The Green Papers: General Election 2000
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Louisiana
Primary (subject to runoff): Tuesday, November 7, 2000 Runoff: Saturday, December 9, 2000 |
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| President Electoral votes: 9, Term limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime; Electors: How Appointed, Meeting Place, How they voted; Total Popular Vote: 1,765,656; List of States: Short, Long | |||||
 | Democrat | 792,344 | 44.88% | Vice President Albert A. "Al" Gore, Jr. | |
| Reform | 14,356 | 0.81% | Pat Buchanan | |
 | Republican | 927,871 | 52.55% | Governor George W. Bush (9 Electoral Votes) | |
| Constitution | 5,483 | 0.31% | Howard Phillips | |
| Green | 20,473 | 1.16% | Ralph Nader | |
| Libertarian | 2,951 | 0.17% | Harry Browne | |
| Natural Law | 1,075 | 0.06% | John Hagelin | |
| Socialist Workers | 1,103 | 0.06% | James E. Harris, Jr. | |
| Governor Term limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, Current Governors | |||||
| Republican | M.J. "Mike" Foster First elected: 1995; re-elected: 1999 Chair up for election: Saturday, October 18, 2003. (The current Governor is affected by a term limit and CANNOT run in the next election for Governor). | ||||
| A runoff will be held Saturday 15 November 2003 should no candidate receive 50% of the vote in the Saturday 18 October 2003 election. | |||||
| Senate 6-year term, Current Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 2 | Democrat | Mary L. Landrieu First elected: 1996 Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002. | |||
| Class 3 | Democrat | John B. Breaux First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1992, 1998 Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 2, 2004. | |||
| House of Representatives 2 year term, Current House | |||||
| 2 Democrats 5 Republicans | |||||
| CD 1 | Republican | David Vitter Republican David Vitter was elected to fill this seat on 29 May 1999 (special election), sworn 8 June 1999. (Republican Congressman Bob Livingston resigned 1 March 1999.) Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Election status not yet determined. | |||
| Democrat | Michael A. Armato | |||
| Democrat | Cary J. Deaton | |||
| Natural Law | Martin A. Rosenthal | |||
| Libertarian | John Paul "Jack" Simanonok | |||
| Republican | Congressman David Vitter | |||
| CD 2 | Democrat | William J. Jefferson Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Election status not yet determined. | |||
| Democrat | Congressman William J. Jefferson | |||
| (no candidate from any other party listed; Congressman Jefferson will apparently run unopposed) | |||||
| CD 3 | Republican | W.J. "Billy" Tauzin Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Election status not yet determined. | |||
| Independent | Edwin J. "Eddie" Albares | |||
| Libertarian | Dion Bourque | |||
| Natural Law | Anita W. Rosenthal | |||
| Republican | Congressman W.J. "Billy" Tauzin | |||
| CD 4 | Republican | "Jim" McCrery Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Election status not yet determined. | |||
| Democrat | Phillip R. Green | |||
| Republican | Congressman "Jim" McCrery | |||
| Independent | James Ronald Skains | |||
| Libertarian | Michael "Mike" Taylor | |||
| CD 5 | Republican | John Cooksey Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Election status not yet determined. | |||
| Democrat | Roger Beall | |||
| Republican | Congressman John C. Cooksey | |||
| Libertarian | Raymond A. "Chuck" Dumas | |||
| Democrat | Sam Houston Melton, Jr. | |||
| CD 6 | Republican | Richard Baker Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Election status not yet determined. | |||
| Republican | Congressman Richard H. Baker | |||
| Democrat | Kathy J. Rogillio | |||
| Libertarian | Michael S. Wolf | |||
| CD 7 | Democrat | Chris John Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Election status not yet determined. | |||
| Libertarian | Michael P. Harris | |||
| Democrat | Congressman Chris John | |||
| Nomination Notes | ||||
| Louisiana has a so-called "Open Primary" [this is the term used in the Louisiana Election Law- it is not to be confused with an "open" as opposed to a "closed" primary re: voter eligibility] in which all candidates for a given office- regardless of political party- run together on a single ballot and on a non-partisan basis [though they are permitted to indicate their political party affiliation on the ballot, if they so desire]: where a candidate wins a majority of the votes in this "Open Primary", he or she is "declared elected"; if not, the top two vote-getters among all the candidates "run off" in a subsequent election... until recently, this "Open Primary" was held in late September or early October and the "runoff"- if necessary- was held on the same day as the General Election [the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November]; the Federal courts, however, have voided- at least insofar as the election of Federal officials is concerned [this ruling has no effect on the use of the "Open Primary" or its scheduling for Louisiana's State and Local Elections]- the earlier dates formerly used for this "Open Primary" as being in violation of Federal Law, which requires that all Federal officers- including the U.S. Senators and U.S. Congressmen from Louisiana- be elected, across the USA, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November [the declaring of candidates "elected" on an earlier date- in those cases where no runoff would be required- was held to be out of compliance with this Federal statute]. As a result, Louisiana now holds its "Open Primary" for Federal officers from the State on the same day as the General Election across the USA and any runoffs resulting therefrom are held at a date subsequent to that of the November General Election. |
| Congressional District | |||
Louisiana has 64 parishes (a Parish being Louisiana's equivalent to a County in most other states) and 7 congressional districts: 58 parishes are wholly within a given congressional district; 6 parishes are divided among more than one congressional district. UNDIVIDED PARISHES (those wholly within one Congressional District):
DIVIDED PARISHES (those split between more than one Congressional District):
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