2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

none related races 2010 United States House of Representatives elections February 2026 September 2023 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana Louisiana legislative no 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana 2008 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana 2012 All 7 Louisiana seats to the United States House of Representatives 2010 11 02 Republican Party (United States) 6 6 675,386 65.20% 8.39% Democratic Party (United States) 1 1 311,221 30.04% 8.05% 300px District results 300px Parish results Republican #e27f90 50–60% #CC2F4A 60–70% #D40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% Democratic #86b6f2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% 400px|thumb|Louisiana's congressional districts in 2010 Elections were held on November 2, 2010, to determine Louisiana's seven members of the United States House of Representatives. Representatives were elected for two-year terms to serve in the 112th United States Congress from January 3, 2011, until January 3, 2013. Primary elections were held on August 28, 2010,https://web.archive.org/web/20100828225850/http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/101704403.html http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/101704403.html Light turnout seen in today's primaries August 28, 2010 January 20, 2014 August 28, 2010 The Advocate Gerard Shields Mark Ballard and a runoff election for the Republican Party nomination in the 3rd district took place on October 2, 2010.https://www.politico.com/story/2010/10/landry-wins-lousiana-house-runoff-043042 Jeff Landry wins Louisiana House runoff October 2, 2010 January 26, 2014 Politico Alex Isenstadt Of the seven elections, the 2nd district was rated as competitive by CQ Politicshttps://web.archive.org/web/20101028234534/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house Race Ratings Chart: House January 20, 2014 October 28, 2010 CQ Politics and the 2nd and 3rd districts were rated as competitive by The Cook Political Report,https://web.archive.org/web/20101028221449/http://cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-10-26_13-11-35.php http://cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-10-26_13-11-35.php 2010 competitive House race chart October 26, 2010 January 20, 2014 October 28, 2010 The Cook Political Report The Rothenberg Political Reporthttp://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house/november-1-2010-house-ratings House Ratings November 1, 2010 January 20, 2014 The Rothenberg Political Report and Sabato's Crystal Ball.http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/louisiana-02-house-2010/ Louisiana (02) House 2010 January 20, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ballhttp://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/louisiana-03-house-2010/ Louisiana (03) House 2010 January 20, 2014 Sabato's Crystal Ball Five of Louisiana's seven incumbents (Republicans Steve Scalise of the 1st district, John Fleming of the 4th district, Rodney Alexander of the 5th district, Bill Cassidy of the 6th district and Charles Boustany of the 7th district) were re-elected.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/results/louisiana Louisiana January 20, 2014 The New York Times Of the two who were not re-elected, one (Republican Joseph Cao of the 2nd district) unsuccessfully sought re-election,http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/cedric_richmond_wins_anh_josep.html https://web.archive.org/web/20101105022739/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/cedric_richmond_wins_anh_josep.html dead November 5, 2010 Cedric Richmond wins 2nd District House race; Joseph Cao concedes November 2, 2010 January 20, 2010 The Times-Picayune Michelle Krupa Frank Donze and one (Democrat Charlie Melancon of the 3rd district) ran for the U.S. Senate instead of seeking re-election.http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/08/rep_charlie_melancon_to_run_fo.html https://web.archive.org/web/20090829054744/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2009/08/rep_charlie_melancon_to_run_fo.html dead August 29, 2009 Rep. Charlie Melancon to run for Senate against David Vitter August 27, 2009 January 20, 2014 The Times-Picayune Jonathan Tilove In Louisiana, candidates affiliated with parties that are not recognized by the state are listed on the ballot as "Other", while independent candidates are listed as "No Party".https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/PublishedDocuments/PoliticalPartiesInLouisiana.pdf Louisiana Political Parties October 2012 January 21, 2014 Secretary of State of Louisiana In total, six Republicans and one Democrat were elected. A total of 1,035,947 votes were cast, of which 675,386 (65 percent) were for Republican candidates, 311,221 (30 percent) were for Democratic candidates, 42,241 (4 percent) were for independent candidates and 7,099 (1 percent) were for unrecognized parties' candidates.https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/2010election/ 21 Statistics of the congressional election of November 2, 2010 June 3, 2011 January 20, 2014 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Karen L. Haas Karen L. Haas 2 Overview Results of the 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana by district:Haas Karen L. