 31,902 | 72.68% | 10,665 | 24.30% | 1,329 | 3.02% | 21,237 | 48.38% | 43,896 |
| Union | 7,972 | 73.18% | 2,691 | 24.70% | 231 | 2.12% | 5,281 | 48.48% | 10,894 |
| Vermilion | 20,063 | 78.27% | 4,857 | 18.95% | 712 | 2.78% | 15,206 | 59.32% | 25,632 |
| Vernon | 13,471 | 80.99% | 2,665 | 16.02% | 497 | 2.99% | 10,806 | 64.97% | 16,633 |
| Washington | 12,556 | 67.40% | 5,692 | 30.56% | 380 | 2.04% | 6,864 | 36.84% | 18,628 |
| Webster | 11,542 | 63.61% | 6,260 | 34.50% | 343 | 1.89% | 5,282 | 29.11% | 18,145 |
| West Baton Rouge | 6,927 | 54.49% | 5,383 | 42.35% | 402 | 3.16% | 1,544 | 12.14% | 12,712 |
| West Carroll | 3,970 | 83.42% | 715 | 15.02% | 74 | 1.56% | 3,255 | 68.40% | 4,759 |
| West Feliciana | 3,390 | 58.46% | 2,248 | 38.77% | 161 | 2.77% | 1,142 | 19.69% | 5,799 |
| Winn | 4,608 | 72.32% | 1,644 | 25.80% | 120 | 1.88% | 2,964 | 46.52% | 6,372 |
| Totals | 1,178,638 | 58.09% | 780,154 | 38.45% | 70,240 | 3.46% | 398,484 | 19.64% | 2,029,032 |
Swing by parish
Trend relative to the state by parishTrump won five of the six congressional districts in Louisiana.[20]
| District | Trump | Clinton | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 69% | 27% | Steve Scalise |
| 2nd | 22% | 75% | Cedric Richmond |
| 3rd | 67% | 29% | Clay Higgins |
| 4th | 61% | 37% | Mike Johnson |
| 5th | 63% | 34% | Ralph Abraham |
| 6th | 65% | 31% | Garret Graves |
Donald Trump won the election in Louisiana with 58.1% of the vote. Hillary Clinton received 38.4% of the vote.[21] Of the 2,029,032 total votes cast, Trump had 1,178,638 while Clinton had 780,154 votes.[22] All of Louisiana's parishes voted for the same party they voted for in 2012 and 2008. As a result, this marked the first time since 1992 thatEast Baton Rouge Parish backed the losing candidate of the election, and the first time since 1948 that East Baton Rouge Parish voted for the Democratic candidate three elections in a row; Trump also became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying this parish sinceRichard Nixon in1968.
Louisiana was one of eleven states that voted twice for Bill Clinton in1992 and1996 which Hillary Clinton lost in 2016.
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