Certified returns for every federal race in Louisiana in 2008, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 6 of 8 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
Party line
Votes
Share
Republican
1,148,275
58.6%
Democratic
782,989
39.9%
Louisiana Taxpayers
9,368
0.5%
Green
9,187
0.5%
Independent
6,997
0.4%
Constitution
2,581
0.1%
Socialist Workers
735
0.0%
Socialism and Liberation
354
0.0%
Prohibition
275
0.0%
Total
1,960,761
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2008 election page.
U.S. Senate
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mary L. Landrieu
Democrat
988,298
52.1%
John Kennedy
Republican
867,177
45.7%
Richard Fontanesi
Libertarian
18,590
1.0%
‘‘Jay’’ Patel
No Party Affiliation
13,729
0.7%
Robert Stewart
Other
8,780
0.5%
Total
1,896,574
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Steve Scalise
Republican
189,168
65.7%
‘‘Jim’’ Harlan
Democrat
98,839
34.3%
Total
288,007
District 2
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Anh ‘‘Joseph’’ Cao
Republican
33,132
49.5%
William J. Jefferson
Democrat
31,318
46.8%
Malik Rahim
Green
1,883
2.8%
Gregory W. Kahn
Libertarian
549
0.8%
Total
66,882
District 3
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Charlie Melancon
Democrat
Unopposed
Unopposed — the state does not count or report votes for unopposed candidates.
District 4
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
John Fleming
Republican
44,501
48.1%
Paul J. Carmouche
Democrat
44,151
47.7%
Chester T. ‘‘Catfish’’ Kelley
No Party Affiliation
3,245
3.5%
Gerard J. Bowen, Jr.
Other
675
0.7%
Total
92,572
District 5
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rodney Alexander
Republican
Unopposed
Unopposed — the state does not count or report votes for unopposed candidates.
District 6
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
William ‘‘Bill’’ Cassidy
Republican
150,332
48.1%
Donald J. Cazayoux, Jr.
Democrat
125,886
40.3%
Michael Jackson
No Party Affiliation
36,198
11.6%
Total
312,416
District 7
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Charles W. Boustany, Jr.
Republican
177,173
61.9%
Donald ‘‘Don’’ Cravins, Jr.
Democrat
98,280
34.3%
Peter Vidrine
Other
10,846
3.8%
Total
286,299
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2008 — Official source · Archived copy SHA-256 ca9fea3dc2259cee9ead5e92c78f577f1309b28e07428164121a40521d91c333
Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.