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010 https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives November 12, 2019 June 3, 2011 DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 157,182 78.52% 38,416 19.19% 4,578 2.29% 200,176 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 2 43,378 33.47% 83,705 64.59% 2,521 1.94% 129,604 100.0% Democratic gainDistrict 3 108,963 63.77% 61,914 36.23% 0 0.00% 170,877 100.0% Republican gainDistrict 4 105,223 62.34% 54,609 32.35% 8,962 5.31% 168,794 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 5 122,033 78.57% 0 0.00% 33,279 21.43% 155,312 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 6 138,607 65.63% 72,577 34.37% 0 0.00% 211,184 100.0% Republican holdDistrict 7 – – – – – – – – Republican holdTotal 675,386 65.20% 311,221 30.04% 49,340 4.76% 1,035,947 100.0% District 1 thumb|400px|Louisiana's 1st congressional district in 2010 thumb|Steve Scalise, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 1st district Louisiana's 1st congressional district In 2010 the 1st district included Metairie, Slidell, and parts of Kenner and New Orleans. The district's population was 75 percent white, 16 percent black and 6 percent Hispanic (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 86 percent were high school graduates and 28 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $50,725.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/louisiana/1 Louisiana 1st District Profile March 21, 2014 The New York Times In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 72 percent of its vote to Republican nominee John McCain and 26 percent to Democratic nominee Barack Obama.http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-LA-01.html Louisiana – 1st District January 20, 2014 Roll Call Republican Steve Scalise, who took office in May 2008, was the incumbent. Scalise was re-elected in November 2008 with 66 percent of the vote. In 2010 his opponent in the general election was Democratic nominee Myron Katz, who ran with the intention of raising awareness about energy conservation in homebuilding. Former lawyer Arden Wells, who does not belong to a party recognized by the state of Louisiana, also ran.http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/scalise_cruises_to_easy_victor.html https://web.archive.org/web/20101105195822/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/scalise_cruises_to_easy_victor.html dead November 5, 2010 Scalise cruises to easy victory in 1st Congressional District race November 2, 2010 January 20, 2014 The Times-Picayune Richard Rainey Scalise raised $1,358,024 and spent $1,007,474. Katz raised $64,420 and spent $60,708.http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=LA01&cycle=2010 Louisiana District 01 Race January 21, 2014 OpenSecrets Prior to the election ''FiveThirtyEights forecast gave Scalise a 100 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 72 percent of the vote to Katz's 25 percent.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/louisiana/1 Louisiana 1st District January 21, 2014 FiveThirtyEight On election day Scalise was re-elected with 79 percent of the vote to Katz's 19 percent. Scalise was again re-elected in 2012http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/11/steve_scalise_easily_wins_anot.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130604223512/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/11/steve_scalise_easily_wins_anot.html dead June 4, 2013 Steve Scalise easily wins another term representing Louisiana's 1st Congressional District November 6, 2012 January 21, 2014 The Times-Picayune Manuel Torres and 2014.http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20141104/WIRE/141109817 Scalise re-elected to area congressional seat November 4, 2014 November 19, 2014 The Daily Comet Kevin McGill November 29, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129035435/http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20141104/WIRE/141109817 dead Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Reporthttp://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-11-01_12-12-36.php The Cook Political Report – Charts – 2010 House Competitive Races The Cook Political Report November 1, 2010 November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101104002959/http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2010-11-01_12-12-36.php November 4, 2010 dead mdy-all Safe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergRothenberg Political Report http://www.rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com November 1, 2010 November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101101202718/http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house November 1, 2010Safe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallCrystal Ball, 2010 11 01 us onSafe R November 1, 2010RCPRealClearPolitics, 2010 11 01 us onSafe R November 1, 2010CQ Politicshttp://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house 2010 House Ratings Chart CQ Politics November 1, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101028234534/http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?docID=ratings-house October 28, 2010Safe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesHouse Race Ratings http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house nytimes.com The New York Times 9 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20101107095111/http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house 7 November 2010Safe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election results Louisiana's 1st district general election, 2010http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11022010/11022010_Congressional.