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Parents > United States > Louisiana > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline September 06, 2007 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open October 20, 2007 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close October 20, 2007 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 14, 2008 - 12:00pm
Term End January 09, 2012 - 12:00pm
ContributorBR_Green
Last Modifiedbudgeteer May 16, 2017 05:02am
Data SourcesLouisiana Secretary of State
Description The term of such official shall begin at noon on the second Monday in January next following the election.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/15/2003
NameKathleen Babineaux Blanco Votes731,358 (51.95%)
Term01/12/2004 - 01/14/2008 Margin54,874 (+3.90%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won10/22/2011
NameBobby Jindal Votes673,239 (65.80%)
Term01/09/2012 - 01/11/2016 Margin490,314 (+47.92%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
04/24/2006 10/20/2007
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Bobby Jindal 3 4 8 38
Anthony "Tony G" Gentile ----1 --
T. Lee Horne 1 ------
Leaning Call: Bobby Jindal (97.91%)
Weighted Call: Bobby Jindal (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

02/07/2006 10/08/2007

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Bobby Jindal St. Sen. Walter J. Boasso John Georges Public Service Commissioner Foster L. Campbell Mary Volentine Smith Belinda Alexandrenko Anthony "Tony G" Gentile
PartyRepublican Democratic Independent Democratic Democratic Other Other
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 699,275 (53.88%) 226,476 (17.45%) 186,682 (14.38%) 161,665 (12.46%) 5,868 (0.45%) 4,791 (0.37%) 3,372 (0.26%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -472,799 (-36.43%) -512,593 (-39.50%) -537,610 (-41.42%) -693,407 (-53.43%) -694,484 (-53.51%) -695,903 (-53.62%)
Predict Avg.40.85% 12.85% 8.52% 10.43% 1.35% 0.00% 2.78%
Cash On Hand 9/7 $6,540,428.31 9/7 $236,481.95 7/18 $7,045,004.50 7/13 $1,264,318.56 $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 01/22/2007 02/05/2007 00/00/2007 02/15/2007 09/06/2007 09/05/2007 02/01/2006
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MATCHUP POLLS (15 from 6 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg47.42%-- 9.75%-- 10.60%-- 6.32%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Loyola Institute of Politics 
10/02/07-10/08/07
50.00% -- 9.00% -- 9.00% -- 7.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Southeastern Louisiana University 
10/01/07-10/07/07
46.00% -- 10.00% -- 9.00% -- 6.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Kitchens Group (D) 
09/04/07-09/04/07
51.00% -- 11.00% -- 7.00% -- 8.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Verne Kennedy 
08/23/07-08/23/07
50.00% 11.0 11.00% 10.0 8.00% 2.0 3.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Southern Media & Opinion 
08/03/07-08/06/07
60.00% 1.0 10.00% 8.0 2.00% -- 3.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Southern Media & Opinion 
08/03/07-08/06/07
63.00% 4.0 14.00% 12.0 1.00% -- 4.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Anzalone Liszt Research (D) 
07/08/07-07/12/07
52.00% 10.0 21.00% 15.0 1.00% -- 6.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Anzalone Liszt Research (D) 
05/07/07-05/09/07
62.00% -- 6.00% -- 1.00% -- 9.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Verne Kennedy 
03/29/07-04/03/07
39.00% 13.0 1.00% -- 10.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Southern Media & Opinion 
03/19/07-03/19/07
56.00% 2.0 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 5.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Southern Media & Opinion 
03/19/07-03/19/07
59.00% 3.0 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 4.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Southern Media & Opinion 
01/13/07-01/14/07
58.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 6.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Verne Kennedy 
10/24/06-10/30/06
52.00% 13.0 0.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Verne Kennedy 
03/17/06-03/19/06
39.00% 3.0 1.00% -- 0.00% 23.0 1.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Verne Kennedy 
02/07/06-02/15/06
36.00% -- 0.00% -- 23.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
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MORE CANDIDATES
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Name T. Lee Horne Sheldon Forest M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza Hardy Parkerson Arthur D. "Jim" Nichols  
PartyLibertarian Independent Democratic Democratic Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 2,648 (0.20%) 2,323 (0.18%) 2,080 (0.16%) 1,666 (0.13%) 994 (0.08%)  
Margin-696,627 (-53.68%) -696,952 (-53.70%) -697,195 (-53.72%) -697,609 (-53.75%) -698,281 (-53.80%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 1.23% 0.69% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand 8/10 $2,845.99 $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2005 09/05/2007 09/06/2007 09/06/2007 09/06/2007  
MATCHUP POLLS (15 from 6 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Loyola Institute of Politics 
10/02/07-10/08/07
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Southeastern Louisiana University 
10/01/07-10/07/07
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Kitchens Group (D) 
09/04/07-09/04/07
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Verne Kennedy 
08/23/07-08/23/07
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Southern Media & Opinion 
08/03/07-08/06/07
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Southern Media & Opinion 
08/03/07-08/06/07
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Anzalone Liszt Research (D) 
07/08/07-07/12/07
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Anzalone Liszt Research (D) 
05/07/07-05/09/07
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Verne Kennedy 
03/29/07-04/03/07
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Southern Media & Opinion 
03/19/07-03/19/07
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Southern Media & Opinion 
03/19/07-03/19/07
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Southern Media & Opinion 
01/13/07-01/14/07
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Verne Kennedy 
10/24/06-10/30/06
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Verne Kennedy 
03/17/06-03/19/06
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Verne Kennedy 
02/07/06-02/15/06
0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
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Feb 08, 2008 06:20pm News Report: Nagin considered gubernatorial run last year  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Oct 21, 2007 09:35am News Indian immigrants' son new La. governor  Article Imperator 
Sep 10, 2007 01:00pm News Jindal Camp Says Governor Race Likely Will Go To Runoff  Article TX DEM 
Aug 25, 2007 03:40pm News Smith seeks run for [LA] governor to help secure pardon for Edwards  Article RBH 
Aug 22, 2007 10:00am News Furor over religion in La. gov's race  Article The Sunset Provision 
Aug 15, 2007 11:00am News Jindal backpedaling on bumper stickers  Article Brandonius Maximus 

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