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Election day is Tuesday, November 3

What's on the ballot and key dates

On the ballot: U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and proposed constitutional amendments, plus local races in some areas.

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Saturday, March 8, 2008

Official results from the Louisiana Secretary of State. On the ballot: U.S. House, and local races in 32 parishes.

Federal election
U.S. House
Source
Secretary of State election results, which also has results by precinct

U.S. House

U.S. Representative, 1st Congressional District (Democratic primary)

Gilda Reed (Democrat) won with 69.7% of the vote.

  • Gilda Reed DemocratElected

    69.7% 11,727 votes

  • M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza DemocratDefeated

    30.3% 5,086 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Gilda Reed
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

16,813 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishGilda ReedM. V. "Vinny" MendozaTurnout
Jefferson Parish67.6%3,74732.4%1,796
Orleans Parish73.2%55026.8%201
St. Charles Parish62.1%11337.9%69
St. Tammany Parish72.3%4,70127.7%1,805
Tangipahoa Parish65.6%1,70634.4%893
Washington Parish73.9%91026.1%322

U.S. Representative, 1st Congressional District (Republican primary)

No one got a majority, so "Steve" Scalise (Republican) and "Tim" Burns (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • "Steve" Scalise RepublicanIn runoff

    48.3% 16,799 votes

  • "Tim" Burns RepublicanIn runoff

    27.7% 9,631 votes

  • "Ben" Morris RepublicanDefeated

    21.3% 7,388 votes

  • David Simpson RepublicanDefeated

    2.7% 932 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Steve" Scalise
"Tim" Burns
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

34,750 votes cast.

Results by parish
Parish"Steve" Scalise"Tim" Burns"Ben" MorrisDavid SimpsonTurnout
Jefferson Parish73.6%9,32216.2%2,0518.8%1,1101.4%179
Orleans Parish73.0%1,03318.1%2577.1%1011.8%25
St. Charles Parish62.5%26219.1%8016.9%711.4%6
St. Tammany Parish26.6%4,35636.6%5,98933.0%5,4123.8%619
Tangipahoa Parish52.9%1,53128.9%83715.9%4602.2%64
Washington Parish29.9%29542.3%41723.8%2344.0%39

U.S. Representative, 6th Congressional District (Democratic primary)

No one got a majority, so "Don" Cazayoux (Democrat) and Michael Jackson (Democrat) went to a runoff.

  • "Don" Cazayoux DemocratIn runoff

    34.9% 16,636 votes

  • Michael Jackson DemocratIn runoff

    27.2% 12,941 votes

  • Jason DeCuir DemocratDefeated

    18.5% 8,824 votes

  • "Andy" Kopplin DemocratDefeated

    17.2% 8,211 votes

  • Joe Delatte DemocratDefeated

    2.1% 1,020 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
"Don" Cazayoux
Michael Jackson
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

47,632 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishMost votesShareTurnout
Ascension Parish"Don" Cazayoux57.3%
East Baton Rouge ParishMichael Jackson30.9%
East Feliciana Parish"Don" Cazayoux40.6%
Iberville Parish"Don" Cazayoux43.1%
Livingston Parish"Don" Cazayoux61.4%
Pointe Coupee Parish"Don" Cazayoux92.8%
St. Helena ParishMichael Jackson52.0%
West Baton Rouge Parish"Don" Cazayoux57.1%
West Feliciana Parish"Don" Cazayoux40.2%

U.S. Representative, 6th Congressional District (Republican primary)

No one got a majority, so Louis "Woody" Jenkins (Republican) and Laurinda L. Calongne (Republican) went to a runoff.

  • Louis "Woody" Jenkins RepublicanIn runoff

    49.9% 14,900 votes

  • Laurinda L. Calongne RepublicanIn runoff

    25.5% 7,609 votes

  • Paul Sawyer RepublicanDefeated

    23.2% 6,939 votes

  • Michael Cloonan RepublicanDefeated

    1.4% 427 votes

Who got the most votes in each parish, and their share

Under 50%50 to 60%Over 60%
Louis "Woody" Jenkins
  • Not voting in this race, or no votes

29,875 votes cast.

Results by parish
ParishLouis "Woody" JenkinsLaurinda L. CalongnePaul SawyerMichael CloonanTurnout
Ascension Parish49.6%87232.8%57616.7%2940.9%16
East Baton Rouge Parish48.6%10,09624.3%5,05325.5%5,2961.5%321
East Feliciana Parish63.4%54421.6%18514.0%1201.0%9
Iberville Parish45.5%24831.4%17120.2%1102.9%16
Livingston Parish53.9%2,26426.6%1,12018.5%7781.0%41
Pointe Coupee Parish44.4%22537.5%19016.8%851.4%7
St. Helena Parish61.7%14823.3%5614.6%350.4%1
West Baton Rouge Parish50.8%27526.6%14420.3%1102.2%12
West Feliciana Parish49.9%22824.9%11424.3%1110.9%4