Louisiana's 1st Congressional District

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Louisiana's 1st Congressional District
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Current incumbent
Steve Scalise Republican Party
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+24
U.S. Census Bureau (2010 data)
Population: 759,507
Gender: 48.9% Male, 51.1% Female
Race[1]: 80.3% White, 12.7% Black, 1.9% Asian, 1.2% Native American
Ethnicity: 7.7% Hispanic
Median household income
$50,979
High school graduation rate
85.3%
College graduation rate
26.4%

Louisiana's 1st Congressional District is located in the southeastern part of the state. It includes Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and St. Tammany parishes, as well as parts of Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Tangipahoa, and Terrebonne parishes.[2]

The current representative of the 1st Congressional District is Steve Scalise (R).

Elections

2018

See also: Louisiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election candidates

General candidates


2016

See also: Louisiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. A total of seven candidates filed to run and competed in the general election on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Steve Scalise (R) defeated Lee Ann Dugas (D), Danil Ezekiel Faust (D), Joe Swider (D), Howard Kearney (L), Eliot Barron (G), and Chuemai Yang (I) to win the election.[3]

U.S. House, Louisiana District 1 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Scalise Incumbent 74.6% 243,645
     Democratic Lee Ann Dugas 12.8% 41,840
     Democratic Danil Faust 3.9% 12,708
     Libertarian Howard Kearney 2.9% 9,405
     Democratic Joe Swider 2.8% 9,237
     Green Eliot Barron 2.1% 6,717
     Independent Chuemai Yang 1% 3,236
Total Votes 326,788
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State

2014

See also: Louisiana's 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

The 1st Congressional District of Louisiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Steve Scalise (R) defeated challengers Lee Dugas (D), Vinny Mendoza (D) and Jeff Sanford (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Louisiana District 1 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Scalise Incumbent 77.56% 189,250
     Democratic Lee Dugas 8.72% 21,286
     Democratic Vinny Mendoza 10.15% 24,761
     Libertarian Jeff Sanford 3.57% 8,707
Total Votes 244,004
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State

2012

See also: Louisiana's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012

The 1st Congressional District of Louisiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Steve Scalise won re-election in the district.[6]


U.S. House, Louisiana District 1 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Scalise Incumbent 66.6% 193,496
     Democratic Vinny Mendoza 21.2% 61,703
     Republican Gary King 8.6% 24,844
     Independent David Turknett 2.1% 6,079
     Independent Arden Wells 1.5% 4,288
Total Votes 290,410
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Steve Scalise won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Myron Katz (D) and Arden Wells (I) in the general election.[7]

U.S. House, Louisiana District 1 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Scalise incumbent 78.5% 157,182
     Democratic Myron Katz 19.2% 38,416
     Independent Arden Wells 2.3% 4,578
Total Votes 200,176

2008
On November 4, 2008, Steve Scalise won election to the United States House. He defeated "Jim" Harland (D) in the general election.[8]

U.S. House, Louisiana District 1 General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSteve Scalise incumbent 65.7% 189,168
     Democratic "Jim" Harland 34.3% 98,839
Total Votes 288,007

2006
On November 7, 2006, Bobby Jindal won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Gereighty (D), Stacey Tallitsch (D) and Peter Beary (L) in the general election.[9]

U.S. House, Louisiana District 1 General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBobby Jindal incumbent 88.1% 130,508
     Democratic David Gereighty 7.4% 10,919
     Democratic Stacey Tallitsch 3.4% 5,025
     Libertarian Peter Beary 1.1% 1,676
Total Votes 148,128

2004
On November 2, 2004, Bobby Jindal won election to the United States House. He defeated "Mike" Rodgers (R), Roy Armstrong (D), M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza (D), "Jerry" Watts (D), Daniel Zimmerman (D) in the general election.[10]

U.S. House, Louisiana District 1 General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBobby Jindal 78.4% 225,708
     Republican Mike Rodgers 2.8% 7,975
     Democratic Roy Armstrong 6.7% 19,266
     Democratic M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza 4.4% 12,779
     Democratic Jerry Watts 3.5% 10,034
     Democratic Daniel Zimmerman 4.2% 12,135
Total Votes 287,897

2002
On November 5, 2002, David Vitter won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Monica L. Monica (R), Robert Namer (R) and Ian P. Hawxhurst (Other) in the general election.[11]

U.S. House, Louisiana District 1 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Vitter incumbent 81.5% 147,117
     Republican Monica L. Monica 11.2% 20,268
     Republican Robert Namer 4% 7,229
     Independent Ian P. Hawxhurst 3.3% 5,956
Total Votes 180,570

2000
On November 7, 2000, David Vitter won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Michael A. Armato (D), Cary J. Deaton (D), Martin A. Rosenthal (Other), John Paul "Jack" Simanonok (Other) in the general election.[12]

U.S. House, Louisiana District 1 General Election, 2000
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Vitter incumbent 80.5% 191,379
     Democratic Michael A. Armato 12.6% 29,935
     Democratic Cary J. Deaton 4.6% 10,982
     Independent Martin A. Rosenthal 1.3% 3,129
     Independent John Paul "Jack" Simanonok 1% 2,385
Total Votes 237,810

Redistricting

2010-2011

This is the 1st Congressional District of Louisiana after the 2001 redistricting process. The current district is displayed in the infobox at the top of the page.
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.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

The 2018 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+24, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 24 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Louisiana's 1st Congressional District the 22nd-most Republican nationally.[13]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
  2. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
  3. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 25, 2016
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Louisiana Elections and Voting, "Candidate list," accessed August 27, 2014
  5. ↑ Jeff Sanford for Congress, "Home," accessed July 16, 2014
  6. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Louisiana" November, 4 2012
  7. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  8. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  9. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  10. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  11. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  12. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  13. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
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