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100731/http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/11022010/11022010_Congressional.html 2016-03-04 Results for Election Date: 11/2/2010 January 21, 2014 Secretary of State of Louisianahttp://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/louisiana/1 FiveThirtyEight House Election Forecasts and Polls - Election 2010 - The New York Times elections.nytimes.com Republican Party (United States) Steve Scalise (incumbent) 157,182 78.52 Democratic Party (United States) Myron Katz 38,416 19.19 Other Arden Wells 4,578 2.29 200,176 100.00 Republican Party (United States) External links http://katz4congress.com/ Myron Katz campaign website February 1, 2014 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20101029000511/http://katz4congress.com/ October 29, 2010 http://www.stevescalise.com/ Steve Scalise campaign website August 24, 2010 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20101029031002/http://www.stevescalise.com/ October 29, 2010 District 2 thumb|400px|Louisiana's 2nd congressional district in 2010 thumb|Joseph Cao, who unsuccessfully sought re-election in the 2nd district thumb|Cedric Richmond, who was elected as the U.S. representative for the 2nd district Louisiana's 2nd congressional district The 2nd district included parts of New Orleans and Marrero. The district's population was 57 percent black, 32 percent white and 6 percent Hispanic (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 78 percent were high school graduates and 20 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $40,061.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/louisiana/2 Louisiana 2nd District Profile March 21, 2014 The New York Times In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 75 percent of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama and 23 percent to Republican nominee John McCain.http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-LA-02.html Louisiana – 2nd District January 21, 2014 Roll Call Republican Joseph Cao, who took office in 2009, was the incumbent. Cao was elected in 2008 with 50 percent of the vote. In 2010 Cao's opponent in the general election was Democratic nominee Cedric Richmond, a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/08/cedric_richmond_trounces_three.html https://archive.today/20140201063134/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/08/cedric_richmond_trounces_three.html dead February 1, 2014 Cedric Richmond trounces three opponents in 2nd District Democratic primary August 28, 2010 January 21, 2014 The Times-Picayune Frank Donze Anthony Marquize, a minister and businessman; and Jack Radosta, a carpenter and actor, ran as independent candidates.http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/10/2nd_congressional_district_rac.html https://web.archive.org/web/20101021231658/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/10/2nd_congressional_district_rac.html dead October 21, 2010 2nd Congressional District race attracts 2 longshot candidates October 20, 2010 January 21, 2014 The Times-Picayune Frank Donze Ron Austin, a lawyer, also ran as an independent candidatehttp://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/09/2nd_congressional_district_can_1.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100918203309/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/09/2nd_congressional_district_can_1.html dead September 18, 2010 2nd Congressional District candidate Ron Austin ain't too proud to beg September 10, 2010 January 21, 2014 The Times-Picayune Michelle Krupa but ended his campaign in September 2010.http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/09/lawyer_ron_austin_drops_out_of.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100918023402/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/09/lawyer_ron_austin_drops_out_of.html dead September 18, 2010 Lawyer Ron Austin drops out of 2nd Congressional District race September 15, 2010 January 21, 2014 The Times-Picayune Frank Donze Eugene Green, the former chief of staff to U.S. Representative William J. Jefferson; Gary Johnson, a former research director for the United States House Committee on Rules; and Juan LaFonta, a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, also sought the Democratic nomination.http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/08/four_democrats_vie_to_challeng.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121003034653/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/08/four_democrats_vie_to_challeng.html dead October 3, 2012 Four Democrats vie to challenge Rep. Anh 'Joseph' Cao in 2nd Congressional District August 11, 2010 January 21, 2014 The Times-Picayune Frank Donze In a poll of 341 likely Democratic primary voters, conducted in June 2010 by Zata 3 Consulting for Richmond's campaign, 53 percent supported Richmond while 13 percent favored LaFonta and 34 percent were undecided.http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_156/-47927-1.html Louisiana: Internal Poll Shows Richmond Crushing Competition June 30, 2010 February 23, 2014 Roll Call John McArdle Karen Carter Peterson, a member of the Louisiana State Senate, said in July 2010 that she would not seek the Democratic nomination.http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/07/state_sen_karen_carter_peterso_1.html https://archive.today/20140224021632/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/07/state_sen_karen_carter_peterso_1.html dead February 24, 2014 State Sen. Karen Carter Peterson says she won't run for Congress July 8, 2010 February 23, 2014 The Times-Picayune Bill Barrow Cao raised $2,079,915 and spent $2,097,806. Richmond raised $1,139,879 and spent $1,134,506. Marquize raised $14,021 and spent the same amount. Austin raised $7,300 and spent the same amount.http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=LA02&cycle=2010 Louisiana District 02 Race January 21, 2014 OpenSecrets Green raised $85,248 and spent $85,395.