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Louisiana House

Filing Deadline: July 11, 2008 • Primary Date: Sept. 6, 2008 • General Election: Nov. 4, 2008
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Total House seats: 7
110th Congress: 5 R, 2 D
109th Congress: 5 R, 2 D


LA-01 (House Race Hotline Coverage)

District Profile: This is the most upscale, affluent, educated district in Louisiana. It is by far the most Republican, supportive of political reformers and against economic redistribution. Full Profile

2006 results: Bobby Jindal (R) defeated David Gereighty (D) by 88-7%.

2008 special election: Jindal was elected governor of Louisiana in November 2007. See the special election tip sheet.

Republicans

Tim Burns, state representative
Steve Scalise, state senator

Democrat

Gilda Reed, psychologist


LA-02 (House Race Hotline Coverage)

District Profile: New Orleans, for many years a speckled black-and-white city, had a 67% black majority in the 2000 Census (a figure that is all but certain to decline in the next Census), and the 2nd District was overwhelmingly Democratic. Full Profile

2006 results: William Jefferson (D) defeated Karen Carter (D) by 57-43% in a runoff.

Incumbent

William Jefferson (D)

Elected in 1990; Seeking 10th term.

Challengers

None


LA-03 (House Race Hotline Coverage)

District Profile: The ancestral language here is French, mainly Cajun but also Creole; the ancestral religion is Roman Catholic and the ancestral politics Democratic, though conservative. Full Profile

2006 results: Charlie Melancon (D) defeated Craig Romero (R) by 55-40%.

Incumbent

Charlie Melancon (D)

Elected in 2004; Seeking third term.

Challengers

None


LA-04 (House Race Hotline Coverage)

District Profile: This area seemed to be trending Republican in the 1980s, but in the middle 1990s it went the other way: Both Bill Clinton and Sen. Mary Landrieu carried the district in 1996. Full Profile

2006 results: Jim McCrery (R) won with 57%, defeating Artis Cash (D), Patti Cox (D) and Chester Kelley (R) by 17%, 13% and 12%, respectively.

Republicans

John Fleming, physician
Chris Gorman, trucking company executive

Democrats

None


LA-05 (House Race Hotline Coverage)

District Profile: George W. Bush made his second-best showing in the state in the 5th District, which runs from from the river parishes to the hills of Winn Parish. Full Profile

2006 results: Rodney Alexander (R) defeated Gloria Hearn (D) by 68-29%.

Incumbent

Rodney Alexander (R)

Elected in 2002; Seeking fourth term.

Challengers

Brent Sanders (R), activist


LA-06 (House Race Hotline Coverage)

District Profile: Overall, the district is 33% black; historically, all of this territory was Democratic. In the 1990s, though, it became fairly closely balanced. Full Profile

2006 results: Richard Baker (R) defeated Richard Fontanesi (L) by 83-17%.

2008 special election: Baker resigned in Feburary 2008 to enter the private sector. See the special election tip sheet.

Republicans

Laurinda Calongne, business consultant
Woody Jenkins, former state representative

Democrats

Don Cazayoux, state representative
Michael Jackson, state representative


LA-07 (House Race Hotline Coverage)

District Profile: The 7th covers much of the Cajun country. Some 21 percent of the population claims either French or French Canadian ancestry. Full Profile

2006 results: Charles Boustany (R) defeated Mike Stagg (D) by 71-29%.

Incumbent

Charles Boustany (R)

Elected in 2004; Seeking third term.

Challengers

None


Race Rankings

The Hotline

Based on likelihood of seat switching party control

  1. Ill.-11 (Open-R)
  2. Va.-11 (Open-R)
  3. N.Y.-25 (Open-R)
  4. Ariz.-01 (Open-R)
  5. Texas-22 (Lampson-D)
  6. N.J.-03 (Open-R)
  7. N.J.-07 (Open-R)
  8. N.M.-01 (Open-R)
  9. Ohio-16 (Open-R)
10. Ohio-15 (Open-R)


Previous Coverage

Check out National Journal's coverage of previous Louisiana house races.

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