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Louisiana Secretary of State - Elections Division
2006 Louisiana Congressional Races
2007 Louisiana Statewide Races
Filing Deadline Period: 8/11/06, Primary: 11/7/06, Runoff Election: 12/9/06,
Filing Deadline: 9/6/07, Primary: 10/20/07, Runoff Election: 11/6/07,
Last Updated: December 9, 2006 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, |
Secretary of State, 72.2% in 2003, W. Fox McKeithen (R) died 7/15/05, Al Ater (D) not seeking election in September 2007 Special Election, next election in 2007,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democrat, |
| St. Sen. Francis C. Heitmeier (D) 27.8%, |
St. Sen. Jay Dardenne (R) 29.7%,
CEO / ex-st. party chair Mike Francis (R) 26.1%, Mary Chehardy (R) 8.7%, Allen "Al" Leone (R) 2.0%, |
Rayburn Clipper (L) 1.8%, |
| James "Jim" Crowley, III (I) 3.8%, |
Insruance Commissioner, 57.7% in 2003, J. Robert Wooley (D) resigned, Special election in September 2006, next election 2007
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
| No Democrat, |
Interim Comm'r James J. "Jim" Donelon (R) 50.1%,
St. Sen. James David Cain (R) 39.3%, businesswoman DeAnne Henke (R) 10.6%, |
ins. exec. S.B.A. Zaitoon (L), |
1st Congressional District, 78.4% in '04, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, New York Times Ratings: Safe Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
| David Gereighty (D) 7.4%, Stacey Tallitsch (D) 3.4%, |
Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (R) 88.1%, |
Peter Beary (L) 1.1%, |
2nd Congressional District, 79.0% in '04, 8th term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, New York Times Ratings: Safe Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Likely Democratic, |
William J. Jefferson (D) 30.1%, St. Rep. Karen Carter (D) 21.7%,
St. Sen. Derrick Shepherd (D) 17.9%,
ex-St. Rep. / ex-New Orleans City Councilor Troy "C" Carter (D) 12.0%,
attorney Regina Bartholomew (D) 1.2%,
businessman John Edwards (D) 0.7%,
Scott Barron (D) 0.7%,
'04 candidate / retired Air Force sergeant M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza (D) 0.4%,
Deven "D.C." Collins (D) 0.1%,
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attorney Joseph "Joe" Lavigne (R) 13.3%,
Eric T. Bradley (R) 1.2%,
Lawrence William "Lance" von Uhde, III (R) 0.3%,
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Gregory W. "Rhumbline" Kahn (L) 0.4%,
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2nd Congressional District Runoff Election, 79.0% in '04, 8th term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, New York Times Ratings: Safe Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Likely Democratic, |
William J. Jefferson (D) 56.6%,
St. Rep. Karen Carter (D) 43.4%,
| No Republicans in Runoff |
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3rd Congressional District, 50.2% in '04 Runoff, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Evans & Novack's Outlook: Likely Democratic, New York Times Ratings: Leaning Democrat, Roll Call Analysis: Leans Democratic, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, |
Charles J. "Charlie" Melancon (D) 55.0%,
Olangee "OJ" Breech (D) 3.1%, |
St. Sen. Craig F. Romero (R) 40.3%, |
James Lee Blake Jr. (L) 1.6%, |
4th Congressional District, unopposed in '04, 10th term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, New York Times Ratings: Safe Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
| Rev. Artis R. Cash, Sr. (D) 16.9%, Patti Cox (D) 13.2%, |
Jim McCrery (R) 57.4%,
Chester T. Kelley (R) 12.4%, |
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5th Congressional District, 59.4% in '04, 2nd term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, New York Times Ratings: Safe Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
| Gloria Williams Hearn (D) 29.0%, |
Rodney Alexander (R) 68.3%, |
Brent Sanders (L) 1.6%, |
| John Watts (I) 1.1%, |
6th Congressional District, 72.2% in '04, 10th term
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, New York Times Ratings: Safe Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
| No Democrat |
Richard H. Baker (R) 82.8%, |
'04 Senate nominee / computer programmer Richard M. Fontanesi (L) 17.2%, |
7th Congressional District, 55.0% in '04 Runoff, 1st term,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Safe Republican, New York Times Ratings: Safe Republican, Roll Call Analysis: Safe Republican, |
| '03 gov. candidate Mike Stagg (D) 29.3%, |
Charles Boustany, Jr. (R) 70.7%, |
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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. |
3. Key to Louisiana Political Parties:
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