*Louisana 6th District Run-off Election Results Thread*

[NJSecularist]

http://www.2theadvocate.com/

A blog with updating results: http://www.dailykingfish.com/

It is a battle between Don Cazayoux (D) and Woody Jenkins (R).

[KingFlorez]

1. This sure would be a good pickup

Democrats need to get more footing in Louisiana

Another link for results, LA Secretary of State http://electionresults.sos.louisiana.gov/050308state.htm

[FARAFIELD]

2. I agree

There has to be SOME of us left in Louisianna, dang.

[NJSecularist]

3. Here is the link right from the Secretary of State website with direct results

http://electionresults.sos.louisiana.gov/050308state.htm

0% precincts reporting so far.

[SeattleGirl]

4. Cazayoux just took a very slender lead over Woody!

[annabanana]

5. What % in?. . . . . n/t

[SeattleGirl]

6. Don't know the percentage, just straight numbers

And it's not many: 5 of 512 precincts so far.

And the lead just flipped back to Woody.

[FARAFIELD]

7. Just a few precints and the Absentee. 3%

Woody did run statewide twice I suppose if there is a feather on the scale its for the repukes.

[FARAFIELD]

9. 6% we are down by 27 votes

Of course its a run off as well, so we have to get 50%

[BayouBengal07]

8. Oh god.

I couldn't imagine Woody getting it. Dude's nuts. He's been nuts forever. I remember rooting for Landrieu way back in 1996, and his creepy GOP bible belt ass is STILL trying.

[FARAFIELD]

10. Ill be the percentage guy if thats ok

prevent us from all clicking on the page.

[Hawaii Hiker]

12. Isn't this similar to what happened in Illinois a few months ago

a special run-off election for Hassert's seat...Then they'll have a election in Nov. again to correct?...

Some interesting info about this race:

"Today's special election in LA-06 is being watched with bated breath. The seat is open because Richard Baker (R) resigned from the House to take a multimillion dollar job as a lobbyist for the hedge fund industry. This Baton Rouge-based district has a PVI of R+7 so the normal procedure for elections here is that the candidates show up, the Republican wins and goes off to Washington, the Democrat sulks off licking his wounds, and it's back to business as usual. Only this time the DCCC has poured $1.2 million into the race for Democrat Don Cazayoux and the NRCC has poured a comparable amount in for Republican Woody Jenkins. Most of the ads are negative. Jenkins' ads call Cazayoux (rhymes with "tax you") a "liberal" and try to tie him to the national Democratic party so everyone is watching closely to see if the old magic still works in the deep south. A poll released yesterday put Cazayoux ahead of Jenkins 50% to 41%"....

www.electoral-vote.com

[FARAFIELD]

13. 49 to 46 REPUKE in lead

25 of 512 precints in

[FARAFIELD]

11. 49 -46 repuke in lead

25 of 512 precincts in

[blitzen]

14. not to worry...

his lead right now is from Freeper precincts (Livingston Parish). When Baton Rouge comes in, and the rest of Cazayoux's home turf (Pointe Coupee), it should be good for us.

[SeattleGirl]

15. I sure hope so.

Right now, it's not looking so good.

[blitzen]

46. Hey, I told you not to worry! Cazayoux (Dem) won, 49-46!

[FARAFIELD]

16. 52-43 repuke with 29 of 512 precincts in

[FARAFIELD]

17. 51.1 to 45.3 for Repuke with 48 of 512 precincts in

[FARAFIELD]

18. 55.2 REPUKE to 44.5 with 64 of 512 precincts in

[FARAFIELD]

19. 50.67 Repuke 45.77 US with 91 of 512 precincts in

[NJSecularist]

20. Point Copee is beginning to report, our numbers jumped. n/t

[FARAFIELD]

21. 52.07 Repuke 44.37 Us with 110 of 512 Precincts in

[FARAFIELD]

22. 51.25 repuke 44.96 US with 136 of 512 precincts in

[FARAFIELD]

23. Basically its going to come down to East baton Rouge

There arent enough votes elsewhere to really make a diffrence. Remember its a run off style so to WIN the seat we have to get 50%+1

[FARAFIELD]

24. 51.84 Repuke to 43.9 US 178 of 512 precincts in

[FARAFIELD]

25. 52.23 repuke to 43.27 US 231 of 512 precincts in

[FARAFIELD]

26. 52.64 Repuke to 42.84 US 242 of 512 precincts in

[NJSecularist]

27. Not looking good for Don...

East Baton Rouge is coming in and he isn't getting what he needs.

