Louisiana

LOUISIANA

9 Electoral Votes

Population
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Louisiana Department of Elections and Registration)

Total Population, July 1, 2007 est.	4,293,204
Total Registration, Jan. 11, 2008	2,839,287	active and inactive

Dem. 1,496,864 (52.7%) Rep. 704,939 (24.8%) Other Parties 637,484 (22.5%).
White 1,874,067 (66.0%) Black 848,625 (29.9%) Other 116,595 (4.1%)
Louisiana has: 64 parishes.
Largest parishes: Orleans, Jefferson, East Baton Rouge, Caddo. >
Largest cities: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lafayette. >

Government
Governor: Bobby Jindal (R) elected in Oct. 20, 2007 primary.
State Legislature: Louisiana State Legislature
Local: Cities, Parishes... NACO Counties
U.S. House: 4R, 3D - 1. S.Scalise | 2. W.Jefferson (D) | 3. C.Melancon (D) | 4. J.McCrery (R) | 5. R.Alexander (R) | 6. D.Cazayoux | 7. C.Boustany Jr. (R).
U.S. Senate: Mary Landrieu (D) up for re-election in 2008, David Vitter (R) elected in 2004.

-Special election in 1st CD to fill seat held by B.Jindal (R). Primaries on March 8, 2008; Republican run-off April 5; general election May 3. Steve Scalise (R) elected.
-Special election in 6th CD to fill seat held by R.Baker (R). On Jan. 15, 2008 Baker announced he would resign in February; resigned effective Feb. 2, 2008. Primaries on March 8, 2008; run-offs April 5; general election May 3. Don Cazayoux (D) elected.
-On Dec. 7, 2007 J.McCrery (R) announced he will not seek re-election in 2008.

The Pelican State

State of Louisiana
Secretary of State

Democratic Party of LA
Green Party of LA
Libertarian Party of LA
Constitution Party-LA
Republican Party of LA

The Times-Picayune (New Orl.)
The Advocate (Baton Rouge)
TV, Radio
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Politics1-LA
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Presidential Preferency Primary -- Saturday, February 9, 2008
Republican CD Caucuses -- Tuesday, January 22, 2008, State Convention -- Saturday, February 16, 2008

Early voting: Jan. 26-Feb. 2, 2008

Democrats
66 Delegates (56 Pledged, 10 Unpledged) and 9 Alternates.
1.63% of the 4,049 Delegate Votes.

Clinton | Obama
former: Edwards - Announced his candidacy in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans, LA on Dec. 28, 2006.

Official Results all 3,966 precincts reporting

Joe Biden
6,178

1.61%

Hillary Clinton
136,925

35.63%

Chris Dodd
1,924

0.50%

John Edwards
13,026

3.39%

Dennis Kucinich
1,404

0.37%

+Barack Obama
220,632

57.40%

Bill Richardson
4,257

1.11%

Total
384,346

Parishes for Clinton: Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, Beauregard, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, Grant, Jefferson Davis, Lafourche, LaSalle, Livingston, Sabine, St. Bernard, St. Tammany, Terrebonne, Vermillion, Vernon, West Carroll, Winn.

Parishes for Obama: Ascension, Assumption, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Calcasieu, Claiborne, Concordia, DeSoto, East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Franklin, Iberia, Iberville, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lincoln, Madison, Morehouse, Natchitoches, Orleans, Ouachita, Plaquemines, Pointe Coupee, Rapides, Red River, Richland, St. Charles, St. Helena, St. James, St. John the Baptist, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Tangipahoa, Tensas, Union, Washington, Webster, West Baton Rouge, West Feliciana.

Republicans overview
47 Delegates (3 RNC; 23 at-large; 21 by CD (3 x 7 CDs).
1.97% of the 2,380 Delegates.

Jan. 22, 2008 - Congressional District Caucuses. Each of the seven CD caucuses elects fifteen delegates.
Feb. 16, 2008 - Louisiana Republican Convention at the Old State Capitol in Baton Rouge.

At-large delegates are allocated winner-take-all, if 50%; if no majority, then the at-large delegates are “uncommitted.”