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00032771&cycle=2010 Eugene Green (D) January 21, 2014 OpenSecrets Johnson raised $15,561 and spent $15,538.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00032847&cycle=2010 Gary Johnson (D) January 21, 2014 OpenSecrets LaFonta raised $359,927 and spent $353,268.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031107&cycle=2010 Juan Lafonta (D) January 21, 2014 OpenSecrets In a poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by Market Research Insights in May and June 2010, 51 percent of respondents supported Cao while 26 percent favored Richmond.http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/house/can-joseph-cao-win.html https://web.archive.org/web/20121025085842/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/house/can-joseph-cao-win.html dead October 25, 2012 Can Joseph Cao win? July 15, 2010 January 22, 2014 The Washington Post Felicia Sonmez A poll published by Anzalone-Liszt in September 2010 found Richmond leading Cao by 45 percent to 35 percent.http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2010/09/22/what_the_latest_polls_told_us_--_wednesday_edition_107267.html What the Latest Polls Told Us: Paladino Surges September 22, 2010 January 22, 2014 RealClearPolitics Sean Trende In a poll of 605 likely voters, conducted by Public Policy Polling for Daily Kos on October 2 and 3, 2010, Richmond led with 49 percent to Cao's 38 percent while 13 percent remained undecided.http://www.rollcall.com/news/-50546-1.html Louisiana: Richmond Leads Cao By 11 Points October 5, 2010 January 22, 2014 Roll Call John McArdle A poll of 500 likely voters, conducted by Zata|3 Consulting on October 20, 2010, found Richmond leading with 53 percent to Cao's 36 percent, while 2 percent supported Marquize, 1 percent chose Radosta and 8 percent were undecided.https://www.scribd.com/doc/39979464/LA-02-Zata3-for-Orleans-Parish-Democratic-Executive-Committee-Oct-2010 IVR Survey Results for Zatapulse in LA CD 02 October 21, 2010 January 24, 2014 Zata|3 Consulting Brad Chism In a poll of 400 likely voters, conducted by Anzalone-Liszt on October 20 and 21, 2010, Richmond led with 49 percent to Cao's 32 percent.https://web.archive.org/web/20101030224710/http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/10/state-rep-richmond-on-track-to.html http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2010/10/state-rep-richmond-on-track-to.html Democratic Poll: Richmond on Track to Defeat Cao in Louisiana October 26, 2010 January 24, 2014 October 30, 2010 CQ Politics John McArdle Prior to the election FiveThirtyEights forecast gave Richmond a 92 percent chance of winning, and projected that he would receive 55 percent of the vote to Cao's 42 percent.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/louisiana/2 Louisiana 2nd District January 24, 2014 FiveThirtyEight On election day Richmond was elected with 65 percent of the vote to Cao's 33 percent. Cao ran for Attorney General of Louisiana in 2011, but ended his campaign in September of that year.http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/09/attorney_general_buddy_caldwel_5.html https://web.archive.org/web/20110927171733/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2011/09/attorney_general_buddy_caldwel_5.html dead September 27, 2011 Attorney General Buddy Caldwell re-elected as former Rep. Joseph Cao drops out of race September 19, 2011 January 24, 2014 The Times-Picayune Jonathan Tilove Richmond took office in January 2011 with the commencement of the 112th Congress, and held this seat until he resigned on January 15, 2021. Democratic primary results Louisiana's 2nd district Democratic primary, August 28, 2010http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/08282010/08282010_Congressional.html Results for Election Date: 8/28/2010 January 24, 2014 Secretary of State of Louisiana Democratic Party (United States) Cedric Richmond 14,678 60.50 Democratic Party (United States) Juan LaFonta 5,171 21.31 Democratic Party (United States) Eugene Green 2,500 10.30 Democratic Party (United States) Gary Johnson 1,914 7.89 24,263 100.00 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLikely D flip November 1, 2010 RothenbergLikely D flip November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallLean D flip November 1, 2010RCPLean D flip November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsLikely D flipOctober 28, 2010New York TimesLean D flip November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightLikely D flip November 1, 2010 General election results Louisiana's 2nd district general election, November 2, 2010 Democratic Party (United States) Cedric Richmond 83,705 64.59 Republican Party (United States) Joseph Cao (incumbent) 43,378 33.47 Independent (politician) Anthony Marquize 1,876 1.45 Independent (politician) Jack Radosta 645 0.50 129,604 