Voters in voting in a
special election
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A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...
on May 3, 2008, elected
Steve Scalise
Stephen Joseph Scalise ( ; born October 6, 1965) is an American politician who has been the House majority leader since 2023 and the U.S. representative for since 2008. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he was ...
as a new member of the
United States House of Representatives
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, replacing Representative
Bobby Jindal
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who resigned on January 14, 2008, to become
Governor of Louisiana
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.
This election and
Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election were the first Louisiana congressional elections not based on Louisiana's
jungle primary since the 1970s.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*Gilda Reed, psychologist and professor
*Vinny Mendoza,
United States Air Force
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veteran, unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 2007
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
*
Steve Scalise
Stephen Joseph Scalise ( ; born October 6, 1965) is an American politician who has been the House majority leader since 2023 and the U.S. representative for since 2008. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he was ...
,
Louisiana State Senator and former
Louisiana State Representative
*
Tim Burns,
Louisiana State Representative
*Ben Morris, Mayor of
Slidell
*David Simpson, business owner and attorney
Results
Independent candidates
*Anthony "Tony G" Gentile, oil refinery supervisor, unsuccessful independent gubernatorial candidate in 2007
*R. A. "Skip" Galan
General election
Results
See also
*
References
External links
Steve Scalise campaign websiteTim Burns campaign websiteBen Morris campaign websiteDavid Simpson campaign websiteGilda Reed campaign websiteVinny Mendoza campaign websiteTony Gentile campaign website
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