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Louisiana Secretary of State - Elections Division
2010 Louisiana Congressional Races
2011 Louisiana Statewide Races
Alternative Party Filing Deadline: 5/20/10, Independent Filing Deadline: 7/9/10, Congressional Filing Deadline: 7/9/10, Federal Primary: 8/28/10, Primary Run-off & State Primary: 10/2/10, General Election: 11/2/10,
Last Updated: November 20, 2010 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
Governor, 53.9% in 07, 1st term, next election in 2011, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
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Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (R), |
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Lt. Governor, 56.9% in 2007, 2nd term, Mitch Landrieu (D) elected Mayor of New Orleans, Scott Angelle (R) not seeking re-election, next election in 2011, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| attorney Caroline Fayard (D) 42.9%, |
Sec. of St. Jay Dardenne (R) 57.1%, |
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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), |
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Secretary of State, 63.3% in 2007, 2nd term, next election in 2011, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
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Jay Dardenne (R), |
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Treasurer, unopposed in 2007, next election in 2011, Polls,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Repubican, |
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John N. Kennedy (R), |
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Insruance Commissioner, 50.9% in 2007, 2nd term, next election 2011, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
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James J. "Jim" Donelon (R), |
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Agriculture Commissioner, won in 2007, next election in 2011, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
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Michael G. "Mike" Strain (R), |
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Senator, 51.0% in '04, 1st term, Next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Republican, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Hotline's Competitive Senate Race, Rasmussen Reports' Balance of Power: Solid Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, Ken Rubin: Republican Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican, The Hill's Race Ratings: Lean Republican, |
| U.S. Rep. Charles J. "Charlie" Melancon (D) 37.7%, |
David Vitter (R) 56.5%, |
'08 special election candidate / stock trader Randall Todd Hayes (L) 1.1%, |
| Michael Karlton Brown (I) 0.8%, |
| businessman Mike Spears (I) 0.7%, |
| St. Rep. Ernest D. Wooton (I) 0.6%, |
| '95 Lt. Gov. candidate/ '04 Senate candidate / '08 congressional candidate / ex-city council members / ex-clerk of court R. A. "Skip" Galan (I) 0.6%, |
| William R. McShan (Rfm) 0.5%, |
| retired volunteer fire chief William Robert "Bob" Lang Jr. (I) 0.5%, |
| department manager Milton Gordon (I) 0.4%, |
| Thomas G. "Tommy" LaFargue (I) 0.3%, |
| '98 candidate / '00 & '02 Congressional candidate / '04 Senate candidate Sam Houston Melton Jr. (I) 0.3%, |
Senator, 52.1% in '08, 3rd term, next election 2014, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Mary Landrieu (D), |
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1st Congressional District, 65.7% in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| scientist Myron Katz (D) 19.2%, |
Steve J. Scalise (R) 78.5%, |
attorney Arden Wells (I) 2.3%, |
2nd Congressional District, 49.6% in '08, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Chris Cillizza: one of the most likely seats to switch parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Hotline's Competitive House Race, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, First Read’s Field of 64, The Hill's Race Ratings: Lean Democratic, |
| '08 candidate / St. Rep. Cedric L. Richmond (D) 64.6%, |
Anh "Joseph" Cao (R) 33.5%, |
Christian Party nominee / pastor Anthony Marquize (I) 1.4%, |
| Jack Radosta (I) 0.5%, |
| attorney Ron Austin (I), |
3rd Congressional District, unopposed in '08, 3rd term, Charles J. "Charlie" Melancon (D) running for Senate, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Chris Cillizza: one of the most likely seats to switch parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Hotline's Competitive House Race, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican, First Read’s Field of 64, The Hill's Race Ratings: Lean Republican, |
| attorney Ravi Sangisetty (D) 36.2%, |
ex-legislative aide Jeff Landry (R) 63.8%, |
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4th Congressional District, 48.1% in '08, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, |
| minister David Melville (D) 32.4%, |
John Fleming (R) 62.3%, |
'06 & '08 candidate / minister Artis "Doc" Cash (I) 5.3%, |
5th Congressional District, unopposed in '08, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| No Democrat |
Rodney Alexander (R) 78.6%, |
Tom Gibbs Jr. (I) 21.4%, |
6th Congressional District, 48.1% in '08, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, |
| construction contractor Merritt E. McDonald Sr. (D) 34.4%, |
William "Bill" Cassidy (R) 65.6%, |
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7th Congressional District, 61.9% in '08, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, |
| No Democrat, |
Charles W. Boustany, Jr. (R) 100%, |
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1. Link to Predictions:
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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