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  LA District 07 - Initial Election
RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Louisiana > LA - District 07
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Primary Election
Filing Deadline August 06, 2004 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 02, 2004 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 2004 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2005 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2007 - 12:00pm
# Winners2
Turnout 21.45% Total Population
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRBH March 27, 2024 06:49pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/2002
NameChris John Votes138,659 (86.82%)
Term01/03/2003 - 01/03/2005 Margin117,608 (+73.64%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won12/04/2004
NameCharles W. Boustany, Jr. Votes75,039 (54.96%)
Term01/03/2005 - 01/03/2007 Margin13,546 (+9.92%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceLA District 07 - Runoff 12/04/2004
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
01/14/2004 11/02/2004
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Charles W. Boustany, Jr. 10 4 ----
Willie Landry Mount 12 ------
Leaning Call: Charles W. Boustany, Jr. (60.00%)
Weighted Call: Willie Landry Mount (99.04%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

05/15/2004 11/01/2004

CANDIDATES (2 Winners)
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Name Charles W. Boustany, Jr. St. Sen. Willie Landry Mount St. Sen. Donald R. "Don" Cravins Sr. Board Member David Thibodaux Malcolm R. Carriere  
PartyRepublican Democratic Democratic Republican Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 105,761 (38.61%) 69,079 (25.22%) 67,389 (24.60%) 26,526 (9.68%) 5,177 (1.89%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -36,682 (-13.39%) -38,372 (-14.01%) -79,235 (-28.93%) -100,584 (-36.72%)  
Predict Avg.35.00% 30.00% 29.00% 5.00% 1.00%  
jimmyjoe35.00% (+1.49 pts) 30.00% (-0.30 pts) 29.00% (-0.09 pts) 5.00% (-1.40 pts) 1.00% (+0.55 pts)
Cash On Hand 10/13 $0.00 $-- $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 01/21/2004 01/01/2004 01/07/2004 01/01/2004 00/00/2004  
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MATCHUP POLLS (11 from 4 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg30.52%-- 24.61%-- 20.79%-- 9.67%-- 0.00%--  
Unknown 
11/01/04-11/01/04		 33.00% -- 25.00% -- 23.00% -- 11.00% -- 0.00% --
Verne Kennedy 
10/31/04-10/31/04		 30.00% 2.0 25.00% 1.0 20.00% -- 11.00% 2.0 0.00% 2.0
Verne Kennedy 
10/30/04-10/30/04		 28.00% -- 24.00% 1.0 20.00% 1.0 9.00% 1.0 2.00% --
Verne Kennedy 
10/29/04-10/29/04		 28.00% 2.0 23.00% -- 19.00% 1.0 10.00% 1.0 2.00% --
Verne Kennedy 
10/27/04-10/28/04		 30.00% 2.0 23.00% 2.0 18.00% 4.0 9.00% -- 0.00% --
Verne Kennedy 
10/25/04-10/26/04		 28.00% -- 25.00% -- 22.00% -- 9.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  Association of Building Contractors
  US Chamber of Commerce
R Michael J. "Mike" Michot
  The Daily Advertiser - Lafayette
R ...
R SC-Conservative
R Barack O-blame-a
D Ex-New Jerseyan
D Brandonius Maximus
R James A. "Jimmy" Hayes
D Ashley
G BR_Green
D InspectorMorse
 


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Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 27, 2004 12:00am Endorsement We endorse candidacy of Charles Boustany, Jr. for U.S. representative  Article jimmyjoe 
Oct 20, 2004 12:00am News US House LA 07: National Democrats slam [Charles] Boustany  Article User 490 
Jul 09, 2004 12:00am News US House LA 07: Former Acadiana judge [Ned Doucet]drops campaign for congressional seat  Article User 490 
Apr 06, 2004 12:00am News US House LA-07: [Don]Cravins kicks off campaign  Article User 490 
Mar 03, 2004 12:00am News Doucet announces run for Congress  Article SC-Conservative 
Feb 08, 2004 12:00am News Cardiologist plans run for Congress  Article User 13 

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