1995 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1995 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election Louisiana 1912 Presidential no 1991 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election 1991 1999 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election 1999 October 21, 1995 (first round)November 18, 1995 (runoff) First round Runoff File:Kathleen_Blanco_2006_(cropped).jpg 150x150px Kathleen Blanco Democratic Party (United States) 590,41043.68% 964,55965.25% 3x4.svg Suzanne Mayfield Krieger Republican Party (United States) 211,52015.65% 513,61334.75% File:Chrisjohn.jpg Chris John Democratic Party (United States) 206,91515.31% Eliminated 125px Greg Marcantel Republican Party (United States) 76,4885.66% Eliminated 125px Charles S. Blaylock Republican Party (United States) 74,3665.50% Eliminated 280px|First round results by parishBlanco: #DFEEFF 20–30% #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Krieger: #ffb2b2 40–50%John: #afe9af 30–40% #87de87 40–50%Marcantel: #ff9955 40–50% First round parish results 280pxBlanco: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Krieger: #e27f7f 50–60% Runoff parish results 2 Lieutenant Governor Melinda Schwegmann Democratic Party (United States) Kathleen Blanco Democratic Party (United States) The 1995 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 18, 1995, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Democratic member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission from the 2nd district Kathleen Blanco defeated incumbent Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Suzanne Mayfield Krieger in the Runoff election. 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, the first round of voting was held on October 21, 1995. The runoff was held on November 18, 1995.Wayne Stephen 2008 Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process Fifth Edition Rowman & Littlefield Primary election On election day, October 21, 1995, incumbent Democratic member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission from the 2nd district Kathleen Blanco and incumbent Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Suzanne Mayfield Krieger received the most votes and thus advanced to a runoff election on November 18.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=26784 LA Lt. Governor - Initial Election ourcampaigns.com August 3, 2015 2025-09-11 Results Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial primary election, 1995 Democratic Party (United States) Kathleen Blanco 590,410 43.68 Republican Party (United States) Suzanne Mayfield Krieger 211,520 15.65 Democratic Party (United States) Chris John 206,915 15.31 Republican Party (United States) Greg Marcantel 76,488 5.66 Republican Party (United States) Charles S. Blaylock 74,366 5.50 Independent (United States) Eric Guirard 66,947 4.95 Democratic Party (United States) Robert Patrick 40,210 2.98 Democratic Party (United States) Jay Chevalier 27,900 2.06 Democratic Party (United States) Antoine M. Saacks Jr. 22,908 1.70 Independent (United States) R.A. Galan 18,630 1.38 Democratic Party (United States) Julius Leahman 15,461 1.13 1,351,755 100.00 Runoff election On election day, November 18, 1995, incumbent Democratic member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission from the 2nd district Kathleen Blanco defeated incumbent Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Suzanne Mayfield Krieger by a margin of 450,946 votes, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Blanco was sworn in as the 50th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana on January 8, 1996.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=26785 LA Lt. Governor - Runoff ourcampaigns.com August 3, 2015 2025-09-11 Results Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial runoff election, 1995 Democratic Party (United States) Kathleen Blanco 964,559 65.25 Republican Party (United States) Suzanne Mayfield Krieger 513,613 34.75 1,478,172 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1995 Louisiana elections Category:1995 in Louisiana Category:Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:October 1995 in the United States Category:November 1995 in the United States