Louisiana held two special US House elections on May 3. These are the first congressional elections that Louisiana has held since 1976 in which parties had actually nominated candidates, and for which independents and minor party nominees are on the general election ballot. Therefore, it is now possible for someone to be elected to Congress from Louisiana with less than 50% of the general election vote. And, in one of these elections, that did happen.
In the 6th district, the results are: Democrat Dan Cazayoux 49.20%, Republican Woody Jenkins 46.27%, independent Ashley Casey 3.68%, independent Peter Aranyosi .44%, Constitution Party nominee Randall Hayes, .40%. Casey had said she would caucus with the Republicans if she had been elected.
In the 1st district, the results are: Republican Steve Scalise 75.13%, Democrat Gilda Reed, 22.50%, independents Skip Galen 1.74% and Anthony Gentile .62%.
Get ready America or is it Amerxica now? We’re fixing to become a socialist country!
Ronald Reagan and my Dad are turning over in their graves!
What happened to real Americanism, what is happening.
Wake up people, don’t believe the left wing media lies!
We can still bring America to the vision Ronald Reagan, the president of hope, gave to us!
Sincerely I pray,
jim
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IS IN BAD SHAPE,THANKS TO BUSH AND THE PITIFUL LEADERSHIP OF THE PARTY.LET US FACE THE FACT THAT BUSH IS THE WORSE EXCUSE WE HAD FOR A PRESIDENT EVER. EXPECT MOST GOP CANDIDATES TO HAVE A REAL BAD YEAR..FIRST IT WAS MA NOW LA. THE WORSE IS YET TO COME.
An LSU-Shreveport professor says that the Republicans have a good chance to retake the 6th District House seat in November.
He says the black candidate who finished second in the Democratic primary for the special election intends to run as an independent in November and drain votes from the Democratic nominee, presumably Cazayoux. The professor says that Obama heading the Democratic ticket will hurt a white Democrat and help a black independent in the House race. Interestingly, black independents will also likely run in the 4th and 7th House districts.
STEVE HOPE YOU ARE CORRECT .
with respect for all the republicans are dead this year.we can thank gw bush for this mess.
One more gerrymander district special election — SO WHAT ?
The entire gerrymander system is ANTI-Democracy.
P.R. now — before the gerrymander incumbents start Civil WAR II.
Actually, it just shows how far left the American public has moved in the last few years. We have indeed forgotten 9/11.
Might be a positive that the Democrats will be in power when the Islamo-Fascists roll through the gates and take over the United States in the next few years. They’ll be blamed for surrendering our country to Radical Islamists, not the Republicans.
Before you all Leftists America-haters start rejoicing over this victory, you need to look closely at the math: The combined vote totals for both Republicans in the race – Woody Jenkins and Ashley whatshername was well over the margin of victory. Clearly, if she had not been in the race Jenkins would have won.
And btw, Jenkins had heavy ties to the Libertarian Party in the 1980s. He even hired Michael “Cloud” Emerling as a legislative staffer, and was featured in Reason Magazine as “America’s libertarian legislator.”
Kind of ironic now 20 years later leftwing libertarians dancing on his grave and cheering the fact that he lose. Goes to show you where their loyalties lie – clearly with the Fascist Democrat Party and Islamo-Nazi Obama.
Eric Dondero,
Mainstream libertarian is a ridiculous misnomer for you. You are mainstream neocon to the core.
Eric,
Jenkins now dispises the LP,calling them “Low-tax liberals” (in a negative fashion).
He worked to get the CP on the ballot here in LA for 3 elections in a row.
Oh–and Jenkins is HARDCORE socially conservative. What part of his pro-life, anti-gay marriage, pro-prayer in schools is libertarian?
I was once associated with Woody Jenkins in a service organization, and he’s one of the best orators I’ve ever heard, bar none. He served for years in the state House and has run three times for U. S. senator– in ’78 vs. Bennett Johnston, in ’80 vs. Russell Long, and in ’96 vs. Mary Landrieu. He was a Democrat the first two times and a Republican the last time.
Woody would have won in ’96 but for a gambling referendum in Landrieu’s home parish of Orleans, which caused a big turnout there. Woody carried 37 of the 64 parishes and lost by some 7000 votes statewide. Landrieu carried Orleans Parish by 100,000-plus votes, and there was evidence of irregularities.
Woody always said he would never run for the U. S. House, as he had no interest in being “one of 435.” Thus, I was surprised when I heard that he was running in the special election.
Gerrymander math since 4 July 1776 —
Half the votes in half the gerrymander districts (political concentration camps) = about 25 percent indirect minority rule.
Worse minority rule with unequal total voters per district (especially in 1776-1964) and 3 or more candidates per district (a bit more often since 1964).
P.R. NOW — before it is too late.