Louisiana 2011 Off-Year Election

The Green Papers: Louisiana 2011 Off-Year Election

This page is for offices up for election in 2011. Find 2012 elections here.

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Louisiana
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Saturday 22 October 2011
General Election (runoff ) No offices listed on this site required runoffs: Saturday 19 November 2011

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2000 Census:	4,480,271	(1.59% of 281,998,273)
2002, 2008 Electoral Votes:	9	(1.67% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	7	(1.61% of 435)
2010 Census:	4,553,962	(1.47% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	8	(1.49% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	6	(1.38% of 435)
Capital:	Baton Rouge
Saturday 22 October 2011 polling hours 6:00a CDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00p CDT (0100 UTC).
Saturday 19 November 2011 polling hours 6:00a CST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p CST (0200 UTC).

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Louisiana State and Local Government

Louisiana 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties

There are no party primaries in Louisiana. All candidates from all parties appear on the primary ballot. If no candidate receives a majority (50% of the vote plus 1), a runoff is held between the top two vote getters.

Elections for Governor and statewide officers are held every 4 years. Then next elections are in 2011. The primary is on the second to last Saturday in October and the general elections is on the fourth Saturday after the second to last Saturday in October.
Congressional elections are held every two years. The primary is on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November and the General election is held on the first Saturday in December. The next elections are in 2012.

Louisiana lost 1 U.S. House seat in the 2010 Census and will elected 6 Representatives in 2012.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Democratic	Senator Mary L. Landrieu • First elected: 1996; re-elected: 2002, 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Class 3		Republican	Senator David Vitter • First elected: 2004; re-elected: 2010. (also served in U.S. House- first elected in a special election [to fill the seat vacated by Congressman Bob Livingston]: 1999; re-elected: 2000, 2002.) • Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Piyush "Bobby" Jindal • Re-elected Saturday 22 October 2011 • First elected: 2007 • Chair up for election: Saturday 22 October 2011 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.

		Republican	672,950	65.82%	Governor Piyush "Bobby" Jindal
		Democratic	182,755	17.87%	Tara Hollis
		Democratic	49,988	4.89%	Cary J. Deaton
		Democratic	33,194	3.25%	Ivo "Trey" Roberts
		No Party Affiliation	26,679	2.61%	David Blanchard
		Democratic	21,846	2.14%	"Niki Bird" Papazoglakis
		Libertarian	12,517	1.22%	Scott A. Lewis, III
		No Party Affiliation	9,103	0.89%	William Robert "Bob" Lang, Jr.
		No Party Affiliation	8,171	0.80%	Ron Ceasar
		No Party Affiliation	5,236	0.51%	Leonard Alan "Lenny" Bollingham
Total			1,022,439	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011. Elected separately from Governor.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor "Jay" Dardenne • Re-elected Saturday 22 October 2011 • First elected in a special election: 2010 • Seat up for election: Saturday 22 October 2011

		Republican	504,228	53.13%	Lieutenant Governor "Jay" Dardenne
		Republican	444,750	46.87%	Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser
Total			948,978	100.00%

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 6 Republican (6 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise • First elected in a special election 3 May 2008 to fill the vacancy re: Congresman Piyush "Bobby" Jindal election as Governor • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*			*Congressman Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise* • FEC H0LA01087; 30 Sep 11; Tot $557,978; Dsb $287,125

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Cedric L. Richmond • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Cedric L. Richmond* • FEC H8LA02054; 30 Sep 11; Tot $357,065; Dsb $211,910

		Republican			Gail Ray Dignam • FEC H2LA02081

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Landry • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*			*Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr.* • Incumbent CD 7. Running for re-election in CD 3. • FEC H4LA07029; 30 Sep 11; Tot $927,782; Dsb $384,778
		*Republican*			*Congressman Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Landry* • FEC H0LA03141; 30 Sep 11; Tot $544,566; Dsb $143,860

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4		Republican	Congressman John Calvin Fleming, Jr. • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*			*Congressman John Calvin Fleming, Jr.* • FEC H8LA04225; 30 Sep 11; Tot $649,151; Dsb $424,682

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Rodney M. Alexander • First elected: 2002 as a Democrat. Switched to Republican August 2004. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*			*Congressman Rodney Alexander* • FEC H2LA05084; 30 Sep 11; Tot $513,646; Dsb $402,142

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 6		Republican	Congressman William "Bill" Cassidy • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		*Republican*			*Congressman William "Bill" Cassidy* • FEC H8LA00017; 30 Sep 11; Tot $648,566; Dsb $238,522

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - Seat lost in 2010 apportionment - No election in 2012 - map
CD 7		Republican	Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr. • First elected: 2004 • Incumbent CD 7. Running for re-election in CD 3.

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011

		Republican	Secretary of State J. Thomas "Tom" Schedler • Re-elected Saturday 22 October 2011 • Appointed 22 November 2010 upon the election of Secretary of State "Jay" Dardenne as Lieutenant Governor. • Seat up for election: Saturday 22 October 2011

		Republican	449,370	50.48%	Secretary of State J. Thomas "Tom" Schedler
		Republican	440,872	49.52%	state Representative Jim Tucker
Total			890,242	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011

		Republican	Attorney General James D. "Buddy" Caldwell • Re-elected Saturday 22 October 2011 • First elected: 2007 as a Democrat. • Seat up for election: Saturday 22 October 2011 • circa 2 February 2011: Switched his party affilation to Republican.

		Republican			Attorney General James D. "Buddy" Caldwell

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011

		Republican	Treasurer John Neely Kennedy • Re-elected Saturday 22 October 2011 • First elected as a Democrat: 1999; re-elected: 2003; switched affiliation to Republican 27 August 2007; re-elected: 2007 • Seat up for election: Saturday 22 October 2011

		Republican			Treasurer John Neely Kennedy

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011

		Republican	Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Michael G. "Mike" Strain • Re-elected Saturday 22 October 2011 • First elected: 2007 • Seat up for election: Saturday 22 October 2011

		Republican	640,631	66.52%	Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Michael G. "Mike" Strain
		Democratic	267,576	27.78%	Jamie LaBranche
		Reform	54,842	5.69%	Belinda "B" Alexandrenko
Total			963,049	100.00%

Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2007, 2011

		Republican	Insurance Commissioner James J. "Jim" Donelon • Re-elected Saturday 22 October 2011 • Appointed: 16 February 2006; first elected in Special Election 30 September 2006; re-elected: 2007 • Seat up for election: Saturday 22 October 2011

		Republican	651,285	67.48%	Insurance Commissioner James J. "Jim" Donelon
		Democratic	313,931	32.52%	Donald C. Hodge
Total			965,216	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties
	• Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 7 candidates
	• Republican: 14 incumbents, 16 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
	• Reform (affiliates): 1 candidate
Independents
	• No Party Affiliation: 4 candidates
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.