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2008 Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2008 Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election |
| country | Louisiana |
| flag_year | 2006 |
| type | by-election |
| previous_election | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 6 |
| previous_year | 2006 |
| next_election | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 6 |
| next_year | November 2008 |
| seats_for_election | Louisiana's 6th congressional district |
| election_date | May 3, 2008 |
| image1 | File:Don Cazayoux, official 110th Congress photo portrait, 2008 (cropped).jpg |
| image_size | 150x150px |
| nominee1 | **Don Cazayoux** |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | **49,702** |
| percentage1 | **49.20%** |
| image2 | File:Contested Louisiana election 60145u (cropped).jpg |
| nominee2 | Woody Jenkins |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 46,741 |
| percentage2 | 46.27% |
| map_image | 2008 LA-06 special election results.svg |
| map_size | 250px |
| map_caption | Parish results |
| **Cazayoux:** | |
| **Jenkins:** | |
| title | U.S. Representative |
| before_election | Richard Baker |
| before_party | Republican Party (United States) |
| after_election | Don Cazayoux |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
Cazayoux:
Jenkins:
The February 2, 2008 resignation of Republican Richard Baker triggered a special election for Louisiana's 6th district. In anticipation of this election, party qualifying occurred before Baker's resignation.{{cite news
Democrat Don Cazayoux won the 6th district election, defeating Republican Woody Jenkins by three percentage points, as well as two independent candidates and a member of the Constitution Party.{{cite news |access-date=May 25, 2008
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Don Cazayoux, Louisiana State Representative
- Michael L. Jackson, Louisiana State Representative
- Jason DeCuir — Lawyer and unsuccessful State Senate candidate
- Andy Kopplin, former Chief of Staff to Governors Foster and Blanco, former LRA Executive Director
- Joe Delatte, electrician
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
- Woody Jenkins, former Louisiana State Representative, candidate for the United States Senate in 1996, newspaper editor
- Laurinda L. Calongne, lobbyist and owner of Robert Rose Consulting, a government relations firm.
- Michael Cloonan, United States Navy veteran, businessman
- Paul Sawyer, former aide to former Congressman Richard Baker
Results
Constitution Party
- Randall T. Hayes, critic of plurality voting, proponent of instant runoff voting
Independent candidates
- Peter J. Aranyosi
- Ashley Casey, New media consultant, former press secretary to Gov. Buddy Roemer and Congresswoman Sue Kelly
General election
Results
Parish results
| Don Cazayoux | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrat | Woody Jenkins | |||||||||
| Republican | Total | Parish | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | |||
| Ascension | 1,845 | 34.09% | 3,297 | 60.92% | 5,412 | |||||
| East Baton Rouge | 33,635 | 51.27% | 28,759 | 43.84% | 65,598 | |||||
| East Feliciana | 1,581 | 47.24% | 1,599 | 47.77% | 3,347 | |||||
| Iberville | 1,439 | 55.07% | 787 | 44.02% | 2,327 | |||||
| Livingston | 3,962 | 29.12% | 9,126 | 67.07% | 13,607 | |||||
| Pointe Coupee | 2,519 | 78.84% | 639 | 20.00% | 3,195 | |||||
| St. Helena | 969 | 59.16% | 618 | 37.73% | 1,638 | |||||
| West Baton Rouge | 2,610 | 67.70% | 1,127 | 29.23% | 3,855 | |||||
| West Feliciana | 1,143 | 56.08% | 794 | 38.96% | 2,038 |
References
References
- "Louisiana Secretary of State - Statewide Election Results".
- "Louisiana Secretary of State - Statewide Election Results".
- "Louisiana Secretary of State - Election Results".
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