Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election, 2008
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Voters in voting in a special election on May 3, 2008, elected Steve Scalise
as a new member of the United States House of Representatives
, replacing Representative Bobby Jindal
who resigned on January 14, 2008, to become Governor of Louisiana.
This election and Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election
were the first Louisiana congressional elections not based on Louisiana's jungle primary
since the 1970s.
Steve Scalise
Stephen Joseph "Steve" Scalise is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2008. He is a member of the Republican Party...
as a new member of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
, replacing Representative Bobby Jindal
Bobby Jindal
Piyush "Bobby" Jindal is the 55th and current Governor of Louisiana and formerly a member of the United States House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party....
who resigned on January 14, 2008, to become Governor of Louisiana.
This election and Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election
Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election, 2008
The February 2, 2008 resignation of Republican Richard Baker triggered a special election for Louisiana's 6th district. In anticipation of this election, party qualifying occurred before Baker's resignation. The timeline mirrored that of the 2008 special election for the 1st congressional district...
were the first Louisiana congressional elections not based on Louisiana's jungle primary
Jungle primary
A nonpartisan blanket primary is a primary election in which all candidates for elected office run in the same primary regardless of political party. Under this system, the top two candidates who receive the most votes advance to the next round, as in a runoff election...
since the 1970s.
Candidates
- Gilda Reed, psychologist and professor
- Vinny Mendoza, United States Air ForceUnited States Air ForceThe United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
veteran, unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 2007
Results
Candidates
- Steve ScaliseSteve ScaliseStephen Joseph "Steve" Scalise is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2008. He is a member of the Republican Party...
, Louisiana State Senator and former Louisiana State RepresentativeLouisiana House of RepresentativesThe Louisiana House of Representatives is the lower house in the Louisiana State Legislature, the state legislature of the US state of Louisiana. The House is composed of 105 Representatives, each of whom represents approximately 42,500 people . Members serve four-year terms with a term limit of... - Tim Burns, Louisiana State RepresentativeLouisiana House of RepresentativesThe Louisiana House of Representatives is the lower house in the Louisiana State Legislature, the state legislature of the US state of Louisiana. The House is composed of 105 Representatives, each of whom represents approximately 42,500 people . Members serve four-year terms with a term limit of...
- Ben Morris, Mayor of SlidellSlidell, LouisianaSlidell is a city situated on the northeast shore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 25,695 at the 2000 census. The Greater Slidell Community has a population of about 90,000...
- David Simpson, business owner and attorney
Results
Independent candidates
- Anthony "Tony G" Gentile, oil refinery supervisor, unsuccessful independent gubernatorial candidate in 2007
- R. A. "Skip" Galan