2011 Louisiana elections

Louisiana's 2011 state elections were held on October 22, 2011, with runoff elections held on November 19. All statewide elected offices were up, as well as all seats in the Louisiana State Legislature.

Statewide offices

Governor

Parishes won by Gubernatorial candidates in the October 22, 2011 election.
Jindal:
     30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Main article: 2011 Louisiana gubernatorial election

Incumbent Governor Bobby Jindal, a Republican, ran for a second term, and faced only token opposition. He was expected to win by a wide margin, and ended up winning with nearly 66% of the vote.

Lieutenant governor

Parishes won by Lieutenant Gubernatorial candidates in the October 22, 2011 election.

  Jay Dardenne

  Billy Nungesser Jr.

Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne was elected in a 2010 special election, and was elected to a full term. His opponent was Republican Billy Nungesser Jr., the Plaquemines Parish president.

Results

Unofficial results from the Secretary of State website.

2011 Louisiana Lieutenant Governor election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jay Dardenne (incumbent)	504,228	53.1
	Republican	Billy Nungesser Jr.	444,750	46.9
Turnout			948,978

Attorney General

Parishes won by Attorney General candidates in the October 22, 2011 election.

  Buddy Caldwell

Incumbent Attorney General Buddy Caldwell was elected as a Democrat in 2007, but switched parties in early 2011. Former Congressman Joseph Cao, also a Republican, filed to run against Caldwell, but dropped out of the race shortly after, leaving Caldwell unopposed.

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry

Incumbent Commissioner Michael G. Strain, a Republican, was first elected in 2007. He faced Democrat Jamie LaBranche, an arborist and horticulturist, and Reform Party candidate Belinda "B" Alexandrenko, a three-time gubernatorial candidate. He was re-elected with 66.5% of the vote.

Results

Unofficial results from the Secretary of State website.

Parishes won by Commissioner of Agriculture candidates in the October 22, 2011 election.

  Mike Strain

  Jamie LaBranche

2011 Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mike Strain (incumbent)	640,631	66.5
	Democratic	Jamie LaBranche	267,576	27.8
	Reform	Belinda Alexandrenko	54,842	5.7
Turnout			963,049

Commissioner of Insurance

Incumbent Commissioner Jim Donelon, a Republican, was first elected in a 2006 special election. His opponent was Democrat Donald C. Hodge, an attorney, who he defeated by a 2 to 1 margin.

Results

Unofficial results from the Secretary of State website.

Parishes won by Commissioner of Insurance candidates in the October 22, 2011 election.

Donelon

  50–60%

  60–70%

  70–80%

  80–90%

Hodge

  50–60%

2011 Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jim Donelon (incumbent)	651,285	67.5
	Democratic	Donald C. Hodge	313,931	32.5
Turnout			965,216

Secretary of State

Parishes won by Secretary of State candidates in the October 22, 2011 election.

Schedler

  50–60%

  60–70%

Tucker

  50–60%

  60–70%

Incumbent Secretary of State Tom Schedler, a Republican, was appointed to the position following Jay Dardenne's election as Lieutenant Governor. He faced Louisiana House of Representatives Speaker Jim Tucker, also a Republican, who he narrowly defeated.

Results

Unofficial results from the Secretary of State website.

2011 Louisiana Secretary of State election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Tom Schedler (incumbent)	449,370	50.5
	Republican	Jim Tucker	440,872	49.5
Turnout			890,242

State Treasurer

Parishes won by State Treasurer candidates in the October 22, 2011 election.

  John Neely Kennedy

Incumbent Treasurer John Neely Kennedy (first elected in 1999) was re-elected unopposed. This was his second election as Treasurer after he switched parties in 2007 from Democrat to Republican.

State Legislature

Louisiana Senate

Prior to the election, Republicans held 22 seats in the Louisiana Senate, while Democrats held 17. In the jungle primary, the Republicans gained a net of two Senate seats, giving them 24 seats to the Democrats' 15 seats. All four runoffs were intraparty runoffs.

Louisiana House of Representatives

Prior to the election, the Louisiana House of Representatives consisted of 57 Republicans, 46 Democrats, 2 Independents, and one vacancy. After the jungle primary the House makeup stood at 54 Republicans, 40 Democrats, 1 Independent, and 10 to be determined in runoff elections. In the runoffs not featuring two candidates of the same party, 5 Democrats, 4 Republicans and one Independent candidate were elected, so after the runoff elections the House makeup stood at 58 Republicans, 45 Democrats and 2 Independents.