November 8, 2016 2020 → 1,178,638 780,154 Date 8 November 2016 | Turnout 67.79% 58.1% 38.4% | |
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50-60%
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70-80%
80-90% Clinton
40-50%
50-60%
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The 2016 United States presidential election in Louisiana was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated. Louisiana voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
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On March 5, 2016, in the presidential primaries, voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic, and Republican, parties' respective nominees for President. Registered members of each party only voted in their party's primary, while voters who were unaffiliated weren't able to vote in the primaries.
Donald Trump won the election in Louisiana with 58.1% of the vote. Hillary Clinton received 38.4% of the vote. All of Louisiana's parishes voted for the same party they voted for in 2012. In 2012, every parish also actually voted for the same party as they did in 2008.
Primary elections
24 candidates were on the ballot.
Republican primary
Fourteen candidates appeared on the Republican presidential primary ballot:
State Convention
On March 24, the State Convention met and reversed the results of the primary, giving Ted Cruz a clear majority. Rubio's five delegates and 2 uncommitted delegates committed to Trump after Kasich and Cruz dropped out of the race. This gave Trump the majority of the delegates from the state.