[FARAFIELD]

29. You are right, its about getting Woody under 50% now

and make the GOP spend some more cash

[FARAFIELD]

28. 51.26 Repuke 44.23 US with 275 of 512 precincts in

[FARAFIELD]

30. 48.88 repuke 46.40 for US with 307 of 512 precincts in

[NJSecularist]

31. We got a nice jump in East Baton Rouge.. n/t

[carpetbagger]

32. Cazayoux's underperforming Landrieu's 2002 numbers.

In the parishes that are completely in, the spreads are less that Landrieu's in 02, minus her margin. There aren't any close post-Katrina federal elections to compare it to.

[FARAFIELD]

33. 48.40 Repuke to 46.95 US with 318 of 512 precincts in

[NJSecularist]

34. All the parishes are in other than East Baton Rouge.

Right now he is winning 51% of the vote in EBR. He needs to do better than that to win this district.

[blitzen]

35. Everywhere is in but Baton Rouge....

a 2000 or so pickup in Baton Rouge (121 of 324 precincts in so far from BR, with Cazayoux up by about 800) is likely--in which case Caz. will win. Not to mention that the black precincts in BR historically come in late.

[FARAFIELD]

36. 49.11 Repuke to 46.22 Us with 353 of 512 precincts reporting

well at least he is under 50%, anyone know who the other asshats are? It would actually be refreshing to think they are taking votes away from US at least (in a sense that we would get them in the runoff)

[FARAFIELD]

37. Sorry one IMPORTANT NOTE on election

I forgot that this is the first election outside the "jungle primary" so the winner of votes TOnight wins the election. Sorry Ive been used to Louisianna so long being one way its hard to break the habit.

[blitzen]

38. WOOT!!! WOOT!!! YOU GO, BATON ROUGE!!!!

Caz. pulls ahead...just as I suspected (see above)


oops, didn't mean this as a reply to the above post...oh well, WOOT!!!

[NJSecularist]

39. Don got a huge jump!

He's leading now. By 2%.

[NJSecularist]

40. You can call this race for Don now.

There is no way he loses now.

One more blue seat.

[blitzen]

44. 508 of 512 precincts in: Caz. 49.24, Woody 46.22

[blitzen]

41. CAZ WINS 49-46

[blitzen]

42. I LOVETHAT FAT LADY, SHE"S SINGING SWEET

[FARAFIELD]

43. 49.24 US to 46.22 (lamers) with 508 of 512 precincts in

prettymuch over, the lady is backstage singing.

[Hawaii Hiker]

45. But if it's NOT 50% + 1, say it's 50.2

is that any less significant...Isn't 50.1 or 51% the same thing?

[blitzen]

47. the 50% thing doesn't apply in this election

This is the run-off--the winner wins and is sworn in to Congress on Monday. That said, this is a special election--Cazayoux will hold the seat until Nov., when he'll have to defend it...which he should do easily.

[Hawaii Hiker]

48. But (just like in IL. w/Hasert) why is there a run-off now, then they vote

again in Nov...Why do they not just wait until Nov...I mean, I understand a special election if someone dies or suddenly resigns to health reasons, etc. & the seat needs to be filled immidiately....

Guess I'm just not familiar w/the process...

In any event, it is a GREAT win, picking up a seat in normally what is a strong Republican area..:woohoo:

[blitzen]

49. A-Hole greedy Repuke Richard Baker had to vacate seat early so he could...

make obscene money as a lobbyist. If he had filled out his term, he would have had to stay on the sidelines awhile.