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) External links http://www.caoforcongress.com/ Joseph Cao campaign website October 29, 2010 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20101028214453/http://www.caoforcongress.com/ October 28, 2010 http://www.eugenegreenforcongress.com/ Eugene Green campaign website August 24, 2010 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20100821005314/http://www.eugenegreenforcongress.com/ August 21, 2010 http://garyjohnson2010.com/ Gary Johnson campaign website February 1, 2014 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20100801153513/http://garyjohnson2010.com/ August 1, 2010 http://www.votelafonta.com/ Juan LaFonta campaign website August 24, 2010 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20100926162913/http://www.votelafonta.com/ September 26, 2010 http://www.anthonymarquize.com/ Anthony Marquize campaign website August 24, 2010 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20101029000315/http://www.anthonymarquize.com/ October 29, 2010 http://www.cedricrichmond.com/ Cedric Richmond campaign website May 5, 2012 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20101029064002/http://www.cedricrichmond.com/ October 29, 2010 District 3 thumb|400px|Louisiana's 3rd congressional district in 2010 thumb|Jeff Landry, who was elected as the U.S. representative for the 3rd district Louisiana's 3rd congressional district The 3rd district included Houma, Laplace and New Iberia. The district's population was 66 percent white and 27 percent black (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 74 percent were high school graduates and 13 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $44,887.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/louisiana/3 Louisiana 3rd District Profile March 21, 2014 The New York Times In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 61 percent of its vote to Republican nominee John McCain and 37 percent to Democratic nominee Barack Obama.http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-LA-03.html Louisiana – 3rd District January 25, 2014 Roll Call Democrat Charlie Melançon, who took office in 2005, was the incumbent. He was re-elected unopposed in 2008. In 2010, Melançon ran for the U.S. Senate rather than seeking re-election. The candidates in the general election were Democratic nominee Ravi Sangisetty and Republican nominee Jeff Landry, both lawyers.http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/10/3rd_congressional_district_can_4.html https://archive.today/20140201063026/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/10/3rd_congressional_district_can_4.html dead February 1, 2014 3rd Congressional District candidates Jeff Landry and Ravi Sangisetty take to the airwaves October 19, 2010 January 25, 2014 The Times-Picayune Bill Barrow Sangisetty was unopposed in the Democratic primary.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/28/AR2010082803958.html W. Virginia race is set; Vitter cruises in Louisiana August 29, 2010 January 25, 2014 The Washington Post Aaron Blake Hunt Downer, a former speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives; and Kristian Magar, an oil field manager, also sought the Republican nomination.http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/08/three_republicans_seek_party_n.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100815215116/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/08/three_republicans_seek_party_n.html dead August 15, 2010 Three Republicans seek party nomination in 3rd Congressional District August 12, 2010 January 25, 2014 The Times-Picayune Bill Barrow Both parties had attempted to recruit Scott Angelle, the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources, but he declined their overtures.http://www.rollcall.com/issues/55_21/-38222-1.html Queue Begins to Form for Melancon's Open Seat Roll Call September 8, 2009 October 3, 2014 Sangisetty raised $828,014 and spent $836,316. Landry raised $1,362,786 and spent $1,360,649.http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=LA03&cycle=2010 Louisiana District 03 Race January 26, 2014 OpenSecrets Downer raised $698,604 and spent $700,614.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00032583&cycle=2010 Hunt Downer (R) January 26, 2014 OpenSecrets Magar raised $37,751 and spent the same amount.http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/alsorun.php?cid=N00031108&cycle=2010 Kristian Lee Magar (R) January 26, 2014 OpenSecrets Prior to the election FiveThirtyEights forecast gave Landry a 94 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 55 percent of the vote to Sangisetti's 43 percent.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/louisiana/3 Louisiana 3rd District January 26, 2014 FiveThirtyEight On election day Landry was elected with 64 percent of the vote to Sangisetty's 36 percent. Landry unsuccessfully ran for re-election in 2012.https://www.politico.com/story/2012/12/charles-boustany-defeats-jeff-landry-in-louisiana-house-race-84798.html Charles Boustany defeats Jeff Landry in Louisiana House race December 8, 2012 January 6, 2014 Politico Alex Isenstadt Republican primary results Louisiana's 3rd district Republican primary, August 28, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Jeff Landry 10,396 49.62 Republican Party (United States) Hunt Downer 7,570 36.13 Republican Party (United States) Kristian Magar 2,987 14.26 20,953 100.00 Republican primary runoff results Louisiana's 3rd district Republican