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  LA US Senate - Initial Election
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Parents > United States > Louisiana > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type Primary Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1996 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open September 21, 1996 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close September 21, 1996 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1997 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2003 - 12:00pm
ContributorBrandonius Maximus
Last ModifiedRBH March 31, 2021 03:28pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won10/06/1990
NameJ. Bennett Johnston Votes752,902 (53.93%)
Term01/03/1991 - 01/03/1997 Margin145,511 (+10.42%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1996
NameMary Landrieu Votes852,945 (50.17%)
Term01/03/1997 - 01/03/2003 Margin5,788 (+0.34%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceLA US Senate 11/05/1996
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

09/14/1996 09/17/1996

CANDIDATES
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Name St. Rep. Louis "Woody" Jenkins Treas. Mary Landrieu Attorney General Richard Ieyoub St. Rep. David Duke Rep. James A. "Jimmy" Hayes Bill Linder St. Rep. Chuck McMains
PartyRepublican Democratic Democratic Republican Republican Republican Republican
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Certified Votes 322,244 (26.23%) 264,268 (21.51%) 250,682 (20.40%) 141,489 (11.52%) 71,699 (5.84%) 58,243 (4.74%) 45,164 (3.68%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -57,976 (-4.72%) -71,562 (-5.82%) -180,755 (-14.71%) -250,545 (-20.39%) -264,001 (-21.49%) -277,080 (-22.55%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- -- --
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MATCHUP POLLS (2 from 2 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg14.59%-- 24.69%-- 14.64%-- 5.06%-- 5.08%-- 4.56%-- 4.57%--
Mason-Dixon 
09/16/96-09/17/96
18.00% -- 27.00% -- 14.00% -- 7.00% -- 8.00% -- 6.00% -- 7.00% --
Southern Media & Opinion 
09/14/96-09/15/96
13.00% -- 23.00% -- 16.00% -- 5.00% -- 4.00% -- 5.00% -- 4.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
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Name City Councillor Peggy Wilson Troyce Guice Nicholas J. Accardo Arthur D. "Jim" Nichols Sadie Roberts-Joseph Tom Kirk Darryl Paul Ward
PartyRepublican Democratic Other Other Democratic Other Other
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Certified Votes 31,877 (2.60%) 15,277 (1.24%) 10,072 (0.82%) 7,894 (0.64%) 4,660 (0.38%) 1,987 (0.16%) 1,770 (0.14%)
Margin-290,367 (-23.63%) -306,967 (-24.99%) -312,172 (-25.41%) -314,350 (-25.59%) -317,584 (-25.85%) -320,257 (-26.07%) -320,474 (-26.08%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website
Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MATCHUP POLLS (2 from 2 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg3.05%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Mason-Dixon 
09/16/96-09/17/96
4.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Southern Media & Opinion 
09/14/96-09/15/96
4.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
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