1999 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1999 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election Louisiana 1912 Presidential no 1995 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election 1995 2003 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election 2003 October 23, 1999 File:Kathleen_Blanco_2006_(cropped).jpg 150x150px Kathleen Blanco Democratic Party (United States) 968,249 80.22% 3x4.svg Kevin Joseph Duplantis Republican Party (United States) 121,269 10.05% 3x4.svg Cornel Martin Republican Party (United States) 98,122 8.13% 1999 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election results map by parish.svg 280px Parish resultsBlanco: #7996e2 50–60% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90% Lieutenant Governor Kathleen Blanco Democratic Party (United States) Kathleen Blanco Democratic Party (United States) The 1999 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on October 23, 1999, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Kathleen Blanco defeated Republican candidates Kevin Joseph Duplantis and Cornel Martin and Reform candidate Sadie Roberts-Joseph. 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 Kathleen Blanco 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 23, 1999, incumbent Democratic lieutenant governor Kathleen Blanco defeated her foremost opponent Republican candidate Kevin Joseph Duplantis by a margin of 846,980 votes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Blanco was sworn in for her second term on January 4, 2000.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=22992 LA Lt. Governor ourcampaigns.com November 20, 2015 2025-09-11 Results Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1999 Democratic Party (United States) Kathleen Blanco (incumbent) 968,249 80.22 Republican Party (United States) Kevin Joseph Duplantis 121,269 10.05 Republican Party (United States) Cornel Martin 98,122 8.13 Reform Party (United States) Sadie Roberts-Joseph 19,345 1.60 1,206,285 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1999 Louisiana elections Category:1999 in Louisiana Category:Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:October 1999 in the United States