primary runoff, October 2, 2010http://staticresults.sos.la.gov/10022010/10022010_Congressional.html Results for Election Date: 10/2/2010 January 26, 2014 Secretary of State of Louisiana Republican Party (United States) Jeff Landry 19,657 65.08 Republican Party (United States) Hunt Downer 10,549 34.92 30,206 100.00 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLikely R flip November 1, 2010 RothenbergLikely R flip November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallLikely R flip November 1, 2010RCPLikely R flip November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsLikely R flipOctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R flip November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R flip November 1, 2010 General election results Louisiana's 3rd district general election, November 2, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Jeff Landry 108,963 63.77 Democratic Party (United States) Ravi Sangisetty 61,914 36.23 170,877 100.00 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) External links http://www.huntdowner.com/ Hunt Downer campaign website August 24, 2010 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20100925093559/http://www.huntdowner.com/ September 25, 2010 http://www.landryforlouisiana.com/ Jeff Landry campaign website August 24, 2010 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20101028214455/http://www.landryforlouisiana.com/ October 28, 2010 http://www.kristianmagar.com/ Kristian Magar campaign website August 24, 2010 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20100522025633/http://www.kristianmagar.com/ May 22, 2010 http://www.raviforcongress.com/ Ravi Sangisetty campaign website August 24, 2010 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20101028214840/http://www.raviforcongress.com/ October 28, 2010 District 4 thumb|400px|Louisiana's 4th congressional district in 2010 thumb|John Fleming, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 4th district Louisiana's 4th congressional district The 4th district included Bossier City, Natchitoches and Shreveport. The district's population was 60 percent white and 34 percent black (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 82 percent were high school graduates and 18 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $38,436.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/louisiana/4 Louisiana 4th District Profile March 21, 2014 The New York Times In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 59 percent of its vote to Republican nominee John McCain and 40 percent to Democratic nominee Barack Obama.http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-LA-04.html Louisiana – 4th District January 26, 2014 Roll Call Republican John Fleming, who took office in 2009, was the incumbent. Fleming was elected in 2008 with 48 percent of the vote. In 2010 his opponent in the general election was Democratic nominee David Melville, a minister. Independent candidate Artis Cash also ran.http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/us_rep_john_fleming_wins_secon.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130516133140/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2010/11/us_rep_john_fleming_wins_secon.html dead May 16, 2013 U.S. Rep. John Fleming wins second term from 4th District in western Louisiana November 2, 2010 January 26, 2014 The Times-Picayune Fleming was unopposed in the Republican primary. Steven Gavi, a retail manager, also sought the Democratic nomination.http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=13061566 David Melville wins 80% of Democratic votes; will face Fleming August 28, 2010 January 27, 2014 KSLA https://web.archive.org/web/20140202120342/http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=13061566 February 2, 2014 dead Fleming raised $1,448,369 and spent $1,271,950. Melville raised $229,079 and spent $228,313. Cash raised $350 and spent no money.http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=LA04&cycle=2010 Louisiana District 04 Race January 27, 2014 OpenSecrets Prior to the election ''FiveThirtyEights forecast gave Fleming a 100 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 63 percent of the vote to Melville's 35 percent.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/louisiana/4 Louisiana 4th District January 27, 2014 FiveThirtyEight On election day Fleming was re-elected with 62 percent of the vote to Melville's 32 percent. Fleming was again re-elected in 2012http://www.katc.com/news/fleming-re-elected-in-louisiana-s-4th-district/ Fleming re-elected in Louisiana's 4th District November 6, 2012 January 27, 2014 KATC https://web.archive.org/web/20140201235654/http://www.katc.com/news/fleming-re-elected-in-louisiana-s-4th-district/ February 1, 2014 dead and 2014.https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/election/2014/11/04/john-fleming-re-elected-us-house-th-district/18501239/ John Fleming re-elected in US House 4th District November 4, 2014 November 19, 2014 The Times Democratic primary results Louisiana's 4th district Republican primary, August 28, 2010 Democratic Party (United States) David Melville 10,145 81.10 Democratic Party (United States) Steven Jude Gavi 2,365 18.90 12,510 100.00 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election results Louisiana's 4th district general election, November 2, 2010 Republican Party (United States) John Fleming (incumbent) 105,223 62.34 Democratic Party (United States) David Melville 54,609 32.35 