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OfficeSenate
TypeGeneral Election
Filing Deadline July 26, 2008 - 12:00am
Polls Open November 04, 2008 - 06:00am
Polls Close November 04, 2008 - 08:00pm
Term Start January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2015 - 12:00pm
ContributorUser 490
Last ModifiedBrandonius Maximus November 26, 2008 06:32pm
Data Sources[Link]
DescriptionRESULTS BY REGION:


New Orleans Metro Area
(Parishes: Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, St. Bernard, Plaquemines)
922 precincts
Cast 448,981 votes (24% of statewide total)


Landrieu 264,375 59%
Kennedy 175,215 39%
Other 9,391 2%

Acadiana/"Cajun Triangle"
(Parishes: Avoyelles, Pointe Coupee, Evangeline, West Baton Rouge, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, Vermillion, Acadia, Iberia, Iberville, Ascension, Assumption, Lafourche, Terrebonne, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, St. James, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist)
1,186 precincts
Cast 616,106 votes (32% of statewide total)


Landrieu 314,334 51%
Kennedy 287,789 47%
Other 13,983 2%

Northern & Central Louisiana
(Parishes: Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Union, Morehouse, West Carroll, East Carroll, DeSoto, Red River, Bienville, Lincoln, Jackson, Ouachita, Richland, Madison, Sabine, Natchitoches, Winn, Grant, Caldwell, LaSalle, Franklin, Tensas, Catahoula, Concordia, Vernon, Beauregard, Rapides, Allen, West Feliciana, East Feliciana, St. Helena, East Baton Rouge, Livingston, Tangipahoa, Washington)
1,848 precincts
Cast 831,487 votes (44% of statewide total)


Landrieu 409,589 49%
Kennedy 404,173 49%
Other 17,724 2%
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyDemocratic Won12/07/2002
NameMary Landrieu Votes638,654 (51.70%)
Term01/03/2003 - 01/03/2009 Margin42,012 (+3.40%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 9.0909004211 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Mary Landrieu
Safe 2
Strong 21
Lean 16
Slight 26
John N. Kennedy
Slight 3
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH

10/10/2007 11/01/2008

CANDIDATES
Photo
Name (I) Sen. Mary Landrieu Treasurer John N. Kennedy Richard M. Fontanesi Jay Patel Robert Stewart
PartyDemocratic Republican Libertarian Independent Other
Votes988,298 (52.11%) 867,177 (45.72%) 18,590 (0.98%) 13,729 (0.72%) 8,780 (0.46%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -121,121 (-6.39%) -969,708 (-51.13%) -974,569 (-51.39%) -979,518 (-51.65%)
Predict Avg.52.67% 44.51% 0.75% 0.01% 0.01%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
YouGov 
10/18-11/01
52.00% (+0.0) 39.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
OnMessage Inc. (R) 
10/27-10/29
45.00% (-2.0) 44.00% (+2.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Ed Renwick/Loyola Institute of Politics 
10/24-10/26
49.00% (+0.0) 34.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Southeastern Louisiana University 
10/20-10/23
53.00% (+0.0) 34.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Mellman Group (D) 
10/20-10/21
54.00% (+6.0) 34.00% (-1.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Rasmussen Reports 
10/21-10/21
53.00% (-1.0) 43.00% (+2.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D samir7243_ATL
  AFL-CIO
  Veterans of Foreign Wars
  New Orleans Times-Picayune
R ...
D Some say...
R CAGOP

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 06, 2008 09:20am Analysis U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu broadens statewide appeal, says 'centrist' strategy led to her re-election  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Oct 30, 2008 05:00pm Poll WWL Poll shows Landrieu with large lead over Kennedy  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Oct 30, 2008 01:00pm News La. Democrats complain about "crack" comment  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Oct 28, 2008 03:00pm News Minnesota senator joins Landrieu on campaign trail in Louisiana  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Oct 28, 2008 09:00am Endorsement New Orleans Times-Picayune--Election recommendations: Senate: Mary Landrieu  Article Brandonius Maximus 
Oct 27, 2008 10:00am Endorsement [Former Governor] Treen backs Landrieu in Senate race   Article Brandonius Maximus 

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