John Bel Edwards
Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2015

John Bel Edwards

Section Title: Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2015
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Blanket primary

Party	Candidate	Votes	%

Democratic	John Bel Edwards	444,517	39.89%

Republican	David Vitter	256,300	23.00%

Republican	Scott Angelle	214,982	19.29%

Republican	Jay Dardenne	166,656	14.96%

Democratic	Cary Deaton	11,763	1.06%

Democratic	S. L. Simpson	7,420	0.67%

No party	Beryl Billiot	5,694	0.51%

Other	Jeremy Odom	4,756	0.43%

Other	Eric Paul Orgeron	2,248	0.20%

Total	1,114,336	100%

Runoff

Party	Candidate	Votes	%

Democratic	John Bel Edwards	646,924	56.1%

Republican	David Vitter	505,940	43.9%

Total	1,152,864	100%

Democratic gain from Republican

Sentence(s)

In 2015, Edwards won the election with 56.1 percent of the vote.

final_sentence: In 2015, Edwards won the election with 56.1 percent of the vote.