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| * Paul Sawyer<ref name="Advocate"/> - Former Baker aide () | * Paul Sawyer<ref name="Advocate"/> - Former Baker aide () | ||
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| * David Boneno<ref name="Advocate"/> - Baton Rouge Metro Council member | |||
| * Hunter Greene<ref name="Advocate"/><ref></ref> - Louisiana State Representative | |||
| * Chas Roemer<ref name="BR Business Report"/> - son of former Loisiana governor ] | |||
| * Jeff Taylor<ref name="BR Business Report"/> - ] Assessor | |||
| * Mike Walker<ref name="Advocate"/> - Baton Rouge Metro Council member | |||
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Revision as of 11:13, 4 May 2008
The February 2,2008 resignation of Richard Baker triggered a special election for Louisiana's 6th district. In anticipation of this election, party qualifying occurred before Baker's resignation. The timeline mirrored Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election, 2008. This election, along with Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election was the first Louisiana congressional elections not based on Louisiana's jungle primary since the 1970's. Democrat Don Cazayoux won the election. This will effectively switch the party affiliation of the seat once Cazayoux is sworn in (the 2nd time such a party switch has occured due to a special election during the 110th Congress).
Calendar
These were the events leading up to the general special election:
- January 29-31, 2008: Qualifying
- 2008-02-02: Baker resigned
- 2008-03-08: Party primary elections
- 2008-04-05: Party runoff elections
- 2008-05-03: General special election
Results
Don Cazayoux won the election.
| Party | Canadidate | Votes | % | Democratic Party | Don Cazayoux | 49,702 | 49.20 | Republican Party | Woody Jenkins | 46,741 | 46.27 | Independent | Ashley Casey | 3,718 | 3.68 | Democratic gain from Republican | |||
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Candidates
Constitution Party
- Randall T. Hayes - satirical candidate, critic of plurality voting, proponent of instant runoff voting. (Campaign website)
Democratic
- Don Cazayoux of New Roads - Lawyer and current Louisiana State Representative (Campaign website)
Independent
- Peter J. Aranyosi
- Ashley Casey - New media consultant, former press secretary to Gov. Buddy Roemer and Congresswoman Sue Kelly, graduate of Columbia University Campaign Website
Republican
- Woody Jenkins of Baton Rouge - Former Louisiana State Representative, newspaper editor/owner (Campaign website)
Former Candidates
Democratic
Lost Runoff
- Michael L. Jackson -Lawyer and current Louisiana State Representative (LA House website)
Lost primary
- Jason DeCuir -Lawyer and unsuccessful State Rep candidate (Campaign Website)
- Joe Delatte - Construction Worker (Campaign website)
- Andy Kopplin - Former Chief of Staff to Governors Foster and Blanco, Former LRA Executive Director (Campaign website)
Republican
Lost Runoff
- Laurinda L. Calongne - Lobbyist, owner of Robert Rose Consulting, a government relations firm(Campaign website)
Lost primary
- Michael Cloonan - Naval Veteran, supply chain professional (Campaign website)
- Paul Sawyer - Former Baker aide (Campaign Website)
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
References
- ^ Hopefuls join race in 6th District
- The Advocate: Cazayoux wins 6th District seat in Congress
- http://electionresults.sos.louisiana.gov/050308state.htm Last accessed May 3, 2008
- ^ Two more candidates in 6th Congressional District; no change in 1st - New Orleans News - NOLA.com
- ^ Louisiana Secretary of State Multi-Parish Candidate Data Inquiry, includes only final General Election candidates
- ^ Louisiana Secretary of State Unofficial Election Results Inquiry Results for Election Date: 4/05/08
- The Advocate: Washington Watch for January 21, 2008
- ^ BusinessReport.com: Sixth District race: Kopplin in, Taylor out, Roemer undecided
- ^ The Advocate: Richard Baker to resign