2008 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election

none February 2026 June 2020 2008 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election 2006 Presidential House of Representatives No 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 1 2006 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 1 2008 (Nov.) May 3, 2008 File:Steve Scalise.jpg 150x150px Steve Scalise Republican Party (United States) 33,867 75.13% x150px Gilda Reed Democratic Party (United States) 10,142 22.50% Representative Bobby Jindal Republican Party (United States) Steve Scalise Republican Party (United States) 250px Louisiana Voters in Louisiana 1 voting in a special election on May 3, 2008, elected Steve Scalise as a new member of the United States House of Representatives, replacing Representative Bobby Jindal who resigned on January 14, 2008, to become Governor of Louisiana. This election and Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election were the first Louisiana congressional elections not based on Louisiana's jungle primary since the 1970s. 3 Democratic primary Candidates Gilda Reed, psychologist and professor Vinny Mendoza, United States Air Force veteran, unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 2007 Results Democratic primary resultshttp://staticresults.sos.louisiana.gov/03082008/03082008_Congressional.html Louisiana Secretary of State - Statewide Election Results April 3, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110828002313/http://staticresults.sos.louisiana.gov/03082008/03082008_Congressional.html August 28, 2011 Gilda Reed Democratic Party (United States) 11,727 69.75 M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza Democratic Party (United States) 5,086 30.25 16,813 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Steve Scalise, Louisiana State Senator and former Louisiana State Representative Tim Burns, Louisiana State Representative Ben Morris, Mayor of Slidell David Simpson, business owner and attorney Results Republican primary results Steve Scalise Republican Party (United States) 16,799 48.34 Tim Burns Republican Party (United States) 9,631 27.72 Ben Morris Republican Party (United States) 7,388 21.26 David Simpson Republican Party (United States) 932 2.68 34,750 100.00 Republican primary runoff resultshttp://staticresults.sos.louisiana.gov/04052008/04052008_Congressional.html Louisiana Secretary of State - Statewide Election Results April 3, 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110828002429/http://staticresults.sos.louisiana.gov/04052008/04052008_Congressional.html August 28, 2011 Steve Scalise Republican Party (United States) 19,338 58.08 Tim Burns Republican Party (United States) 13,958 41.92 33,296 100.00 Independent candidates Anthony "Tony G" Gentile, oil refinery supervisor, unsuccessful independent gubernatorial candidate in 2007 R. A. "Skip" Galan General election Results Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election, 2008Official Election Results - Results for Election Date: 5/3/2008 https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/static/2008-05-03/resultsRace/Congressional Louisiana Secretary of State Republican Party (United States) Steve Scalise 33,867 75.13 Democratic Party (United States) Gilda Reed 10,142 22.50 Independent (politician) R. A. Galan 786 1.74 Independent (politician) Anthony Gentile 280 0.62 45,075 100.00 Republican Party (United States) See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives References 30em External links Steve Scalise campaign website Tim Burns campaign website Ben Morris campaign website David Simpson campaign website Gilda Reed campaign website https://web.archive.org/web/20080118133616/http://www.gildareed.com/intro.php January 18, 2008 Vinny Mendoza campaign website Tony Gentile campaign website Louisiana 2008 01 Louisiana 2008 01 2008 01 Special Louisiana 01 Special United States House of Representatives 01 Special United States House of Representatives 2008 01 Louisiana 01