Giuliani - endorsed by U.S. Sen. David Vitter (LA) (Mar. 13, 2007) and U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany (LA-7) (Mar. 26, 2007)
Huckabee - termed the state's delegate selection system "goofy" in a Feb. 12 interview.
McCain >releases
Romney

Official Results all 3,966 precincts reporting

Jerry Curry
521

0.32%

Daniel Gilbert
183

0.11%

Rudy Giuliani
1,593

0.99%

+Mike Huckabee
69,594

43.18%

Duncan Hunter
368

0.23%

Alan Keyes
837

0.52%

John McCain
67,551

41.91%

Ron Paul
8,590

5.33%

Mitt Romney
10,222

6.34%

Tom Tancredo
107

0.07%

Fred Thompson
1,603

0.99%

Total
161,169

Setting the Primary Date
The State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Louisiana on November 12, 2005 voted 86 to 23 to adopt a resolution calling on the Louisiana legislature "move the Louisiana presidential preference primary from the second Tuesday in March to the second Saturday in February. However, if Mardi Gras falls on the second Tuesday of February, the primary will then be held on the third Saturday of February." In 2006 legislators introduced two bills to move the presidential primary from the second Tuesday in March to February, Senate Bill 688 by Sen. Jay Dardenne (R-Baton Rouge) and House Bill 1307 by Rep. Nita Hutter (R-Chalmette). Following unanimous votes for House Bill 1307 in both the House and Senate, Gov. Kathleen Blanco (D) signed the measure into law on July 5, 2007.
See: Christopher Tidmore. "Louisiana's presidential primary may advance." Louisiana Weekly. April 2, 2007.

General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004

Last day to register to vote is Oct. 4, 2004. Absentee voting Oct. 21-26, 2004.

all 4,124 precincts reporting

Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)

820,299

(42.22)

+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
1,102,169

(56.72)

Peroutka/Baldwin (Const.) 5,203 (0.27)

Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.) 2,781
(0.14)

Cobb/LaMarche (Grn.)
1,276

(0.07)

Amondson/Pletten (Prohib.)
1,566

(0.08)

Brown/Hebert (PWF)
1,795

(0.09)

Harris/Trowe (SWP)
985

(0.05)

Nader/Camejo (Better Life)
7,032

(0.36)

Total........1,943,106

Note: There were 5,880 provisional ballots; 2,312 were counted and 3,568 rejected. 2004 Overview
The Kerry campaign iniatially saw Louisiana as a competitive state; there were a few visits and it ran advertising starting in May. However in late July the campaign pulled back on advertising; in the Fall it scratched plans for advertising starting in early October. Bush won by a comfortable plurality of 281,870 votes (14.50 percentage points), carrying 54 parishes to 10 for Kerry.
General Election Details
Kerry/Allies | Bush/Cheney '04

Open Primary Election: Sept. 18, 2004
Congressional Run-Off/Tie: Dec. 4, 2004

Past Results

1996

Clinton (Dem.)......927,837
(52.01)

Dole (Rep.)..........712,586
(39.94)

Perot (Ref.)..........123,293
(6.91)

Others (5)..............20,243
(0.90)

Total........1,783,959

ll
1992

Clinton (Dem.)......815,971
(45.58)

Bush (Rep.).........733,386
(40.97)

Perot (P,A,R).......211,478
(11.81)

Gritz (AmFirst).......18,545
(1.04)

Others (7)..............10,637
(0.59)

Total........1,790,017

ll 2000

Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
792,344

(44.88)

Buchanan/Foster (Ref.)
14,356

(0.81)

Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
927,871

(52.55)

Phillips/Frazier (Const.)
5,483

(0.31)

Nader/LaDuke (Grn.)
20,473

(1.16)

Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
2,951

(0.17)

Hagelin/Ticciati (NLP)
1,075

(0.06)

Harris/Trowe (SWP)
1,103

(0.06)

Total........1,765,656

Absentee voting in person from 12 days to 6 days prior to the election: 61,147 persons.
2000 Overview
Bush prevailed in a neighboring state, gaining a plurality of 135,527 votes (7.67 percentage points). Bush carried 50 parishes to 14 for Gore. This marked a sizable shift from 1996 when Clinton/Gore had won the state by a 12% margin. In late summer and early September, Louisiana was seen as likely to have a tight race, but by October Bush had an edge. Louisianans also voted on four constitutional amendments; Amendments 2 and 3, a tax package backed by the governor, failed.
General Election Activities

Presidential Preference Primary -- Tuesday, March 9, 2004

Democratic - Delegates: 72 Delegates and 10 Alternates. Official Results: Al 4,131 precincts reporting

Wesley K. Clark	7,091	4%
Howard Dean	7,,948	5%
John Edwards	26,074	16%
+John Kerry	112,639	70%
Dennis Kucinich	2,411	1%
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.	2,329	1%
"Bill" McGaughey	3,161	2%
Total	161,653

Republican - 45 Delegates

George W. Bush	69,205	96%
Bill Wyatt	2,805	4%
Total	72,010

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