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2007 Louisiana Statewide Races
2008 Louisiana Congressional Races

Presidential Primary Filing Deadline: 12/14/07, Presidential Primary: 2/9/08, Third Party Filing Deadline: 5/22/08, Independent Filing Deadline: 6/11/08, Congressional Filing Deadline: 7/11/08, Presidential Filing Deadline Primary: 9/2/08, Primary: 9/6/08, Primary Run-off: 10/4/08, General Election: 11/4/08,
Last Updated: May 3, 2008
Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media,
President, 56.7% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 57.39%,
U.S. Sen. Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) 35.63%, ex-U.S. Sen. John R. Edwards (D-NC) 3.39%, U.S. Sen. Joseph R. "Joe" Biden, Jr. (D-DE) 1.61%, Gov. William B. "Bill" Richardson (D-NM) 1.11%, U.S. Sen. Christopher J. "Chris" Dodd (D-CT) 0.5%, U.S. Rep. Dennis J. Kucinich (D-OH) 0.37%,
ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-AR) 43.18%,
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 41.91%, ex-Gov. W. Mitt Romney (R-MA) 6.34%, U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (R-TX) 5.33%, ex-U.S. Sen. Fred D. Thompson (R-TN) 0.99%, ex-New York City Mayor Rudolph W. "Rudy" Giuliani (R-NY) 0.99%, ex-Amb. Alan L. Keyes (R-MD) 0.52%, retired Gen. Jerry R. Curry (R-VA) 0.32%, U.S. Rep. Duncan L. Hunter (R-CA) 0.23%, businessman Daniel A. "Dan" Gilbert (R-NC) 0.11%, U.S. Rep. Thomas G. "Tom" Tancredo (R-CO) 0.07%,
Libertarian nominee
Green Party nominee
Governor, 53.9% in 07, 1st term, next election in 2011, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (R),
Lt. Governor, 56.9% in 2007, 2nd term, next election in 2011, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
Mitch Landrieu (D),
Attorney General, 66.6% in 2007, 1st term, next election in 2011, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic,
James D. "Buddy" Caldwell (D),
Secretary of State, 63.3% in 2007, 2nd term, next election in 2011, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
Jay Dardenne (R),
Treasurer, unopposed in 2007, next election in 2011, Polls, running for U.S. Senate,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Repubican,
John N. Kennedy (R),
Insruance Commissioner, 50.9% in 2007, 2nd term, next election 2011, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
James J. "Jim" Donelon (R),
Agriculture Commissioner, won in 2007, next election in 2011, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican,
Michael G. "Mike" Strain (R),
Senator, 51.7% in '02 Runoff, 2nd term, next election 2008, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 5th Most Likely Seats to Switch Party, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democrat, National Journal's Rankings: 4th Most Likely to Switch Parties, Roll Call's Outlook: Leans Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up,
Mary Landrieu (D), St. Treas. John N. Kennedy (R), Rare coin dealer Paul Hollis (R),
Senator, 51.0% in '04, 1st term, Next election 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Unrated,
ex-U.S. Rep. Chris John (D), David Vitter (R),
1st Congressional District, 75.1% in '08 Special Election, 1st term, Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (R) elected Governor, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
St. Sen. Steve J. Scalise (R),
2nd Congressional District, 56.6% in '06 Runoff, 9th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
William J. Jefferson (D), '06 candidate / St. Sen. Derrick Shepherd (D)?, '06 candidate / St. Rep. Karen Carter (D)?, Mayor C. Ray Nagin, Jr. (D)?, St. Rep. Cedric Richmond (D)?, St. Rep. Jalila Jefferson-Bullock (D)?,
3rd Congressional District, 55.0% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic,
Charles J. "Charlie" Melancon (D),
4th Congressional District, 57.4 in '06, Jim McCrery (R) retiring after 11th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Republican,
Willie Banks Jr. (D), '07 gov. candidate / Public Service Comm'r. Foster L. Campbell (D)?, DA Paul J. Carmouche (D), ex-Parish Police Juror Jim Crowley (D)?, Patti Cox (D)?, '02 candidate / attorney John Milkovich (D), Ex-Webster Parish Coroner / physician John Fleming (R), transport exec. Chris Gorman (R), attorney Jeff R. Thompson (R
5th Congressional District, 68.3% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
Rodney Alexander (R),
Brent Sanders (R),
6th Congressional District, 49.2% in '08 Special Election, 1st term, Richard H. Baker (R) resigning during 11th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, DCCC target, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up,
St. Rep. Donald J. "Don" Cazayoux (D),
7th Congressional District, 70.7% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,
Charles Boustany, Jr. (R),

1. Link to Predictions:
D.C.'s Political Report,
Washington Post's Chris Cillizza,
Campaign & Elections: Political Oddsmaker,
Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard,
Cook Political Report,
National Journal's Rankings,
Roll Call's Outlook,
Rothenberg Political Report,
Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball,

2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
= Democrat retain control, = Democrats take over control,
= Republican retain control, = Republicans take over control,
= Independent / 3rd Party retains control, = Independent / 3rd Party take over control
Bold indicates incumbent. Yellow district indicates open races.
Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control.
Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. Red boxes indicates Republicans took control.

3. Key to Louisiana Political Parties:
(Cf) = Confederate Party
(C) = Consitution Party
(D) = Democratic Party
(G) = Green Party
(IA) = Independent American Party
(I) = independent candidates
(L) = Libertarian Party
(Rfm) = Reform Party
(R) = Republican Party
(SIP) = Southern Independence Party
(WI) = Write-in candidates

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