2007 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 2007 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election Louisiana 2006 Presidential no 2003 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election 2003 2010 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial special election 2010 (special) October 20, 2007 File:Mayor Mitch Landrieu 2010.jpg 150x150px Mitch Landrieu Democratic Party (United States) 701,777 56.59% File:Sammy Kershaw at Renfro Valley Ky (cropped).jpg Sammy Kershaw Republican Party (United States) 375,964 30.32% 3x4.svg Gary J. Beard Republican Party (United States) 130,935 10.55% 2007 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by parish.svg 280px Parish resultsLandrieu: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% Kershaw: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu Democratic Party (United States) Mitch Landrieu Democratic Party (United States) The 2007 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on October 20, 2007, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Mitch Landrieu defeated Republican candidate and country music singer Sammy Kershaw, Republican candidate and incumbent member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Gary J. Beard and Independent candidates Norris Gros Jr. and Thomas D. Kates. As of 2025, this remains the last time that a Democrat has won the office of Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana. Background Elections in Louisiana—with the exception of U.S. presidential elections—follow a variation of the open primary system called the jungle primary or the nonpartisan blanket primary. Candidates of any and all parties are listed on one ballot; voters need not limit themselves to the candidates of one party. Unless one candidate takes more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off election is then held between the top two candidates, who may in fact be members of the same party. Texas uses this same format for its special elections. In this election, incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Mitch Landrieu received more than 50% of the vote in the first round, so no run-off election was held.Wayne Stephen 2008 Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process Fifth Edition Rowman & Littlefield Runoff election On election day, October 20, 2007, incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Mitch Landrieu defeated his foremost opponent Republican candidate and country music singer Sammy Kershaw by a margin of 325,813 votes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Landrieu was sworn in for his second term on January 14, 2008.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=273658 LA Lt. Governor ourcampaigns.com July 13, 2021 2025-09-16 Results Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2007 Democratic Party (United States) Mitch Landrieu (incumbent) 701,777 56.59 Republican Party (United States) Sammy Kershaw 375,964 30.32 Republican Party (United States) Gary J. Beard 130,935 10.55 Independent (United States) Norris Gros Jr. 15,961 1.29 Independent (United States) Thomas D. Kates 15,538 1.25 1,240,175 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:2007 Louisiana elections Category:2007 in Louisiana Category:Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:October 2007 in the United States