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      Home/Elections/2008/US Senate/Louisiana
      2008·US Senate·Louisiana

      Louisiana US Senate

      Winner
      DEM
      Mary Landrieu
      52.1%988,298 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      John Kennedy
      45.7%867,177 votes
      Margin
      D+6.4
      1,896,574 total votes
      3 candidates1,896,574 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Mary LandrieuDEM✓
      		DEM988,29852.1%
      John KennedyREP
      		REP867,17745.7%
      OtherOTH
      		OTH41,0992.2%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Louisiana(Class I)

      2022
      John KennedyREP
      R+43.7
      2020
      Bil CassidyREP
      R+40.3
      2016
      John KennedyREP
      R+21.3
      2014
      William \ CassidyREP
      R+11.9
      2010
      David VitterREP
      R+18.9
      2004
      David VitterREP
      R+21.7
      2002
      Mary LandrieuDEM
      D+3.4
      1998
      John B BreauxDEM
      D+32.4
      1996
      Mary LandrieuDEM
      D+0.3
      1992
      John B BreauxDEM
      D+79.7
      1990
      J Bennett Johnston Jr.DEM
      D+95.5
      1986
      John B BreauxDEM
      D+5.6
      1984
      J Bennett Johnston Jr.DEM
      D+76.9
      1980
      Russell B. LongDEM
      D+57.5
      View all US Senate history for Louisiana →

      Candidates

      John KennedyDEM
      Record32W-30L
      Avg MarginR+0.1
      Career1952-2022
      US Senate / State House / State Senate / President
      Full profile →
      Mary LandrieuDEM
      Record3W-1L
      Avg MarginR+0.4
      Career1996-2014
      US Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in Louisiana, 2008

      President1 contest →US House7 contests →
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