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Louisiana Secretary of State - Elections Division
2008 Louisiana Congressional Results
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: December 6, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 56.7% in '04 for Bush, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  McCain, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: McCain Favored, Cook Political Report: Solid McCain, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe / Likely McCain, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely McCain, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 39.9%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 58.6%, |
U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (T-TX) 0.5%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA) 0.5%, |
| consumer activist Ralph Nader (Ind-CT) 0.4%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL) 0.1%, |
| James Harris (SW-NY) 0.0%, |
| Gloria E. LaRiva (PSL-CA) 0.0%, |
| Gene Amondson (Pro-WA) 0.0%, |
Senator, 51.7% in '02 Runoff, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 9th 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: Narrow Democratic Advantage, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, |
| Mary Landrieu (D) 52.1%, |
St. Treas. John N. Kennedy (R) 45.7%, |
'04 Senate nominee / '06 congressional candidate / computer programmer Richard M. Fontanesi (L) 1.0%, |
| Jay Patel (I) 0.7%, |
| casino waiter Robert Stewart (I) 0.5%, |
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: Republican Favored, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| businessman Jim Harlan (D) 34.3%, |
ex-St. Sen. Steve J. Scalise (R) 65.7%, |
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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) 46.8%, |
attorney Anh "Joseph" Cao (R) 49.6%, |
community organizer Malik Rahim (G) 2.8%, |
'06 candidate / ex-federal civil servant Gregory W. "Rhumbline" Kahn (L) 0.8%, |
| Jerry Jacobs (WI), |
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) 100%, |
No Republican |
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4th Congressional District, 57.4 in '06, Jim McCrery (R) retiring after 11th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democrat, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, |
| DA Paul J. Carmouche (D) 47.7%, |
Ex-Webster Parish Coroner / physician John Fleming (R) 48.1%, |
'06 GOP candidate / restaurant owner Chester T. "Catfish" Kelley (I) 3.5%, |
| health care worker / Navy vet. Gerard J. Bowen, Jr., (I) 0.7%, |
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, |
| No Democrat |
Rodney Alexander (R) 100%, |
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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, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, DCCC target, Rothenberg Political Report: Pure Toss-Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, |
| St. Rep. Donald J. "Don" Cazayoux (D) 40.3%, |
St. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) 48.1%, |
Democratic state Representative Michael Jackson (I) 11.6%, |
7th Congressional District, 70.7% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican, |
| St. Sen. Donald R. "Don" Cravins, Jr. (D) 34.3%, |
Charles W. Boustany, Jr. (R) 61.9%, |
Peter Vidrine (C) 3.8%, |
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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. |
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