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LOUISIANARace Summary
TOP RACES SENATE: Sen. John B. Breaux (D), first elected in 1986, is seeking a third term. He will face state Rep. Jim Donelon (R), among other candidates in the open primary race.
back to top POLL HOURS7 a.m. ET (6 a.m. CT) to 9 p.m. ET (8 p.m. CT) back to top SENATOR AND GOVERNOR NOT UP IN 1998 Gov. Mike Foster (R); first election 1995; next election in 1999. back to top VACANCIESback to top HOUSE DISTRICTS
No Democratic candidate; Robert L. Livingston (inc.) (R) William J. Jefferson (inc.) (D) David Reed (D) Don-Terry Veal (D); no republican candidate No Democratic candidate; W.J. "Billy" Tauzin (inc.) (R) No Democratic candidate; Jim McCrery (inc.) (R) No Democratic candidate; John Cooksey (R) Marjorie McKeithen (D); Richard H. Baker (inc.) (R) Chris John (inc.) (D); no republican candidate back to top PRIMARY DATENovember 3 (November 3 runoff) back to top FILING DEADLINEAugust 21 back to top STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURESTotal Number: 2 Governor: Republican back to top STATE LEGISLATIVE ELECTIONSSenate: No elections this year; off-year elections next in 1999. back to top PARTY REGISTRATIONState Projected Voting Age Population: 3,131,000 (1996) Democrats: 1,673,929 62.6% Republicans: 573,965 21.5% Other: 427,106 15.9% back to top ELECTORAL VOTES9 PRESIDENTIAL VOTING HISTORYClinton won in 1996; Clinton in 1992; Bush in 1988; Reagan in 1984; Reagan in 1980; Carter in 1976; Nixon in 1972; Wallace in 1968; Goldwater in 1964; Kennedy in 1960.LAST TIME VOTED DEMOCRATIC FOR PRESIDENT: 1996PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1996:Clinton 52% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1992:Clinton 46% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1988: Bush 54% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1984:Reagan 61% PRESIDENTIAL VOTE IN 1980:Reagan 51% back to top PAST EXIT POLLS1992: 1996: back to top TURNOUTHistorical voter turnout as a percentage of the voting age population 1996-1960 back to top DEMOGRAPHICSPopulation: 4,351,000 (1996) White: 70.3% Persons of Hispanic origin account for 2.2% of the voting population (from 1990 Census) back to top STATE TIDBITSState Capital: Baton Rouge Louisiana is the home of political scandal -- from Huey Long's penchant for bribery, intimidation and force to make his political machine run smoothly both as governor and senator, to David Duke, the once active Nazi sympathizer who ran for Senate, governor and then president. Tough economic times in the mid-1980s led Louisiana to lean Democratic at the same time other Southern states were moving toward the GOP. Clinton won the state in both 1996 and 1992. Louisiana was one of only five states (Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama and Georgia are the others) to vote for George Wallace (who ran under the American Independent party) in 1968. (Note: North Carolina cast one of its 13 electoral votes for Wallace.) ("Guide to U.S. Elections") back to top RELATED SITESNOTE: External sites will open in a new browser window. Government:Louisiana Secretary of State Home Page News Media:CNN AffiliatesKNOE (Monroe) State NewspapersBaton Rouge Advocate General Interest:The White Househttp://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/Welcome.html The House of Representatives http://www.house.gov/ The Senate http://www.senate.gov/ Library of Congress -- The Legislative Branch http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/legislative/congress.html Congressional Quarterly's American Voter http://voter.cq.com/ Congressional Quarterly's VoteWatch http://pathfinder.com/CQ/ THOMAS: Legislative Information on the Internet http://thomas.loc.gov/ Federal Election Commission http://www.fec.gov/ Democratic National Committee http://www.democrats.org/ Republican National Committee http://www.rnc.org/ Project Vote Smart http://www.vote-smart.org Policy.com http://www.policy.com/ Updated: October 27, 1998 |
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Donelon (R) 32%