2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

none related races 2006 United States House of Representatives elections February 2026 September 2023 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana Louisiana 2006 legislative no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana 2008 All 7 Louisiana seats to the United States House of Representatives 2006 11 07 Republican Party (United States) 5 5 579,702 63.29% Democratic Party (United States) 2 2 309,279 33.76% 300px District results 300px Parish results Republican #e27f90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% Democratic #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645b4 80–90% #002b84 90–100% The first round of the Louisiana House election of 2006 were held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The terms of all seven Representatives to the United States House of Representatives will expire on January 3, 2007, and will be put up for contest. The winning candidates will serve a two-year term from January 3, 2007, to January 3, 2009. If necessary, a runoff round will be held on December 9, 2006. Louisiana uses a unique voting system to determine its representation in the U.S. Congress. Elections in Louisiana—with the exception of U.S. presidential elections—follow a variation of the open primary system called the jungle primary. Candidates of any and all parties are listed on one ballot; voters need not limit themselves to the candidates of one party. Unless one candidate takes more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off election is then held between the top two candidates, who may in fact be members of the same party. This means that the outcome of some races might not be known until over a month later than the rest of the country. The Louisiana races, especially those in the southern portion of the state, were impacted to some extent as a result of Hurricane Katrina, as well as Hurricane Rita, both of which have caused massive damage within Louisiana. For example, most of New Orleans' majority African-American communities were displaced by Katrina. All Louisiana Congressmen won re-election and avoided a run-off except Democrat William Jefferson of New Orleans, under investigation for corruption. He won a run-off against fellow Democrat Karen Carter. Overview right|Louisiana congressional districts United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, 2006http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2006/2006Stat.htm#18 Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of RepresentativesPartyVotesPercentageSeats+/– Republican 579,702 63.29% 5 — Democratic 309,279 33.76% 2 — Libertarian 25,772 2.81% 0 — Independents 1,262 0.14% 0 — Totals 916,015 100.00% 7 — Note: For calculating the totals of the Democratic and Republican parties with regard to the 2nd district, the jungle primary results, not the runoff results, are used. District 1 thumb Louisiana's 1st congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Bobby Jindal, first elected in 2004, faced no serious challenge from Democratic challengers David Gereighty, an electrical engineer, and Stacey Tallitsch, a computer engineer, or from Libertarian opponent Peter Beary. This highly conservative district is based around Lake Pontchartrain and the suburbs of New Orleans and Jindal was re-elected with nearly ninety percent of the vote. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Report2006 Competitive House Race Chart http://cookpolitical.com/house/charts/race-ratings House: Race Ratings Cook Political Report 6 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927210001/http://www.cookpolitical.com/races/report_pdfs/2006_house_comp_nov6.pdf 27 September 2007Safe R November 6, 2006 Rothenberg2006 House Ratings http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report 6 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20061107153417/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.blogspot.com/2006/11/2006-house-ratings_06.html 7 November 2006Safe R November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal Ball2006 House http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2006/house/ Sabato's Crystal Ball 6 November 2006 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20061110210331/http://www.centerforpolitics.org:80/crystalball/2006/house/ 10 November 2006Safe R November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsBattle for the House of Representatives http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives-51.html realclearpolitics.com Real Clear Politics 12 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20061109025111/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/writeup/battle_for_the_house_of_representatives-51.html 9 November 2006 7 November 2006Safe R November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsBalance of Power Scorecard: House http://www.cqpolitics.com/risk_rating_house.html cqpolitics.com Congressional Quarterly Inc 20 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20061117202830/http://www.cqpolitics.com/risk_rating_house.html 17 November 2006Safe R November 7, 2006 Louisiana's 1st Congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Bobby Jindal (incumbent) 130,508 88.11 Democratic Party (United States) David Gereighty 10,919 7.37 Democratic Party (United States) Stacey Tallitsch 5,025 3.39 Libertarian Party (United States) Peter L. Beary 1,676 1.13 148,128 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 2 thumb Louisiana's 2nd congressional district This staunchly liberal district, based mainly within the city of New Orleans, has elected Bill Jefferson to Congress consecutively since 1990. Seeking his ninth term in Congress, Jefferson was largely unpopular due to the fact that he was under federal investigation for corruption charges at the time, and therefore, a great many candidates emerged to challenge him. On the Democratic side, State Representative Karen Carter, State Senator Derrick Shepherd, New Orleans City Councilman Troy Carter, Orleans Parish School Board attorney Regina Bartholomew, John Edwards, Scott Barron, former congressional candidate Vinny Mendoza, and D.C. Collins ran. Republicans Joe Lavigne, an attorney; Eric Bradley; Lance von Uhde and Libertarian Rhumbline Kahn also ran, creating a very crowded race. On October 14, the Louisiana State Democratic party voted to endorse Karen Carter.Democratic Party in La. Backs Rival Of Jefferson Associated Press October 15, 2006 https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/14/AR2006101401267.html September 4, 2018 In the first line of balloting, no candidate received a majority of the votes, so the top two candidates, Jefferson and Carter, advanced to a second line of balloting, which Jefferson ultimately won by a comfortable margin, despite the corruption charges against him. