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Louisiana's 2nd congressional district
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Louisiana's 2nd congressional district encompasses Orleans, St. Charles, St. John, St. James, Ascension, and Iberville parishes in southern Louisiana. [1]
The district previously included the West Bank portion of Jefferson Parish and South Kenner.
The current representative of the 2nd congressional district is Cedric Richmond (D).
Elections
2012
The 2nd congressional district of Louisiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Cedric Richmond won re-election in the district.[2]
| U.S. House, Louisiana, District 2 General Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Gary Landrieu | 25% | 71,916 | |
| Democratic |  Cedric Richmond Incumbent |
55.2% | 158,501 | |
| Republican | Dwayne Bailey | 13.5% | 38,801 | |
| Republican | Josue Larose | 3.9% | 11,345 | |
| Libertarian | Caleb Trotter | 2.4% | 6,791 | |
| Total Votes | 287,354 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Cedric Richmond won election to the United States House of Representatives. He defeated Anh "Joseph" Cao (R) Anthony Marquize (I), and Jack Radosta (I) in the general election.[3]
| U.S. House of Representatives, Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District, General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Cedric Richmond |
64.6% | 83,705 | |
| Republican | Anh "Joseph" Cao Incumbent | 33.5% | 43,378 | |
| Independent | Anthony Marquize | 1.4% | 1,876 | |
| Independent | Jack Radosta | 0.5% | 645 | |
| Total Votes | 129,604 | |||
Redistricting
2010-2011
- See also: Redistricting in Louisiana
In 2011, the Louisiana State Legislature re-drew the Congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.
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