Louisiana Democratic Delegation 2008

The Green Papers
2008 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions

Louisiana Democrat
Presidential Nominating Process
Primary: Saturday 9 February 2008¹
State Convention: Saturday 3 May 2008

Candidate	Popular Vote	Delegate Votes
Candidate	Popular Vote	Hard Total	Floor Vote
Obama, Barack Hussein	`220,632 57.40%`	`33.0 49.25%`	`43.0 64.18%`
Clinton, Hillary Rodham	`136,925 35.63%`	`23.0 34.33%`	`7.0 10.45%`
Edwards, John Reid	`13,026 3.39%`
Biden, Joseph Robinette "Joe", Jr.	`6,178 1.61%`
Richardson, William B. "Bill", III	`4,257 1.11%`
Dodd, Christopher J. "Chris"	`1,924 0.50%`
Kucinich, Dennis J.	`1,404 0.37%`
Uncommitted		`11.0 16.42%`
(available)
(not voting)			`17.0 25.37%`
Total	`384,346 100.00%`	`67.0 100.00%`	`67.0 100.00%`

Delegate Selection: Proportional Primary,
Polling hours 6:00a CST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p CST (0200 UTC).
Voter Eligibility: Closed Primary

67 total delegate votes - 37 district / 12 at large; 7 Pledged PLEOs; 10 Unpledged PLEOs; 1 Unpledged add-on

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Louisiana Primaries for Statewide offices and Congress

Louisiana State and Local Government

The state's presidential preference primary has moved from the second Tuesday in March (11 March 2008) to the second Saturday in February (9 February 2008). If Mardi Gras falls on the second Tuesday of February, then the primary is held on the third Saturday in February. (Acts 2006, No 845, effective 1 January 2007, RS 18:1280.21 A.).

LOUISIANA DELEGATE SELECTION PLAN FOR THE 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION ISSUED BY THE LOUISIANA DEMOCRATIC PARTY APRIL15 2007 DRAFT

Returns from an official source.

Official district results from a party source as of 7 March 2008:
CD 1 - Obama: 2, Clinton: 2
CD 2 - Obama: 3, Clinton: 2
CD 3 - Obama: 4, Clinton: 2
CD 4 - Obama: 3, Clinton: 2
CD 5 - Obama: 4, Clinton: 2
CD 6 - Obama: 3, Clinton: 2
CD 7 - Obama: 3, Clinton: 3

Official statewide results from a party source as of 5 May 2008:
PLEO - Obama: 4, Clinton: 3
At-Large - Obama: 7, Clinton: 5

Unpledged delegates as of
12 February 2008: Clinton: 1
29 February 2008: Clinton: 2, Obama: 1
8 March 2008: Clinton: 3, Obama: 1
12 April 2008: Clinton: 2, Obama: 1
14 May 2008: Clinton: 2, Obama: 2
31 May 2008: Clinton: 3, Obama: 2
2 June 2008: Clinton: 4, Obama: 2
3 June 2008: Clinton: 4, Obama: 4
4 June 2008: Clinton: 2, Obama: 6
18 June 2008: Clinton: 2, Obama: 7

Saturday 9 February 2008: 56 of 67 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Louisiana Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level.

37 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 7 congressional districts.

CD 1: 4
CD 2: 5
CD 3: 6
CD 4: 5
CD 5: 6
CD 6: 5
CD 7: 6

In addition, 19 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
- 12 at-large National Convention delegates
- 7 Pledged PLEOs

District level delegates are elected at the 1 March 2008 post-primary Congressional District Caucuses.

Saturday 3 May 2008: State Convention

The remaining 11 National Convention delegates consist of

10 Unpledged PLEO delegates:

6 Democratic National Committee members.
4 Members of Congress (1 Senator and 3 Representatives).
0 Governors.
0 Distinguished Party Leaders.

1 Unpledged "add-on" (selected by the Democratic State Central Committee).

These 11 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

Delegation to the National Convention

Louisiana Delegation (as posted by http://www.demconvention.com/, 11 August 2008)

Role	Clinton	Obama	(total)
Pledged District	15	22	37
Pledged PLEO	3	4	7
Pledged At-Large	5	7	12
Total Pledged	23	33	56
Alternate Pledged District	0	6	6
Alternate Pledged PLEO	0	0	0
Alternate Pledged At-Large	1	2	3
Total Alternates	1	8	9
Unpledged			11
Credentials Committee			2
Platform Committee			2
Rules Committee			2
Pages			2

