Louisiana 2013 General Election

The Green Papers: Louisiana 2013 General Election

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Louisiana
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Special House CD 5: Saturday 19 October 2013
Special Election runoff House CD 5: Saturday 16 November 2013

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)
Capital:	Baton Rouge
Saturday 19 October 2013 polling hours 6:00a CDT (1100 UTC) to 8:00p CDT (0100 UTC).
Saturday 16 November 2013 polling hours 6:00a CST (1200 UTC) to 8:00p CST (0200 UTC).

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Louisiana State and Local Government

Louisiana 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

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.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 113^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

		Republican			Congressman William "Bill" Cassidy • Congressman CD 6 • FEC S4LA00107; 30 Sep 13; Tot $4,082,964; Dsb $596,004
		Republican			Paul B. Hollis • FEC S4LA00131
		*Democratic*			*Senator Mary L. Landrieu* • FEC S6LA00227; 30 Sep 13; Tot $4,235,788; Dsb $987,505
		Republican			Robert L. "Rob" Maness • FEC S4LA00115; 30 Sep 13; Tot $101,929; Dsb $85,640
		Libertarian			Brannon L. McMorris • FEC S4LA00123
		Democratic			Don Reaux

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 - At Term Limit

		Democratic			state Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell
		Republican			Lieutenant Governor "Jay" Dardenne • 21 March 2013: Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne says that he "intends" to run for Governor.
		Democratic			state Representative John Bel Edwards
		Democratic			Jeremy Odom

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 • Open Seat - 21 March 2013: Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne says that he "intends" to run for Governor.

		Democratic			state Senator Rick Gallot
		Republican			state Senator Elbert Lee Guillory
		Republican			Plaquemines Parish President Billy Nungesser

113^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2014, 2016. No Term Limit. 113^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Republican (4 Undetermined, 1 Open); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 113th Congress
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 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		*Republican*			*Congressman Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise* • FEC H0LA01087; 30 Sep 13; Tot $694,303; Dsb $506,032

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Cedric L. Richmond • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic			Gary C. Landrieu • FEC H2LA02107; 30 Sep 13; Tot $0; Dsb $0
		*Democratic*			*Congressman Cedric L. Richmond* • FEC H8LA02054; 30 Sep 13; Tot $507,258; Dsb $167,492

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr. • First elected: 2004 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		*Republican*			*Congressman Charles W. Boustany, Jr.* • FEC H4LA07029; 30 Sep 13; Tot $777,818; Dsb $534,120

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman John Calvin Fleming, Jr. • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		*Republican*			*Congressman John Calvin Fleming, Jr.* • FEC H8LA04225; 30 Sep 13; Tot $592,237; Dsb $357,719

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Vance M. McAllister • First elected in a special election: 16 November 2013. • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
	6 August 2013: Congressman Rodney M. Alexander (Republican), who was first elected in 2002 as a Democrat and switched to Republican in August 2004, announced his retirement at the end of his term. 7 August 2013: Governor Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (Republican) announced that he will appoint Congressman Rodney M. Alexander as Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs. Congressman Alexander will resign from Congress effective 26 September and take over as Secretary on 30 September. 26 September 2013: Congressman Alexander resigns from Congress. 16 November 2013: Vance M. McAllister (Republican) is elected in a special election. 21 November 2013: Vance M. McAllister (Republican) is sworn.

Special Election - 113th Congress
CD 5 {map} Special Election		Republican	• Seat up for election: Saturday 16 November 2013 • Special Election - There are no party primaries in Louisiana. All candidates from all parties appear on the Saturday 19 October 2013 primary ballot. If a candidate receives a majority (50% of the vote plus 1), that candidate is elected. Otherwise, a runoff is held between the top two vote getters on Saturday 16 November 2013 .

		Republican	54,450	59.65%	Vance M. McAllister • Received 17.78% in the Saturday 19 October 2013 primary. Proceeds to Runoff on 16 November 2013. • FEC H4LA05130; 06 Dec 13; Tot $804,602; Dsb $789,108
		Republican	36,840	40.35%	state Senator Hartwell Neil "Neil" Riser, Jr. • Received 31.98% in the Saturday 19 October 2013 primary. Proceeds to Runoff on 16 November 2013 • FEC H4LA05064; 06 Dec 13; Tot $1,088,949; Dsb $1,067,918
Total			91,290	100.00%
	Reference: Louisiana Secretary of State Candidate Inquiry. 19 October 2013: Election returns from the Louisiana Secretary of State and results from AP. 16 November 2013: Election returns from the Louisiana Secretary of State and results from AP.

Incumbent - 113th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman William "Bill" Cassidy • First elected: 2008 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014 • Open Seat - 2 April 2013: Running for the U.S. Senate Class 2 seat in 2014.
	Candidate list - 113th Congress

		Democratic			Quentin Anthony Anderson • FEC H4LA06070
		Republican			state Senator Dan Claitor
		Republican			Paul Dietzel, II • FEC H4LA06088; 30 Sep 13; Tot $117,181; Dsb $64,652
		Republican			Cassie Erin Felder • FEC H4LA06104
		Democratic			Richard Dean Lieberman • FEC H4LA06062
		~~Republican~~			~~state Senator Richard J. "Rick" Ward, III - apparently not a candidate~~ • 21 August 2013: Stated that he needs to spend time with his children and "... I will not be a candidate for Congress..." • FEC H4LA06096; 30 Sep 13; Tot $6,100; Dsb $6,100

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

		Republican			Martin K. "Marty" Maley, Sr.

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, 10 candidates
	• Republican: 14 incumbents, 15 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
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.