Independent (politician) Artis Cash 8,962 5.31 168,794 100.00 Republican Party (United States) External links http://www.drartiscash.com/ Artis Cash campaign website August 24, 2010 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20101031152821/http://www.drartiscash.com/ October 31, 2010 http://www.flemingforcongress.com/index.jsp John Fleming campaign website August 24, 2010 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20101021201209/http://www.flemingforcongress.com/index.jsp October 21, 2010 http://www.gaviforlacongress.org/ Steven Gavi campaign website August 24, 2010 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20100816135502/http://www.gaviforlacongress.org/ August 16, 2010 http://www.davidmelvilleforuscongress.com/ David Melville campaign website August 24, 2010 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20101029031423/http://www.davidmelvilleforuscongress.com/ October 29, 2010 District 5 thumb|400px|Louisiana's 5th congressional district in 2010 thumb|Rodney Alexander, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 5th district Louisiana's 5th congressional district The 5th district included Alexandria, Monroe and Ruston. The district's population was 62 percent white and 34 percent black (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 77 percent were high school graduates and 17 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $35,510.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/louisiana/5 Louisiana 5th District Profile March 21, 2014 The New York Times In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 62 percent of its vote to Republican nominee John McCain and 37 percent to Democratic nominee Barack Obama.http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-LA-05.html Louisiana – 5th District January 27, 2014 Roll Call Republican Rodney Alexander, who took office in 2003, was the incumbent. Alexander was re-elected unopposed in 2008. In 2010 Alexander's opponent in the general election was independent candidate Tom Gibbs, a U.S. Army veteran.http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20101004/NEWS01/101004008/Ouachita-Parish-independent-Tom-Gibbs-challenges-Rodney-Alexander https://archive.today/20140201063138/http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20101004/NEWS01/101004008/Ouachita-Parish-independent-Tom-Gibbs-challenges-Rodney-Alexander dead February 1, 2014 Ouachita Parish independent Tom Gibbs challenges Rodney Alexander October 4, 2010 January 27, 2014 The Town Talk Greg Hilburn Todd Slavant, the owner of a construction and property management company, also sought the Republican nomination.http://www.thetowntalk.com/viewart/20100702/NEWS01/100702028/ https://archive.today/20140201063049/http://www.thetowntalk.com/viewart/20100702/NEWS01/100702028/ dead February 1, 2014 Monroe Republican Todd Slavant will challenge Alexander in 5th District race July 2, 2010 January 27, 2014 The Town Talk Alexander raised $1,260,755 and spent $1,239,963.http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=LA05&cycle=2010 Louisiana District 05 Race January 27, 2014 OpenSecrets Prior to the election FiveThirtyEights forecast gave Alexander a 100 percent chance of winning.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/louisiana/5 Louisiana 5th District January 27, 2014 FiveThirtyEight On election day Alexander was re-elected with 79 percent of the vote to Gibbs's 21 percent. Alexander was again re-elected in 2012,https://www.fox8live.com/story/20023195/us-house-rep-rodney-alexander-wins-re-election U.S. House Rep. Rodney Alexander wins re-election November 13, 2012 January 27, 2014 FOX 8 WVUE New Orleans and resigned in 2013 to become secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs.http://theadvocate.com/home/6722936-125/us-rep-alexander-joining-jindal U.S. Rep. Alexander joining Jindal administration August 15, 2013 January 27, 2014 The Advocate Jordan Blum https://web.archive.org/web/20130825030603/http://theadvocate.com/home/6722936-125/us-rep-alexander-joining-jindal August 25, 2013 dead mdy-all He was succeeded by Vance McAllister.http://www.wdsu.com/news/local-news/northshore/vance-mcallister-wins-5th-district-congressional-seat/-/12537650/23012032/-/uwqyuxz/-/index.html Vance McAllister wins 5th District congressional seat November 16, 2013 January 27, 2014 WDSU Republican primary results Louisiana's 5th district Republican primary, August 28, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Rodney Alexander (incumbent) 14,031 88.94 Republican Party (United States) Todd Slavant 1,744 11.06 15,775 100.00 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election results Louisiana's 5th district general election, November 2, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Rodney Alexander (incumbent) 122,033 78.57 Independent (politician) Tom Gibbs Jr. 33,279 21.43 155,312 100.00 Republican Party (United States) External links http://www.rodneyalexanderforcongress.com/ Rodney Alexander campaign website May 5, 2012 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20101028214830/http://www.rodneyalexanderforcongress.com/ October 28, 2010 District 6 thumb|400px|Louisiana's 6th congressional district in 2010 thumb|Bill Cassidy, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 6th district Louisiana's 6th congressional district The 6th district included Baton Rouge and Prairieville. The district's population was 60 percent white and 34 percent black (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 