Role(s)	Preference	Name	Residence
Pledged District 1	Clinton	Michael M. Davis	Metairie, LA
Pledged District 1	Obama	James K. Harlan	Lacombe, LA
Pledged District 1	Obama	Rachel Jones	Pearl River, LA
Pledged District 1	Clinton	Deborah Langhoff	New Orleans, LA
Pledged District 2	Obama	Jay H. Banks	New Orleans, LA
Pledged District 2	Obama	Hon. Cheryl A. Gray	New Orleans, LA
Pledged District 2	Clinton	Cory F. Heitmeier	New Orleans, LA
Pledged District 2	Clinton	Felicia Kahn	New Orleans, LA
Pledged District 2	Obama	Hon. Karen C. Peterson	New Orleans, LA
Pledged District 3	Obama	Matthew F. Block	Thibodaux, LA
Pledged District 3	Clinton	Madalyne Brown Hingle	Belle Chasse, LA
Pledged District 3	Obama	Camalyn Gaines	LaPlace, LA
Pledged District 3	Obama	David Huynh	New Orleans, LA
Pledged District 3	Obama	Edmonia Lee-Jackson	St. Martinville, LA
Pledged District 3	Clinton	Hon. Gary L. Smith, Jr.	Montz, LA
Pledged District 4	Obama	Richard R. Anderson	Keithville, LA
Pledged District 4	Clinton	Alton Bailey	Leesville, LA
Pledged District 4	Clinton	Mary J. Bonier	Chestnut, LA
Pledged District 4	Obama	Dorothy L. Holt	Shreveport, LA
Pledged District 4	Obama	Hon. Lydia P. Jackson	Shreveport, LA
Pledged District 5	Clinton	Billye Burns	West Monroe, LA
Pledged District 5	Obama	Hon. Herbert B. Dixon	Alexandria, LA
Pledged District 5	Obama	Edith Lowe-Douzart	Monroe, LA
Pledged District 5	Clinton	Rodney McFarland, Sr.	Monroe, LA
Pledged District 5	Obama	Dan B. Mckay, Jr.	Bunkie, LA
Pledged District 5	Obama	Betty Robinson	Columbia, LA
Pledged District 6	Clinton	Larry S. Bankston	Baton Rouge, LA
Pledged District 6	Clinton	Maurice Durbin	Denham Springs, LA
Pledged District 6	Obama	Darlene Fields	Baton Rouge, LA
Pledged District 6	Obama	Joseph Stone	Baker, LA
Pledged District 6	Obama	W.T. Winfield	Baton Rouge, LA
Pledged District 7	Clinton	Sheryl R. Abshire	Lake Charles, LA
Pledged District 7	Clinton	Charles R. Bennett	Sulphur, LA
Pledged District 7	Obama	John K. Hadley, Jr.	Opelousas, LA
Pledged District 7	Clinton	Mary Leach Werner	Lake Charles, LA
Pledged District 7	Obama	Marie Renaud	Opelousas, LA
Pledged District 7	Obama	Hon. Brian C. Thomas	Opelousas, LA
Pledged PLEO	Obama	John D. Bernhardt	Lafayette, LA
Pledged PLEO	Obama	James A. Gray	New Orleans, LA
Pledged PLEO	Obama	Hon. Charmaine L. Marchand	New Orleans, LA
Pledged PLEO	Clinton	Michael McHale	Lake Charles, LA
Pledged PLEO	Clinton	Hon. Arthur Morrell	New Orleans, LA
Pledged PLEO	Obama	Hon. Cynthia Hedge Morrell	New Orleans, LA
Pledged PLEO	Clinton	Alexia Thompson	Lafayette, LA
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Diana E. Bajoie	New Orleans, LA
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Wesley T. Bishop	New Orleans, LA
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Sean Bruno	New Orleans, LA
Pledged At-Large	Obama	James J. Cox	Lake Charles, LA
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Stephen Handwerk	Lafayette, LA
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Sibal S. Holt	Alexandria, LA
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Nat LaCour	Washington, DC
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Ashley N. Scott	Shreveport, LA
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Carolyn Brown Spiller	Hammond, LA
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Nita Steele	Shreveport, LA
Pledged At-Large	Obama	Jennifer Vidrine	Ville Platte, LA
Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Mary L. Wartsworth	Alexandria, LA
Alternate Pledged District 1	Obama	John Thibodeaux	New Orleans, LA
Alternate Pledged District 2	Obama	Dale N. Atkins	New Orleans, LA
Alternate Pledged District 3	Obama	Sandra S. Chaisson	Destrehan, LA
Alternate Pledged District 4	Obama	Matthew Allen	Shreveport, LA
Alternate Pledged District 5	Obama	Jane Roberts	Columbia, LA
Alternate Pledged District 6	Obama	Julie Cherry	Baton Rouge, LA
Alternate Pledged At-Large	Obama	Randal Gaines	LaPlace, LA
Alternate Pledged At-Large	Obama	Kenneth P. Garrett, Sr.	New Orleans, LA
Alternate Pledged At-Large	Clinton	Connie C. Goodly	Greenbelt, MD
Unpledged Delegation Vice Chair		Hon. Elsie Burkhalter	Slidell, LA
Unpledged Delegation Chair		Christopher Whittington	Baton Rouge, LA
Unpledged Add-On		Hon. C. Ray Nagin	New Orleans, LA
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. Donald Cazayoux	Washington, DC
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. William J. Jefferson	Washington, DC
Unpledged Congressman		Hon. Charlie Melancon	Washington, DC
Unpledged DNC Member		Patsy Arceneaux	Baton Rouge, LA
Unpledged DNC Member		Hon. Renee Gill Pratt	New Orleans, LA
Unpledged DNC Member		Ben L. Jeffers	Baton Rouge, LA
Unpledged DNC Member		Claude "Buddy" Leach	Lake Charles, LA
Unpledged Senator		Hon. Mary Landrieu	Washington, DC
Credentials Committee	Obama	Shelton D. Blunt	Baton Rouge, LA
Credentials Committee	Clinton	Jo Ellen Kearny	Baton Rouge, LA
Platform Committee	Obama	Mark W. Herbert	Lake Charles, LA
Platform Committee	Obama	Carla K. Patin	Baton Rouge, LA
Rules Committee	Obama	Allen J. Herbert	Ruston, LA
Rules Committee	Clinton	Mary Lou Winters	Metairie, LA
Page		Michelle Brister	Baton Rouge, LA
Page		Edward Wisham	Baton Rouge, LA

¹ Democratic Party's "First Determining Step" of the delegate selection process.