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Elections / 2008 · Dem primary · LA

Obama led Louisiana's 2008 Democratic presidential primary.

County-level returns aggregated statewide; Obama led by 21.8 points. This is the Democratic nominating contest — the November result is on the general-election page.

Statewide result
Louisiana 2008 Democratic presidential primary — county returns aggregated statewide.
CandidateVotesShare
Obama220,63257.4%
Clinton136,92535.6%
Other13,7633.6%
Edwards13,0263.4%
By county (64)
Each row links to the county's full place page.
CountyLed byMarginVotes
East Baton Rouge ParishObama+36.058,326
Orleans ParishObama+52.945,543
Jefferson ParishObama+9.430,178
Caddo ParishObama+30.423,261
Calcasieu ParishObama+5.516,407
Lafayette ParishObama+24.914,031
Ouachita ParishObama+24.512,738
St. Tammany ParishClinton+1.911,411
St. Landry ParishObama+36.29,691
Rapides ParishObama+26.28,709
Tangipahoa ParishObama+12.48,134
Ascension ParishObama+13.37,035
Terrebonne ParishClinton+1.46,195
Lafourche ParishClinton+33.15,858
Iberia ParishObama+35.65,738
Bossier ParishObama+0.85,605
St. John the Baptist ParishObama+52.55,533
St. Martin ParishObama+19.95,232
Livingston ParishClinton+44.64,937
Natchitoches ParishObama+20.84,787
St. Charles ParishObama+23.04,507
Iberville ParishObama+40.24,421
Acadia ParishClinton+1.64,401
St. Mary ParishObama+33.34,395
Vermilion ParishClinton+18.94,041
St. James ParishObama+43.13,834
Washington ParishObama+8.13,603
Webster ParishObama+8.93,272
Avoyelles ParishClinton+0.93,219
Lincoln ParishObama+26.92,974
Concordia ParishObama+21.92,931
Evangeline ParishObama+6.52,803
West Baton Rouge ParishObama+30.22,793
East Feliciana ParishObama+21.02,636
Pointe Coupee ParishObama+23.02,573
Morehouse ParishObama+31.52,465
De Soto ParishObama+19.82,371
Jefferson Davis ParishClinton+9.72,365
Vernon ParishClinton+21.62,353
Assumption ParishObama+12.42,254
Beauregard ParishClinton+21.72,165
Allen ParishClinton+11.51,924
St. Bernard ParishClinton+29.31,857
Bienville ParishObama+18.31,751
Union ParishObama+3.11,726
St. Helena ParishObama+38.01,698
Franklin ParishObama+3.81,695
Sabine ParishClinton+27.91,493
Jackson ParishObama+15.71,438
Plaquemines ParishObama+22.21,403
Richland ParishObama+21.51,388
Claiborne ParishObama+21.91,300
West Feliciana ParishObama+32.51,209
Grant ParishClinton+25.91,132
Madison ParishObama+42.81,068
Winn ParishClinton+1.91,066
Red River ParishObama+15.2971
Catahoula ParishClinton+5.7900
Caldwell ParishClinton+14.3897
Tensas ParishObama+29.3844
LaSalle ParishClinton+30.1797
East Carroll ParishObama+35.5758
West Carroll ParishClinton+23.8665
Cameron ParishClinton+51.0641