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Election Timeline
July 9, 2010 - Deadline to file for candidacy
August 28, 2010 - Primary elections
November 2, 2010 - Election day
Latest Polls and Updates
Conservative Ranking
Louisiana is the 8th most conservative state, voting
25.90% more Republican in the 2008 presidential elections than the national average.
Partisan Trend
Based on voting patterns since 1992, Louisiana is trending REPUBLICAN in presidential
elections.
GOP Trend Ranking
Louisiana ranks 4th among the 50 states.
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Incumbent: Republican incumbent David Vitter is up for a second term in 2010. He faced minor primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
David Vitter - Incumbent 
Chet D. Traylor - Former Louisiana Supreme Court Judge
Nick Accardo
DEM Candidates
Charlie Melancon - U.S. Representative from Louisiana
Neeson Chauvin, Jr.
Cary Deaton
Party nominee -
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District 2 (map)
Incumbent: Republican incumbent Joseph Cao is up for re-election for the first time in 2010. He currently faces no primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Joseph Cao - Incumbent
DEM Candidates
Cedric Richmond - Louisiana State Representative
Juan LaFonta - Louisiana State Representative
Eugene Green
Gary Johnson
Party nominee -
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District 3 (map)
OPEN SEAT: Three-term Democrat Charlie Melancon is running for the Senate in 2010.
GOP Candidates
Huntington Downer - Former Louisiana State Representative (in Oct 2 runoff)
Jeff Landry (in Oct 2 runoff)
Kristian Magar
DEM Candidates
Ravi Sangisetty
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Polling Data - polls to be tracked after party primaries
Projection Data - table to be filled out after party primaries
Preliminary Projection - Strong GOP Gain
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Projected winner listed first
District 1: Steve Scalise (R)-inc vs. Myron Katz (D)
District 4: John Fleming (R)-inc vs. David Melville, Jr. (D)
District 5: Rodney Alexander (R)-inc (unopposed)
District 6: Bill Cassidy (R)-inc vs. Merritt McDonald, Sr. (D)
District 7: Charles Boustany Jr. (R)-inc (unopposed)
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Current Partisan Breakdown
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| National Delegation |
| Senators |
1 GOP, 1 DEM |
| Representatives |
6 GOP, 1 DEM |
| State Government |
| Governor |
GOP |
| Lt. Governor |
DEM |
| State Senate - DEM control |
15 GOP, 22 DEM |
| State House - DEM control |
50 GOP, 52 DEM, 3 IND, 1 vacant |
Current Office Holders
Governor: Bobby Jindal (R) - 1st term, up for re-election in 2011
Lt. Governor: Mitch Landrieu (D) - 2nd term, up for re-election in 2011
Senior Senator: Mary Landrieu (D) - 3rd term, up for re-election in 2014
Junior Senator: David Vitter (R) - 1st term, up for re-election in 2010
House District 1: Steve Scalise (R) - 2nd term
House District 2: Joseph Cao (R) - 1st term
House District 3: Charlie Melancon (D) - 3rd term (running for Senate)
House District 4: John Fleming (R) - 1st term
House District 5: Rodney Alexander (R) - 4th term
House District 6: Bill Cassidy (R) - 1st term
House District 7: Charles Boustany (R) - 3rd term
Historical Partisan Snapshot
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| Race |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
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| President |
Mod R |
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Solid R |
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Solid R |
Senate |
| Class 2 |
-- |
Weak D |
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-- |
Mod D |
| Class 3 |
-- |
-- |
Solid R |
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Governor
(2003-07) |
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Weak D |
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Solid R |
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| House |
5 GOP
2 DEM |
5 GOP
2 DEM |
5 GOP
2 DEM |
5 GOP
2 DEM |
6 GOP
1 DEM |
| CD-1 |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
| CD-2 |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Weak R |
| CD-3 |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Weak D |
Solid D |
Solid D |
| CD-4 |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Weak R |
| CD-5 |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
| CD-6 |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Mod R |
| CD-7 |
Solid D |
Solid D |
Strong R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
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BOLD - party turnover
Party changes not bolded resulted from redistricting before the 2002 election.
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Race ratings:
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"Weak" - less than 5%
"Mod" - 5% to less than 10%
"Strong" - 10% to 15%
"Solid" - greater than 15%
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