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLikely D November 6, 2006 RothenbergSafe D November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe D November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2006 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district election, 2006 Democratic Party (United States) William J. Jefferson (incumbent) 28,283 30.08 Democratic Party (United States) Karen Carter 20,364 21.66 Democratic Party (United States) Derrick Shepherd 16,799 17.87 Republican Party (United States) Joe Lavigne 12,511 13.31 Democratic Party (United States) Troy Carter 11,304 12.02 Republican Party (United States) Eric T. Bradley 1,159 1.23 Democratic Party (United States) Regina Bartholomew 1,125 1.20 Libertarian Party (United States) Gregory W. Kahn 404 0.38 107,543 100.00 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district election runoff, 2006https://archive.today/20120714072018/http://staticresults.sos.louisiana.gov/12092006/12092006_Congressional.html Congressional district election results Democratic Party (United States) William J. Jefferson (incumbent) 35,153 56.55 Democratic Party (United States) Karen Carter 27,011 43.45 62,164 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 3 2006 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district election Louisiana 2006 presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 3 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 3 2008 x150px Charles Melancon (cropped).jpg Charlie Melançon Democratic Party (United States) 75,023 55.03% 3x4.svg Craig Romero Republican Party (United States) 54,950 40.31% 241px County results 260px Precinct results 1 250px Melançon: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0D0596 >90%Romero: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Tie: #d2b1d9 40–50% U.S. Representative Charlie Melançon Democratic Party (United States) Charlie Melançon Democratic Party (United States) thumb Louisiana's 3rd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Charlie Melançon won his first term 2004 by defeating Billy Tauzin III, the son of the retiring Congressman by only 569 votes, leading many to conclude that he was vulnerable to a Republican challenger. State Senator Craig Romero emerged as Melançon's chief competitor, though Democrat O.J. Breech and Libertarian James Blake also ran, but ultimately fell to Melançon by a surprisingly comfortable margin in this solidly conservative district based in the southern suburbs of New Orleans and south-central Louisiana. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLean D November 6, 2006 RothenbergSafe D November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallLikely D November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsSafe D November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsLikely D November 7, 2006 Louisiana's 3rd Congressional district election, 2006 Democratic Party (United States) Charlie Melançon (incumbent) 75,023 55.03 Republican Party (United States) Craig Romero 54,950 40.31 Democratic Party (United States) Olangee Breech 4,190 3.07 Libertarian Party (United States) James Lee Blake, Jr. 2,168 1.59 136,331 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) District 4 thumb Louisiana's 4th congressional district This district, based in northwestern Louisiana and Greater Shreveport, is staunchly conservative and has consistently re-elected incumbent Republican Congressman Jim McCrery with solid margins since his initial election in 1988. This year proved to be no different, and Congressman McCrery walloped Democrats Artis Cash and Patti Cox and Republican Chester Kelley with over fifty-seven percent of the vote. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 6, 2006 RothenbergSafe R November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2006 Louisiana's 4th Congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Jim McCrery (incumbent) 77,078 57.40 Democratic Party (United States) Artis R. Cash, Sr. 22,757 16.95 Democratic Party (United States) Patti Cox 17,788 13.25 Republican Party (United States) Chester T. "Catfish" Kelley 16,649 12.40 134,272 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 5 thumb Louisiana's 5th congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Rodney Alexander was initially elected to this conservative, northeast Louisiana district in 2002 as a Democrat, but switched to the Republican Party in 2004 and was re-elected for the first time as a Republican. In 2006, he was re-elected in a landslide over Democrat Gloria Hearn, Libertarian Brent Sanders, and independent John Watts. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 6, 2006 RothenbergSafe R November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2006 Louisiana's 5th Congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Rodney Alexander (incumbent) 78,211 68.26 Democratic Party (United States) Gloria Williams Hearn 33,233 29.00 Libertarian Party (United States) Brent Sanders 1,876 1.64 Independent (politician) John Watts 1,262 1.10 114,582 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 6 2006 11 07 2006 Louisiana's 6th congressional district election Louisiana presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 6 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 6 2008 U.S. Representative Richard Baker Richard Baker Richard Baker Republican Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Richard Baker, 109th Congress photo portrait.jpg 82.81% 94,658 19,648 17.19% 3x4.svg Richard Fontanesi Libertarian Party (United States) thumb Louisiana's 6th congressional district This conservative district is based around the Baton Rouge metropolitan area and was represented by Republican Congressman Richard Baker. Baker sought his eleventh term in Congress and faced no Democratic challenger, but did square off against Libertarian candidate Richard Fontanesi, a contest that he won in an overwhelming landslide. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 6, 2006 RothenbergSafe R November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2006 Louisiana's 6th Congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Richard H. Baker (incumbent) 94,658 82.81 Libertarian Party (United States) Richard Fontanesi 19,648 17.19 114,306 100.00 Republican Party (United States) District 7 2006 11 07 2006 Louisiana's 7th congressional district election Louisiana presidential no 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 7 2004 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 7 2008 U.S. Representative Charles Boustany Charles Boustany Charles Boustany Republican Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Charles Boustany, official 109th Congressional photo.jpg 70.70% 29.30% Democratic Party (United States) Mike Stagg 3x4.svg 113,720 47,133 thumb Louisiana's 7th congressional district Incumbent Republican Congressman Charles Boustany sought a second term in this conservative district based in the Cajun, southwest portion of the state. Boustany's initial election in 2004, to replace previous Congressman Chris John was relatively close and attracted national attention. In 2006, he faced Democratic nominee Mike Stagg, and the contest proved to be relatively uneventful, with Boustany winning a second term with over seventy percent of the vote. Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 6, 2006 RothenbergSafe R November 6, 2006 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 6, 2006 Real Clear PoliticsSafe R November 7, 2006 CQ PoliticsLikely R November 7, 2006 Louisiana's 7th congressional district election, 2006 Republican Party (United States) Charles Boustany (incumbent) 113,720 70.70 Democratic Party (United States) Mike Stagg 47,133 29.30 160,853 100.00 Republican Party (United States) References See also 2006 United States elections 2006 United States House of Representatives elections Louisiana 2006 Category:2006 Louisiana elections