Louisiana 2012 General Election

The Green Papers: Louisiana 2012 General Election

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Louisiana
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Open Primary/Congressional/Presidential: Tuesday 6 November 2012
Open General/Congressional (runoff CD 3): Saturday 8 December 2012

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
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)
2000 Census:	4,480,271	(1.59% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:	9	(1.67% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	7	(1.61% of 435)
Capital:	Baton Rouge
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 6:00a CST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p CST (0200 UTC).
Saturday 8 December 2012 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. The primary is on the second to last Saturday in October and the runoff 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 run-off (where necessary) is held 32 days thereafter (on the first Saturday after the first Wednesday in December).

Candidates can withdraw until poll closing time on election day. Should a candidate withdraw after the ballots are printed, votes cast for that candidate are not counted.

6 November 2012 Candidate Database from the Louisiana Secretary of State.

6 November 2012 returns from the Louisiana Secretary of State.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2012, 2016. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 8 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates.


		Republican	1,152,262	57.78%	former Massachusetts Governor Willard "Mitt" Romney (8 Electoral Votes) • Vice President: Wisconsin Congressman Paul D. Ryan • FEC P80003353; 26 Nov 12; Tot $478,704,347; Dsb $465,787,141

		Democratic	809,141	40.58%	President Barack Hussein Obama • Vice President: Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • FEC P80003338; 26 Nov 12; Tot $732,741,988; Dsb $729,647,987

		Libertarian	18,157	0.91%	former New Mexico Governor Gary Earl Johnson • Vice President: James P. "Jim" Gray • FEC P20002671; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,575,529; Dsb $2,572,585

		Green	6,978	0.35%	Jill E. Stein • Vice President: Cheri Honkala • FEC P20003984; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,005,788; Dsb $1,093,022

		Constitution	2,508	0.13%	former Congressman Virgil Hamlin Goode, Jr. • Vice President: James N. "Jim" Clymer • FEC P20004685; 26 Nov 12; Tot $202,258; Dsb $202,253

		We, the People	1,767	0.09%	Sheila Telles "Samm" Tittle • Vice President: Matthew A. "Matt" Turner • FEC P20002630

		Justice Party	1,368	0.07%	former Salt Lake City Mayor Ross Carl "Rocky" Anderson • Vice President: Luis J. Rodriguez • FEC P20004263; 31 Dec 11; Tot $7,954; Dsb $10,084

		Socialism and Liberation	622	0.03%	Peta Lindsay • Vice President: Yari Osorio • FEC P20004636; 26 Nov 12; Tot $30,903; Dsb $31,019

		Prohibition Party	518	0.03%	Lowell Jackson "Jack" Fellure • Vice President: Toby Davis • FEC P20000089; 06 Nov 12; Tot $2,850; Dsb $2,850

		Socialist Workers Party	389	0.02%	James E. Harris, Jr. • Vice President: Alyson Kennedy • FEC P20005112

		Socialist Equality	355	0.02%	Jerome S. "Jerry" White • Vice President: Phyllis Scherrer • FEC P20004677; 26 Nov 12; Tot $18,854; Dsb $18,854
Total			1,994,065	100.00%

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: 2011, 2015. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Piyush "Bobby" Jindal • First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011 • Chair up for election: Saturday 24 October 2015 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015. Elected separately from Governor.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor "Jay" Dardenne • First elected in a special election: 2010; re-elected: 2011 • Seat up for election: Saturday 24 October 2015

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 (5 on General Election ballot, 1 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 on General Election ballot)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • 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 • on General Election ballot - 6 November 2012
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	193,496	66.63%	Congressman Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise • FEC H0LA01087; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,431,897; Dsb $1,118,884
		Democratic	61,703	21.25%	M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza • FEC H6LA02173
		Republican	24,844	8.55%	Gary W. King • FEC H2LA01075; 26 Nov 12; Tot $12,100; Dsb $12,029
		No Party	6,079	2.09%	David "Turk" Turknett • FEC H2LA01083
		No Party	4,288	1.48%	Arden Wells • FEC H0LA01186
Total			290,410	100.00%

