Louisiana gubernatorial election, 1999
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The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 1999 resulted in the re-election of Mike Foster to his second term as governor of Louisiana.
[edit] Background
Elections in Louisiana—with the exception of U.S. presidential elections—follow a variation of the open primary system called the jungle primary. Candidates of any and all parties are listed on one ballot; voters need not limit themselves to the candidates of one party. Unless one candidate takes more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off election is then held between the top two candidates, who may in fact be members of the same party.[2] In this election, the first round of voting was held on October 23, 1999. Since Foster won over 50% of the vote, there was no runoff.
[edit] Results
First voting round, October 23
| Candidate | Party affiliation | Votes received | Percentage of votes cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Foster | Republican | 805,203 | 62.17% |
| William J. Jefferson | Democrat | 382,445 | 29.53% |
| Tom Greene | Republican | 35,434 | 2.74% |
| Phil Preis | Democrat | 23,445 | 1.81% |
| Berl Bush | Democrat | 12,496 | 0.96% |
| Belinda Alexandrenko | Reform Party | 8978 | 0.69% |
| Messiah Darryl Paul Ward | Democrat | 7645 | 0.59% |
| Bob McElroy | Democrat | 7511 | 0.58% |
| Charles V. Bellone | Democrat | 5432 | 0.42% |
| Sid Baron | None/Other | 3669 | 0.28% |
| Ronnie Glynn Johnson | None/Other | 2946 | 0.23% |
| Preceded by 1995 gubernatorial election |
Louisiana gubernatorial elections | Succeeded by 2003 gubernatorial election |
[edit] Sources
[http://www.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcinq&rqsdta=start|Louisiana Secretary of State Elections Division. Official Election Results Database
