LOUISIANA 9 Electoral Votes
Population 
(Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Louisiana Department of Elections and Registration)
Total Population, July 1, 2004 est. 4,515,770
Total Registration, Aug. 13, 2004 2,585,547 (active)  
Dem. 1,468,010 (56.78%)   Rep. 615,524 (23.81%)   Other Parties 502,013 (19.42%). 
White 1,740,747 (67.33%)   Black 752,738 (29.11%)   Other 92,062 (3.56%)
Louisiana has: 64 parishes.
Largest parishes: Orleans, Jefferson, East Baton Rouge, Caddo.
Largest cities: New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreveport, Lafayette.

Government
Governor:  Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (D) elected Nov. 15, 2003; sworn in on Jan. 12, 2004.
State Legislature: Louisiana State Legislature
Local: Cities, Parishes...   NACO Counties
U.S. House: 5R, 2D - 1. D.Vitter (R) | 2. W.Jefferson (D) | 3. B.Tauzin (R) | 4. J.McCrery (R) | 5. R.Alexander (R) | 6. R.Baker (R) | 7. C.John (D)
U.S. Senate: Mary Landrieu (D) re-elected in 2002, John Breaux (D) announced on Dec. 15, 2003 he was not seeking re-elected in 2004. *open seat 
Rep. David Vitter (R) claimed the open Senate seat without a runoff.  There were 3 open U.S. House races--Vitter in the 1st CD and Rep. Chris John (D) in the 7th ran for U.S. Senate and Rep. Billy Tauzin (R) retired in the 3rd CD.  Further roiling the waters, Rep. Rodney Alexander, elected as a Democrat in 2002, switched to Republican on Aug. 6, 2004.  Bobby Jindal (R), the 2003 Republican gubernatorial nominee, easily won the 1st CD seat.  Charlie Melancon (D) won in a run-off over Billy Tauzin III (R) in the 3rd CD, and Charles Boustany Jr. (R) won in a run-off over Willie Mount (D) in the 7th CD.

 The Pelican State

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Secretary of State

Democratic Party of LA
Green Party of LA
Libertarian Party of LA
Constitution Party-LA
Natural Law Party-LA
Reform Party-LA
Republican Party of LA

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General Election -- Tuesday, November 2, 2004
Last day to register to vote is Oct. 4, 2004.  Absentee voting Oct. 21-26, 2004.
all 4,124 precincts reporting
Kerry/Edwards (Dem.)
820,299
(42.22)
+Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
1,102,169
(56.72)
Peroutka/Baldwin (Const.) 5,203 (0.27)
Badnarik/Campagna (Lib.) 2,781
(0.14)
Cobb/LaMarche (Grn.)
1,276
(0.07)
Amondson/Pletten (Prohib.)
1,566
(0.08)
Brown/Hebert (PWF)
1,795
(0.09)
Harris/Trowe (SWP)
985
(0.05)
Nader/Camejo (Better Life)
7,032
(0.36)
Total........1,943,106
 
Note: There were 5,880 provisional ballots; 2,312 were counted and 3,568 rejected.
2004 Overview
The Kerry campaign iniatially saw Louisiana as a competitive state; there were a few visits and it ran advertising starting in May.  However in late July the campaign pulled back on advertising; in the Fall it scratched plans for advertising starting in early October.  Bush won by a comfortable plurality of  281,870 votes (14.50 percentage points), carrying 54 parishes to 10 for Kerry.
General Election Details
Kerry/Allies  |  Bush/Cheney '04
Open Primary Election: Sept. 18, 2004
Congressional Run-Off/Tie: Dec. 4, 2004
Past Results
1996
Clinton (Dem.)......927,837
(52.01)
Dole (Rep.)..........712,586
(39.94)
Perot (Ref.)..........123,293 
(6.91)
Others (5)..............20,243
(0.90)
Total........1,783,959
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1992
Clinton (Dem.)......815,971
(45.58)
Bush (Rep.).........733,386
(40.97)
Perot (P,A,R).......211,478
(11.81)
Gritz (AmFirst).......18,545
(1.04)
Others (7)..............10,637
(0.59)
Total........1,790,017
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2000
Gore/Lieberman (Dem.)
 792,344
(44.88)
Buchanan/Foster (Ref.)
 14,356
(0.81)
Bush/Cheney (Rep.)
 927,871
(52.55)
Phillips/Frazier (Const.)
 5,483
(0.31)
Nader/LaDuke (Grn.)
20,473
(1.16)
Browne/Olivier (Lib.)
2,951
(0.17)
Hagelin/Ticciati (NLP)
1,075
 (0.06)
Harris/Trowe (SWP)
1,103
 (0.06)
Total........1,765,656

Absentee voting in person from 12 days to 6 days prior to the election: 61,147 persons. 

2000 Overview
Bush prevailed in a neighboring state, gaining a plurality of 135,527 votes (7.67 percentage points).  Bush carried 50 parishes to 14 for Gore.  This marked a sizable shift from 1996 when Clinton/Gore had won the state by a 12% margin.  In late summer and early September, Louisiana was seen as likely to have a tight race, but by October Bush had an edge.  Louisianans also voted on four constitutional amendments; Amendments 2 and 3, a tax package backed by the governor, failed.
General Election Activities


Presidential Preference Primary -- Tuesday, March 9, 2004
Democratic - Delegates: 72 Delegates and 10 Alternates.
Official Results: Al 4,131 precincts reporting
Wesley K. Clark
7,091
4%
Howard Dean
7,,948
5%
John Edwards
26,074
16%
+John Kerry
112,639
70%
Dennis Kucinich
2,411
1%
Lyndon H. LaRouche, Jr.
2,329
1%
"Bill" McGaughey
3,161
2%
Total
161,653

Republican - 45 Delegates

George W. Bush
69,205
96%
Bill Wyatt
2,805
4%
Total
72,010

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