Certified returns for every federal race in Louisiana in 2002, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 8 of 10 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
Notes from the Clerk's report
Louisiana law requires a majority vote as a prerequisite for nomination or election to this office.
U.S. Senate
General Election
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mary L. Landrieu
Democrat
573,347
46.0%
Suzanne Haik Terrell
Republican
339,506
27.2%
John Cooksey
Republican
171,752
13.8%
‘‘Tony’’ Perkins
Republican
119,776
9.6%
Raymond Brown
Democrat
23,553
1.9%
Patrick E. ‘‘Live Wire’’ Landry
Other
10,442
0.8%
James Lemann
Other
3,866
0.3%
Gary D. Robbins
Other
2,423
0.2%
Ernest Edward Skillman, Jr.
Republican
1,668
0.1%
Total
1,246,333
The Clerk's recapitulation gives no separate total for this race.
Runoff Election—December 7, 2002
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mary L. Landrieu
Democrat
638,654
51.7%
Suzanne Haik Terrell
Republican
596,642
48.3%
Total
1,235,296
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
David Vitter
Republican
147,117
81.5%
Monica L. Monica
Republican
20,268
11.2%
Robert Namer
Republican
7,229
4.0%
Ian P. Hawxhurst
Other
5,956
3.3%
Total
180,570
District 2
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
William J. Jefferson
Democrat
90,310
63.5%
Irma Muse Dixon
Democrat
28,480
20.0%
‘‘Silky’’ Sullivan
Republican
15,440
10.9%
Clarence ‘‘Buddy’’ Hunt
Democrat
4,137
2.9%
Wayne E. Clement
Other
3,789
2.7%
Total
142,156
District 3
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
W. J. (Billy) Tauzin
Republican
130,323
86.7%
William Beier
Other
12,964
8.6%
David Iwancio
Other
7,055
4.7%
Total
150,342
District 4
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jim McCrery
Republican
114,649
71.6%
John Milkovich
Democrat
42,340
26.4%
‘‘Bill’’ Jacobs
Other
3,104
1.9%
Total
160,093
District 5
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rodney Alexander
Democrat
52,952
28.7%
Lee Fletcher
Republican
45,278
24.5%
Clyde C. Holloway
Republican
42,573
23.1%
Robert J. Barham
Republican
34,533
18.7%
Sam Houston Melton, Jr.
Democrat
4,595
2.5%
Jack Wright
Republican
3,581
1.9%
Vinson Mouser
Other
1,145
0.6%
Total
184,657
The Clerk's recapitulation gives no separate total for this race.
District 6
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Richard H. Baker
Republican
146,932
84.0%
‘‘Rick’’ Moscatello
Other
27,898
16.0%
Total
174,830
District 7
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Chris John
Democrat
138,659
86.8%
Roberto Valletta
Other
21,051
13.2%
Total
159,710
District 5Runoff Election—December 7, 2002
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rodney Alexander
Democrat
86,718
50.3%
Lee Fletcher
Republican
85,744
49.7%
Total
172,462
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2002 — Official source · Archived copy SHA-256 e041d83ff1dc4230e2d57b0f83234e63e51ed9f1624a1013af534628549e1060
Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.