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James David Cain
James David Cain was a 2011 Republican candidate for District 30 of the Louisiana State Senate.
Elections
2011
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2011
Cain ran in the 2011 election for Louisiana Senate District 30. He faced incumbent John Smith (R) and Terry Fowler (D) in the primary election on October 22, 2011. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary. However, since no candidate reached this threshold, a general election took place on November 19, 2011 between top-two vote getters Smith and Cain.[1] Smith defeated Cain to win re-election.[2]
| Louisiana State Senate District 30 General Election, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Smith Incumbent |
59.4% | 8,457 | |
| Republican | James David Cain | 40.6% | 5,772 | |
| Total Votes | 14,229 | |||
| Louisiana State Senate District 30 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | James David Cain |
29.7% | 6,628 | |
| Democratic | Terry Fowler | 24.6% | 5,496 | |
| Republican | John Smith Incumbent |
45.7% | 10,216 | |
| Total Votes | 22,340 | |||
| Ad by Friends of Bobby Jindal targeting James David Cain |
The week of the primary Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) spent approximately $100,000 of his campaign funds to pay for a TV ad opposing Cain. Cain criticized Jindal for supporting Cain's opponent in the race, John Smith.[3]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," October 22, 2011
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official election results for November 19, 2011," accessed December 6, 2011
- ↑ The Republic, "Gov. Jindal puts out attack ad on former state senator seeking return to La. Legislature," October 20, 2011
