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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Louisiana > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline July 09, 2010 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open August 28, 2010 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close August 28, 2010 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2011 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2017 - 12:00pm
ContributorBR_Green
Last ModifiedCrimson October 26, 2011 05:44pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2004
NameDavid Vitter Votes943,014 (51.03%)
Term01/03/2005 - 01/03/2011 Margin400,864 (+21.69%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2010
NameDavid Vitter Votes715,415 (56.55%)
Term01/03/2011 - 01/03/2017 Margin238,843 (+18.88%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceLA US Senate 11/02/2010
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
06/19/2009 08/28/2010
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Charles J. "Charlie" Melancon 1 ----19
Leaning Call: Charles J. "Charlie" Melancon (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Charles J. "Charlie" Melancon (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

08/15/2010 08/16/2010

CANDIDATES
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Name Rep. Charles J. "Charlie" Melancon Neeson J. Chauvin, Jr. Cary J. Deaton  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 77,809 (70.62%) 19,521 (17.72%) 12,853 (11.67%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -58,288 (-52.90%) -64,956 (-58.95%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 08/27/2009 00/00/2010 00/00/2010  
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MATCHUP POLLS (1 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg43.00%-- 3.00%-- 2.00%--  
Clarus Research Group 
08/15/10-08/16/10		 43.00% -- 3.00% -- 2.00% --
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D Brandonius Maximus
D Eric LaFleur
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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Aug 27, 2009 10:30am Announcement Rep. Charlie Melancon to run for Senate against David Vitter  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Jun 19, 2009 09:00am News Melancon ready to run against Vitter in Louisiana's 2010 Senate race, columnist reports  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Mar 26, 2009 08:00am Blog Entry LA-Sen: A New Hope?   Article ArmyDem 

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