Voting for
Congress starts August 28 in state
Party candidates for U.S. Senator and House of
Representatives will be voted on in the First Primary
election in Louisiana on August 28, announces Louisiana
Secretary of State Jay Dardenne.
A Second Primary, if necessary, will be held on
October 2, along with statewide elections for local
municipal and other offices. Finally, the General
election on November 2 will pick the winner in a race
that will include party nominees, and no-party and
independent candidates who will not appear in the party
Primaries.
In the General election for Senate and House of
Representatives, the candidate with most votes wins,
regardless of party.
U.S. Senate
First Primary party candidates voted August 28 are:
Democrat: Neeson J. Chauvin, Jr., of
Carencro; Gary J. Deaton, of Metairie; and Charlie
Melancon of Napoleonville.
Libertarian: Anthony Gentile of
Mandeville; Randell Todd Hayes, of Atlanta, LA.
Reform Party: William R. McShan,
Leesville, unopposed.
Republican: Nick J. Accardo,
Franklin; Chet D. Taylor, Monroe; David Vitter, Metairie.
Party primary for members of the U.S. House of
Representatives has the following candidates.
Representative, District 1
Democrat: Myron Katz, New Orleans, unopposed.
Republican: Steve Scalise, Jefferson,
unopposed
Representative, District 2
Democrat: Eugene Green, New Orleans;
Gary Johnson New Orleans; Juan LaFonta, New Orleans;
Cedric Richmond, New Orleans.
Depublican: Norman Paul Billiot, Marrero
(withdrew); Joseph Cao, Gretna, unopposed.
Representative, District 3
Democrat: Ravi Sangisetty, unopposed.
Republican: Hunt Downer, Houma; Jeff
Landry, New Iberia; Kristin Magar, New Iberia.
Representative, District 4
Democrat: Steven Jude Gavi, Bossier City; David
Melville, Bossier City.
Republican: John Fleming, Minden,
unopposed.
Representative, District 5
Democrat: None filed.
Republican: Rodney Alexander, Quitman;
Todd Slavant, Monroe.
Representative, District 6
Democrat: Merritt E. McDonald, Sr., Baton Rouge,
unopposed.
Republican: William Cassidy, Baton
Rouge, unopposed.
Representative, District 7
Democrat: None filed.
Republican: Charles W. Boustany, Jr.,
Lafayette.
General election November 11
Party nominees picked in the First and Second
primaries on August 28 and October 2 will meet the
following candidates in the General election, as follows:
U.S. Senate
No party or Other: Michael
Karlton Brown, Shreveport; R.A. (Skip) Galen,
Ponchatoula; Milton Gorton, Alexandria; Thomas G.
LaFargue, Baton Rouge; Wiliam Robert Lang, Jr.,
Natchitoches; Sam Houston Melton, Winnfield; Michael Lane
Spears, Lafayette; Ernest D. Wooten, Belle Chasse.
Reform party: William R. McShan,
Leesville.
Representative, District 1
Democrat: Myron Katz.
Republican: Steve Scalise.
Other or No Party: Arden Wells,
Ponchatoula
Representative, District 2
Republican: Joseph Cao.
No party, or Other: Ron Austin, Harvey
Anthony Marquize, Violet; Jack Radosta, New Orleans.
Representative, District 3
Democrat: Ravi Sangisetty, Houma.
Republican: Winner of Primary.
Representative, District 4
No party or Other: Artis Cash,
Shreveport.
Republican: John Fleming, Minden.
Representative, District 5
Party or Other: Tom Gibbs, Fairbanks.
Republican: Winner of primary.
Representative, District 6
Democrat: Merritt E. McDonald, Sr.,
Baton Rouge.
Republican: William Cassidy, Baton
Rouge.
Representative, District 7
Republican: Charles Boustany, unopposed.
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