1999 Louisiana gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 September 2013 September 2013 1999 Louisiana gubernatorial election Louisiana presidential no 1995 Louisiana gubernatorial election 1995 2003 Louisiana gubernatorial election 2003 October 23, 1999 1912 File:GovFoster1 (cropped).JPG 150x150px Mike Foster Republican Party (United States) 805,203 62.17% File:William Jefferson, official photo (cropped).jpg Bill Jefferson Democratic Party (United States) 382,445 29.53% 1999 Louisiana gubernatorial election results map by parish.svg 280px Parish resultsFoster: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Jefferson: #a5b0ff 40–50% #6674de 60–70% Governor Mike Foster Republican Party (United States) Mike Foster Republican Party (United States) The 1999 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on October 23, 1999 to elect the governor of Louisiana. Republican incumbent Mike Foster was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic U.S. representative Bill Jefferson. Foster was the first Republican ever elected to a second term as governor of Louisiana. Background In 1991, Louisiana elections (except for U.S. presidential elections) were conducted under a variation of the open primary system called the "jungle primary," in which candidates of all parties were listed on one ballot. Unless one candidate received a majority in the first round, a run-off election would be held between the top two candidates, who may be members of the same party. In this election, the first round of voting was held on October 23, 1999, and the runoff was scheduled to be held on November 20. Primary election Candidates Belinda Alexandrenko (Reform) Sid Baron (Independent) Charles V. Bellone (Democratic) Berl Bush (Democratic) Mike Foster, incumbent governor of Louisiana since 1996 (Republican) Tom Greene, state senator from Maringouin (Republican) Bill Jefferson, U.S. representative from New Orleans (Democratic) Ronnie Glynn Johnson (Independent) Bob McElroy (Democratic) Phil Preis, Newellton attorney and 1995 candidate for governor (Democratic) Messiah Darryl Paul Ward (Democratic) Polling Poll sourceDate(s)Sample sizeMargin of errorMike Foster (R)William J. Jefferson (D)Other / undecidedCalculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined. pollingMason-Dixon Polling & StrategyFiveThirtyEight's Pollster Ratings Raw Polls File https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fivethirtyeight/data/refs/heads/master/pollster-ratings/2023/raw-polls.csv October 15, 2026 GitHub FiveThirtyEightOctober 13, 1999626—55%22%23%University of New OrleansOctober 7, 1999803—48%20%32%Southern Media & Opinion ResearchOctober 6, 1999500—64%16%20% Results Foster easily won reelection with 62.17 percent of the vote. Because Foster won more a majority, there was no runoff. The only parishes carried by Jefferson were his home of Orleans and East Carroll, where Jefferson's birthplace, Lake Providence serves as the parish seat. Democratic candidates collectively won 33.89 percent of the vote.1999 Louisiana gubernatorial election Republican Party (United States) Mike Foster (incumbent) 805,203 62.17 Democratic Party (United States) Bill Jefferson 382,445 29.53 Republican Party (United States) Tom Greene 35,434 2.74 Democratic Party (United States) Phil Preis 23,445 1.81 Democratic Party (United States) Berl Bush 12,496 0.96 Reform Party of the United States of America Belinda Alexandrenko 8,978 0.69 Democratic Party (United States) Messiah Darryl Paul Ward 7,645 0.59 Democratic Party (United States) Bob McElroy 7,511 0.58 Democratic Party (United States) Charles V. Bellone 5,432 0.42 Independent politician Sid Baron 3,669 0.28 Independent politician Ronnie Glynn Johnson 2,946 0.23 1,295,204 100 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) Sources Louisiana Secretary of State Elections Division. Official Election Results Database 1999 Gubernatorial Louisiana