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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.
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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
County results
| Don Cazayoux Democrat |
Woody Jenkins Republican |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Don Cazayoux campaign website
- Woody Jenkins campaign website
- Randall Hayes campaign website
- Ashley Casey campaign Website
- Jason DeCuir campaign Website
- Joe Delatte campaign website
- Andy Kopplin campaign website
- Laurinda Calongne campaign website
- Michael Cloonan campaign website
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b "Louisiana Secretary of State - Statewide Election Results". Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ^ a b "Louisiana Secretary of State - Statewide Election Results". Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
- ^ "Louisiana Secretary of State - Election Results".