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2008 Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election

2008 Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election

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The February 2, 2008 resignation of Republican Richard Baker triggered a special election for Louisiana's 6th district. In anticipation of this election, party qualifying occurred before Baker's resignation.[1] The timeline mirrored that of the 2008 special election for the 1st congressional district.[1] The two elections were the first Louisiana congressional elections not based on Louisiana's jungle primary system since the 1970s.

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Democrat Don Cazayoux won the 6th district election, defeating Republican Woody Jenkins by three percentage points, as well as two independent candidates and a member of the Constitution Party.[2] He was sworn in on May 6, switching the party affiliation of the seat. (This was the second time such a party switch occurred due to a special election during the 110th Congress.)

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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Constitution Party

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General election

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County results

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  1. [1]
    Shuler, Marsha (February 1, 2008). "Hopefuls join race in 6th District". The Advocate.
  2. [2]
    Simpson, Doug (May 3, 2008). "Cazayoux wins 6th District seat in Congress". The Advocate. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
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    "Louisiana Secretary of State - Statewide Election Results". Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
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    "Louisiana Secretary of State - Statewide Election Results". Archived from the original on August 28, 2011. Retrieved April 3, 2011.
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    "Louisiana Secretary of State - Election Results".
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