85 percent were high school graduates and 26 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $47,840. In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 57 percent of its vote to Republican nominee John McCain and 41 percent to Democratic nominee Barack Obama.http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-LA-06.html Louisiana – 6th District January 31, 2014 Roll Call Republican Bill Cassidy, who took office in 2009, was the incumbent. Cassidy was elected in 2008 with 48 percent of the vote. In 2010 his opponent in the general election was Democratic nominee Merritt McDonald Sr., a retired engineer.http://www.livingstonparishnews.com/news/article_a6877194-debb-11df-8a8c-001cc4c03286.html Cassidy, opponent attend Tea Party October 23, 2010 January 31, 2014 The Livingston Parish News Alice Dowty Cassidy and McDonald were both unopposed in their parties' primaries.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/louisiana/6 Louisiana 6th District Profile January 31, 2014 The New York Times Cassidy raised $1,584,256 and spent $738,171.http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=LA06&cycle=2010 Louisiana District 06 Race January 31, 2014 OpenSecrets Prior to the election FiveThirtyEights forecast gave Cassidy a 100 percent chance of winning and projected that he would receive 64 percent of the vote to McDonald's 33 percent.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/forecasts/house/louisiana/6 Louisiana 6th District January 31, 2014 FiveThirtyEight On election day Cassidy was re-elected with 66 percent of the vote to McDonald's 34 percent. Cassidy was again re-elected in 2012,http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/11/us_rep_bill_cassidy_cruises_to.html https://web.archive.org/web/20130515214038/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/11/us_rep_bill_cassidy_cruises_to.html dead May 15, 2013 U.S. Rep. Bill Cassidy cruises to re-election November 6, 2012 January 31, 2014 The Times-Picayune Kim Chatelain and was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2014.https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/us/politics/mary-landrieu-is-defeated-by-bill-cassidy-in-louisiana-senate-runoff.html Mary Landrieu Is Defeated by Bill Cassidy in Louisiana Senate Runoff December 6, 2014 December 23, 2014 The New York Times Fausset Richard Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 General election results Louisiana's 6th district general election, November 2, 2010 Republican Party (United States) Bill Cassidy (incumbent) 138,607 65.63 Democratic Party (United States) Merritt E. McDonald Sr. 72,577 34.37 211,184 100.00 Republican Party (United States) External links http://www.billcassidy.com/ Bill Cassidy campaign website May 5, 2012 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20101029031610/http://www.billcassidy.com/ October 29, 2010 District 7 thumb|400px|Louisiana's 7th congressional district in 2010 thumb|Charles Boustany, who was re-elected as the U.S. representative for the 7th district Louisiana's 7th congressional district The 7th district included Lafayette, Lake Charles and Sulphur. The district's population was 70 percent white and 26 percent black (see Race and ethnicity in the United States census); 78 percent were high school graduates and 19 percent had received a bachelor's degree or higher. Its median income was $41,200.http://elections.nytimes.com/2010/house/louisiana/7 Louisiana 7th District Profile March 21, 2014 The New York Times In the 2008 presidential election the district gave 63 percent of its vote to Republican nominee John McCain and 35 percent to Democratic nominee Barack Obama.http://www.rollcall.com/race_detail/district-2010-LA-07.html Louisiana – 7th District January 31, 2014 Roll Call Republican Charles Boustany, who took office in 2005, was the incumbent. Boustany was re-elected with 62 percent of the vote in 2008. In 2010 Boustany was unopposed for re-election.http://www.americanpress.com/Beam-5-17-12 Boustany, Landry ready to duel May 16, 2012 January 31, 2014 American Press Jim Beam https://web.archive.org/web/20140202232518/http://www.americanpress.com/Beam-5-17-12 February 2, 2014 dead According to Louisiana law, candidates who are unopposed are declared elected and their names do not appear on the ballot. Boustany raised $1,677,845 and spent $1,258,638.http://www.opensecrets.org/races/summary.php?id=LA07&cycle=2010 Louisiana District 07 Race January 31, 2014 OpenSecrets He was re-elected in the 3rd district in 2012 and 2014.http://www.knoe.com/story/27275958/boustany-re-elected-in-louisianas-3rd-district https://archive.today/20141119082503/http://www.knoe.com/story/27275958/boustany-re-elected-in-louisianas-3rd-district dead November 19, 2014 Boustany re-elected in Louisiana's 3rd District November 4, 2014 November 19, 2014 KNOE-TV Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportSafe R November 1, 2010 RothenbergSafe R November 1, 2010 Sabato's Crystal BallSafe R November 1, 2010RCPSafe R November 1, 2010CQ PoliticsSafe ROctober 28, 2010New York TimesSafe R November 1, 2010FiveThirtyEightSafe R November 1, 2010 External links http://www.charlesboustany.com/ Charles Boustany campaign website March 24, 2007 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20101029050527/http://www.charlesboustany.com/ October 29, 2010 See also List of United States representatives from Louisiana Louisiana's congressional delegations References 2 Category:2010 Louisiana elections Louisiana 2010