The Green Papers: Louisiana 2009 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Electoral Votes:9(1.67% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:7(1.61% of 435)
2000 Census:4,480,271 (1.59% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):3,255,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):2,730,380
Capital:Baton Rouge
 

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Louisiana State and Local Government

Congressional Candidates

  • Congressional candidates run in a First Party Primary on the first Saturday in September with each recognized party running a slate of candidates. If a candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, that candidate receives his or her party's nomination. Otherwise, the top two vote getters proceed to a Congressional Second Primary (a runoff) held the first Saturday in October.
  • At each party's discretion, voter eligibility in this partisan primary would be either closed (party members only) or modified open (party members and independents). As of June 2006, the Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, Green, and Reform parties are recogized.
  • If only one party candidate files in a primary, that candidate is nominated and there is no primary.
  • Each party's nominee along with independent candidates (qualified by petition) run in the November General Election where the candidate receiving the most votes is elected.
 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2 Democratic Senator  Mary L. Landrieu
• First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Class 3 Republican Senator David Vitter
• First elected: 2004.
(also served in U.S. House- first elected in a special election [to fill the seat vacated by Congressman Bob Livingston]: 1999; re-elected: 2000, 2002.)
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     former Congressman Christopher Charles "Chris" John
• ?
• FEC S4LA00040: $3,000
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Charles J. "Charlie" Melancon, Jr.
• Congressional District 3
• FEC S0LA00154: $1,345,733
  Candidate Republican     Stormy Daniels
• Real name: Stephanie Gregory Clifford
    Republican     Russel L. Honoré - apparently not a candidate
• 31 August 2009: Told CNN that "as of this time, I'm not running for any political office".
  Candidate Republican     W. Robert "Bob" Lang
• "Conservative Independent"
  Candidate Republican     Senator David Vitter
• FEC S4LA00057: $3,234,235
  Candidate Libertarian     Anthony John "Tony G" Gentile
• FEC S0LA00162: Financial report not available
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors
  Republican Governor  Piyush "Bobby" Jindal
• First elected: 2007
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011
• The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
  Candidate Republican     Dennis "Dan" "Danny Alan" Northcutt
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011. Elected separately from Governor
  Democratic Lieutenant Governor "Mitch" Landrieu
• First elected: 2003; re-elected: 2007
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
6 Republican (6 Undetermined);
1 Democratic (1 Open)
CD 1
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise
• First elected in a special election 3 May 2008 to fill the vacancy re: Congresman Piyush "Bobby" Jindal election as Governor
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise
• FEC H0LA01087: $586,677
CD 2
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Anh "Joseph" Cao
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Cheryl Artise Gray Evans
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Juan Anthony LaFonta
• FEC H0LA02168: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative  Cedric L. Richmond
• FEC H8LA02054: $125,145
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Anh "Joseph" Cao
• FEC H8LA02112: $911,166
CD 3
{map}		 Democratic Congressman  Charles J. "Charlie" Melancon, Jr.
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
• Open Seat - 19 June 2009: Media reports state that Congressman Melancon plans to run for the Class 3 Senate Seat in 2010.
    Democratic     Congressman  Charles J. "Charlie" Melancon, Jr. - apparently not a candidate
• Candidate for the Class 3 Senate Seat in 2010
• FEC H4LA03028: $1,345,733
  Candidate Democratic     Ravi Sangisetty
• FEC H0LA03133: $135,983
  Candidate Republican     Kristian Lee Magar
• FEC H0LA03125: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     state Representative  Nickie Monica
CD 4
{map}		 Republican Congressman  John Calvin Fleming, Jr.
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  John Calvin Fleming, Jr.
• FEC H8LA04225: $601,109
CD 5
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Rodney Alexander
• First elected: 2002 as a Democrat. Switched to Republican August 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Rodney Alexander
• FEC H2LA05084: $435,345
CD 6
{map}		 Republican Congressman  William "Bill" Cassidy
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  William "Bill" Cassidy
• FEC H8LA00017: $789,033
CD 7
{map}		 Republican Congressman  Charles W. Boustany, Jr.
• First elected: 2004
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Charles W. Boustany, Jr.
• FEC H4LA07029: $562,289
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011
  Republican Secretary of State "Jay" Dardenne
• First elected: 2006 in a special election; re-elected: 2007
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011
  Democratic Attorney General  James D. "Buddy" Caldwell
• First elected: 2007
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011
  Republican Treasurer  John Neely Kennedy
• First elected as a Democrat: 1999; re-elected: 2003; switched affiliation to Republican 27 August 2007; re-elected: 2007
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011
Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011
  Republican Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner  Mike Strain
• First elected: 2007
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011
Commissioner of Insurance  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011
  Republican Insurance Commissioner  James J. "Jim" Donelon
• Appointed: 16 February 2006; first elected in Special Election 30 September 2006; re-elected: 2007
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2011
Political Parties    Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 4 incumbents, 6 candidates
 • Republican: 12 incumbents, 12 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
 • Conservative
 • Right to Life
 • Unity
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • Louisiana Constitution
Election Authority
 • Geaux Vote
 • Louisiana Ethics Administration
 • Louisiana Secretary of State
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Louisiana House of Representatives
 • Louisiana Laws
 • Louisiana State Legislature
 • Louisiana State Senate
Democratic
 • Louisiana Democratic Party
Republican
 • The Republican Party of Louisiana
Third Party
 • Consevative Party of Louisiana
 • Constitution Party of Louisiana
 • Constitution Party of Louisiana
 • Green Party of Louisiana
 • Libertarian Party of Louisiana
 • Louisiana RIGHT TO LIFE Federation
 • The Unity Party of Louisiana
Media & others
 • American Press - Lake Charles
 • Bossier Press-Tribune
 • COX.net - New Orleans
 • Crowley Post Signal
 • Daily Comet - Thibodaux
 • DC's Political Report - Louisiana
 • DeRidder Beauregard Daily News
 • KATC TV - Lafayette
 • Louisiana Politics by John Maginnis
 • Monroe Free Press
 • New Orleans CityBusiness
 • New Orleans Post
 • NewsLink.org - Louisiana
 • Politics1.com - Louisiana
 • PoliticsLA.com
 • RealLouisiana.com - Capital Watch
 • St. Mary and Franklin Banner-Tribune
 • The Ascension Citizen - Gonzales
 • The Daily & Sunday Star - Hammond
 • The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette
 • The Daily Iberian - New Iberia
 • The Daily Review - Morgan City
 • The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
 • The Lafayette Daily Advertiser
 • The News Star - Munroe
 • The Opelousas Daily World
 • The Ponchatoula Times - Tangipahoa
 • The Shreveport Times
 • the Times-Picayune [New Orleans]
 • The Town Talk - Alexandria
 • WABF TV - CBS - Baton Rouge
 • WBRZ TV - ABC / The Advocate - Baton Rouge
 • WDSU TV - NBC - New Orleans
 • WWL AM - New Orleans
 

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