2008 Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election
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.[1] The timeline mirrored that of the 2008 special election for the 1st congressional district.[1] The two elections were the first Louisiana congressional elections not based on Louisiana's jungle primary system since the 1970s.
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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.[2] He was sworn in on May 6, switching the party affiliation of the seat. (This was the second time such a party switch occurred due to a special election during the 110th Congress.)
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Don Cazayoux, Louisiana State Representative
- Michael L. Jackson, Louisiana State Representative
- Jason DeCuir[1] — 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Don Cazayoux | 16,636 | 34.93 | |
| Democratic | Michael L. Jackson | 12,941 | 27.17 | |
| Democratic | Jason DeCuir | 8,824 | 18.53 | |
| Democratic | Andy Kopplin | 8,211 | 17.24 | |
| Democratic | Joe Delatte | 1,020 | 2.14 | |
| Total votes | 47,632 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Don Cazayoux | 19,806 | 56.79 | |
| Democratic | Michael Jackson | 15,068 | 43.21 | |
| Total votes | 34,874 | 100.00 | ||
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Woody Jenkins | 14,900 | 49.87 | |
| Republican | Laurinda L. Calongne | 7,609 | 25.47 | |
| Republican | Paul Sawyer | 6,939 | 23.23 | |
| Republican | Michael Cloonan | 427 | 1.43 | |
| Total votes | 29,875 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Woody Jenkins | 15,179 | 61.94 | |
| Republican | Laurinda L. Calongne | 9,327 | 38.06 | |
| Total votes | 24,506 | 100.00 | ||
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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| Democratic | Don Cazayoux | 49,702 | 49.20 | |||
| Republican | Woody Jenkins | 46,741 | 46.27 | |||
| Independent | Ashley Casey | 3,718 | 3.68 | |||
| Independent | Peter J. Aranyosi | 448 | 0.44 | |||
| Constitution | Randall T. Hayes | 402 | 0.40 | |||
| Total votes | 101,011 | 100.00 | ||||
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County results
| Don Cazayoux Democrat |
Woody Jenkins Republican |
Total | ||||
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| County | 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 | |
See also
- Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election, 2008
- List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
- United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, 2008
- Illinois's 14th congressional district special election, 2008
- Mississippi's 1st congressional district special election, 2008
External links
References
- Shuler, Marsha (February 1, 2008). "Hopefuls join race in 6th District". The Advocate.
- Simpson, Doug (May 3, 2008). "Cazayoux wins 6th District seat in Congress". The Advocate. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Louisiana Secretary of State - Election Results".
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