D.C.'s Political Report: 2008 Louisiana Congressional and Statewide Primary Results

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Louisiana Secretary of State - Elections Division

2008 Louisiana Congressional Primary 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: November 22, 2008

Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties,

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%, Gene Amondson (Pro-WA),

Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL),

James Harris (SW-NY),

Gloria E. LaRiva (PSL-CA),

ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA),

consumer activist Ralph Nader (Ind-CT),

U.S. Rep. Ronald E. "Ron" Paul (T-TX),

Senator, 51.7% in '02 Runoff, 2^nd 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: Toss Up, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up,

Mary Landrieu (D), St. Treas. John N. Kennedy (R), '04 Senate nominee / '06 congressional candidate / computer programmer Richard M. Fontanesi (L),

Jay Patel (I),

casino waiter Robert Stewart (I),

1st Congressional District, 75.1% in '08 Special Election, 1^st 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,

businessman Jim Harlan (D) 72.7%,
'04 & '06 candidate / retired Air Force sergeant M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza (D) 27.3%, ex-St. Sen. Steve J. Scalise (R),

2nd Congressional District, 56.6% in '06 Runoff, 9^th 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) 25.3%, ex-news anchor Helena Moreno (D) 19.9%,
St. Rep. Cedric L. Richmond (D) 17.5%, city Councilman James Carter (D) 13.4%, Parish Councilor Byron L. Lee (D) 13.0%, '06 candidate / ex-St. Rep. / ex-city councilor Troy "C" Carter (D) 8.4%, ex-mayor aide Kenya J. H. Smith (D) 2.5%, attorney Anh "Joseph" Cao (R), community organizer Malik Rahim (G),

'06 candidate / ex-federal civil servant Gregory W. "Rhumbline" Kahn (L),

Jerry Jacobs (I),

3rd Congressional District, 55.0% in '06, 2^nd 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), No Republican

4th Congressional District, 57.4 in '06, Jim McCrery (R) retiring after 11^th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democrat, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Republican, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Republican,

DA Paul J. Carmouche (D) 48.1%, retired Army Col. / attorney Willie Banks Jr. (D) 23.0%,
'02 candidate / attorney John Milkovich (D) 21.0%, '06 candidate / minister Artis "Doc" Cash (D) 7.9%, Ex-Webster Parish Coroner / physician John Fleming (R) 35.1%, transport exec. Chris Gorman (R) 34.1%,
attorney Jeff R. Thompson (R) 30.8%, health care worker / Navy vet. Gerard J. Bowen, Jr., (I),

'06 GOP candidate / restaurant owner Chester T. "Catfish" Kelley (I),

5th Congressional District, 68.3% in '06, 3^rd 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) 89.7%,
conservative activist Andrew Clack (R) 10.3%,

6th Congressional District, 49.2% in '08 Special Election, 1^st term, Richard H. Baker (R) resigning during 11^th 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: Safe Republican, DCCC target, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Republican,

St. Rep. Donald J. "Don" Cazayoux (D), St. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R), Democratic state Representative Michael Jackson (I),

7th Congressional District, 70.7% in '06, 2^nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican,

St. Sen. Donald R. "Don" Cravins, Jr. (D), Charles W. Boustany, Jr. (R), Peter Vidrine (C),

Runoff Primary

2nd Congressional District, 56.6% in '06 Runoff, 9^th 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) 56.8%,
ex-news anchor Helena Moreno (D) 43.2%, attorney Anh "Joseph" Cao (R), community organizer Malik Rahim (G),

'06 candidate / ex-federal civil servant Gregory W. "Rhumbline" Kahn (L),

Jerry Jacobs (I),

4th Congressional District, 57.4 in '06, Jim McCrery (R) retiring after 11^th 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) 62.0%,
retired Army Col. / attorney Willie Banks Jr. (D) 38.0%, Ex-Webster Parish Coroner / physician John Fleming (R) 55.6%,
transport exec. Chris Gorman (R) 44.4%,, health care worker / Navy vet. Gerard J. Bowen, Jr., (I),

'06 GOP candidate / restaurant owner Chester T. "Catfish" Kelley (I),

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:
(C) = Consitution Party
(D) = Democratic Party
(G) = Green Party
(IA) = Independent American Party (I) = independent candidates
(L) = Libertarian Party
(R) = Republican Party
(WI) = Write-in candidates