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

		Democratic	158,501	55.16%	Congressman Cedric L. Richmond • FEC H8LA02054; 26 Nov 12; Tot $936,451; Dsb $932,756
		Democratic	71,916	25.03%	Gary C. Landrieu • FEC H2LA02107; 13 Nov 12; Tot $8,250; Dsb $7,183
		Republican	38,801	13.50%	Dwayne Bailey • FEC H2LA02115; 15 Nov 12; Tot $3,210; Dsb $2,674
		Republican	11,345	3.95%	Josue Larose • FEC H2LA02099; 26 Nov 12; Tot $2,044; Dsb $1,944
		Libertarian	6,791	2.36%	Caleb Randall Trotter • FEC H2LA02123; 26 Nov 12; Tot $6,225; Dsb $4,923
Total			287,354	100.00%

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 • on General Election ballot - 6 November 2012. Vote totals reflect 8 December 2012 runoff election.
			Incumbents running against one another
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Republican	58,820	60.90%	Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr. • Congressman Boustany, incumbent in the old CD 7, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3. 6 November 2012: 139,123 votes, 44.68% • FEC H4LA07029; 18 Nov 12; Tot $3,883,592; Dsb $3,712,546
		Republican	37,767	39.10%	Congressman Jeffrey M. "Jeff" Landry • 6 November 2012: 93,527 votes, 30.04% • FEC H0LA03141; 18 Nov 12; Tot $2,132,158; Dsb $1,943,689
		~~Republican~~			~~Bryan Barrilleaux - lost primary~~ • 6 November 2012: 7,908 votes, 2.54% • FEC H2LA03063
		~~Democratic~~			~~Ronald C. "Ron" Richard - lost primary~~ • 6 November 2012: 67,070 votes, 21.54% • FEC H2LA03055; 26 Nov 12; Tot $84,413; Dsb $83,464
		~~Libertarian~~			~~Jim Stark - lost primary~~ • 6 November 2012: 3,765 votes, 1.21%. • FEC H2LA03071
Total			96,587	100.00%
	8 December 2012 returns from the Lousiana Secretary of State and results from AP.

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

		Republican	187,894	75.30%	Congressman John Calvin Fleming, Jr. • FEC H8LA04225; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,555,109; Dsb $1,276,959
		Libertarian	61,637	24.70%	Randall Lord • FEC H2LA04129
Total			249,531	100.00%

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

		Republican	202,536	77.83%	Congressman Rodney M. Alexander • FEC H2LA05084; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,395,936; Dsb $1,100,900
		No Party	37,486	14.41%	Ron Ceasar • FEC H4LA07011
		Libertarian	20,194	7.76%	Clay Steven Grant • FEC H2LA05118
Total			260,216	100.00%

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

		Republican	243,553	79.41%	Congressman William "Bill" Cassidy • FEC H8LA00017; 26 Nov 12; Tot $1,791,988; Dsb $627,150
		Libertarian	32,185	10.49%	Rufus Holt Craig, Jr. • FEC H4LA06047
		Independent	30,975	10.10%	Richard "RPT" Torregano • FEC H4LA02038
Total			306,713	100.00%

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - Seat lost in 2010 apportionment - No election in 2012 - map
CD 7		Republican	Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr. • Re-elected Tuesday 6 November 2012 • First elected: 2004 • Congressman Boustany is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3.

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015

		Republican	Secretary of State J. Thomas "Tom" Schedler • Appointed 22 November 2010 upon the election of Secretary of State "Jay" Dardenne as Lieutenant Governor; first elected: 2011 • Seat up for election: Saturday 24 October 2015

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015

		Republican	Attorney General James D. "Buddy" Caldwell • First elected: 2007 as a Democrat; re-elected: 2011 as a Republican • Seat up for election: Saturday 24 October 2015

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015

		Republican	Treasurer John Neely Kennedy • First elected as a Democrat: 1999; re-elected: 2003; switched affiliation to Republican 27 August 2007; re-elected: 2007, 2011 • Seat up for election: Saturday 24 October 2015

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015

		Republican	Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Michael G. "Mike" Strain • First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011 • Seat up for election: Saturday 24 October 2015

Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2011, 2015

		Republican	Insurance Commissioner James J. "Jim" Donelon • Appointed: 16 February 2006; first elected in Special Election 30 September 2006; re-elected: 2007, 2011 • Seat up for election: Saturday 24 October 2015

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, 4 candidates
	• Republican: 14 incumbents, 10 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 5 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Justice Party: 1 candidate
	• Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
	• Prohibition Party (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Socialist Equality: 1 candidate
	• Socialist Workers Party: 1 candidate
	• We, the People: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
	• No Party: 3 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.