The Green Papers: Louisiana 2012 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Open Primary/Congressional/Presidential: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open General/Congressional (runoff): Saturday 1 December 2012
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:1 
2010 Census:4,553,962 (1.47% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:8(1.49% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:6(1.38% of 435)
2000 Census:4,480,271 (1.59% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:9(1.67% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:7(1.61% of 435)
Capital:Baton Rouge
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 6:00a CST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p CST (0200 UTC).
Saturday 1 December 2012 polling hours 6:00a CST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p CST (0200 UTC).
 

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Louisiana State and Local Government

Louisiana 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th 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; re-elected: 2010.
(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 8 November 2016
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors
  Republican Governor  Piyush "Bobby" Jindal
• First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011
• Chair up for election: Saturday 24 October 2015
• The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election.
• Open Chair
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015. Elected separately from Governor
  Republican Lieutenant Governor  "Jay" Dardenne
• First elected in a special election: 2010; re-elected: 2011
• Seat up for election: Saturday 24 October 2015
112th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
6 Republican (6 Undetermined);
1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1
Seat up for election		 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 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise
• FEC H0LA01087; 31 Dec 11; Tot $652,108; Dsb $426,381
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Cedric L. Richmond
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Cedric L. Richmond
• FEC H8LA02054; 31 Dec 11; Tot $511,010; Dsb $267,953
  Candidate Republican     Gail Ray Dignam
• FEC H2LA02081
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Landry
• First elected: 2010
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 ** Incumbents running against one another **
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Charles W. Boustany, Jr.
• Congressman Boustany, incumbent in the old CD 7, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3.
• FEC H4LA07029; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,141,075; Dsb $431,607
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Landry
• FEC H0LA03141; 31 Dec 11; Tot $735,327; Dsb $202,160
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  John Calvin Fleming, Jr.
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  John Calvin Fleming, Jr.
• FEC H8LA04225; 31 Dec 11; Tot $797,315; Dsb $541,942
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 5
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Rodney M. Alexander
• First elected: 2002 as a Democrat. Switched to Republican August 2004.
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Rodney Alexander
• FEC H2LA05084; 31 Dec 11; Tot $605,471; Dsb $517,669
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 6
Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  William "Bill" Cassidy
• First elected: 2008
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  William "Bill" Cassidy
• FEC H8LA00017; 31 Dec 11; Tot $881,241; Dsb $284,736
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - Seat lost in 2010 apportionment - No election in 2012 - map
CD 7 Republican Congressman  Charles W. Boustany, Jr.
• First elected: 2004
• Congressman Boustany is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3.
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015
  Republican Secretary of State  J. Thomas "Tom" Schedler
• Appointed 22 November 2010 upon the election of Secretary of State "Jay" Dardenne as Lieutenant Governor; first elected: 2011
• Seat up for election: Saturday 24 October 2015
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015
  Republican Attorney General  James D. "Buddy" Caldwell
• First elected: 2007 as a Democrat; re-elected: 2011 as a Republican
• Seat up for election: Saturday 24 October 2015
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015
  Republican Treasurer  John Neely Kennedy
• First elected as a Democrat: 1999; re-elected: 2003; switched affiliation to Republican 27 August 2007; re-elected: 2007, 2011
• Seat up for election: Saturday 24 October 2015
Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015
  Republican Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner  Michael G. "Mike" Strain
• First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011
• Seat up for election: Saturday 24 October 2015
Commissioner of Insurance  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015
  Republican Insurance Commissioner  James J. "Jim" Donelon
• Appointed: 16 February 2006; first elected in Special Election 30 September 2006; re-elected: 2007, 2011
• Seat up for election: Saturday 24 October 2015
 
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): 2 incumbents, 1 candidate
 • Republican: 14 incumbents, 7 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian
 • Reform (affiliates)
Other Third Parties
 • Conservative
 • Conservative USA
 • 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.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.

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
 • Conservative Party USA Louisiana
 • Consevative Party of Louisiana
 • Constitution Party of Louisiana
 • Constitution Party of Louisiana
 • Green Party of Louisiana
 • Reform Party of Louisiana
 • The Libertarian Party Of Louisiana
 • The Unity Party of Louisiana
Media & others
 • American Press - Lake Charles
 • Bayou Buzz
 • Bossier Press-Tribune
 • COX.net - New Orleans
 • Crowley Post Signal
 • Daily Comet - Thibodaux
 • Daily Kingfish
 • 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 - nola.com - 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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  Close Contests Summary - Decision by 2% or less  
  Contests Where No Candidate Received a Majority  
 
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History
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