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.
The timeline mirrored that of the
2008 special election for the 1st congressional district.
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.
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
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Don Cazayoux,
Louisiana State Representative
*Michael L. Jackson,
Louisiana State Representative
*Jason DeCuir
— Lawyer and unsuccessful State Senate candidate
*Andy Kopplin, former Chief of Staff to Governors
Foster
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People
* Foster (surname)
* Foster Brooks (1912–2001), American actor
* Foster Moreau (born 1997), American football player
* Foster Sarell (born 1998), American football player
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and
Blanco, former
LRA
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Executive Director
*Joe Delatte, electrician
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
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Woody Jenkins, former
Louisiana State Representative, candidate for the United States Senate in
1996
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, newspaper editor
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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
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
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General election
Results
County results
See also
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Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election, 2008
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List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
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Illinois's 14th congressional district special election, 2008
After the resignation of Republican Party United States Congressman Dennis Hastert from his Illinois's 14th congressional district seat in the United States House of Representatives on November 26, 2007, a special election was held to fill th ...
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External links
Don Cazayoux campaign websiteWoody Jenkins campaign websiteRandall Hayes campaign websiteAshley Casey campaign WebsiteJason DeCuir campaign WebsiteJoe Delatte campaign websiteAndy Kopplin campaign websiteLaurinda Calongne campaign websiteMichael Cloonan campaign website
References
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