2008 United States Senate election in Louisiana

The 2008 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 4, 2008. This was the first time since the 1970s that Louisiana used primaries for federal races. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu won reelection to a third term, while her Republican opponent John Kennedy won Louisiana's other Senate seat in 2016. As of 2020, this is the last Senate election in Louisiana that was won by a Democrat.

November 4, 2008


Nominee	Mary Landrieu	John Kennedy
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	988,298	867,177
Percentage	52.1%	45.7%

Parish results
Landrieu: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Kennedy: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Mary Landrieu
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Mary Landrieu
Democratic

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Background

Landrieu's increased vulnerability was supposed to be the result of a significant drop in the state's African-American population after Hurricane Katrina, especially in Landrieu's home city of New Orleans. Louisiana also elected a Republican senator in 2004 and President Bush carried the state twice, in 2004 with 58 percent of the vote. Also, Republican Congressman Bobby Jindal won the 2007 gubernatorial election with 54 percent of the vote.

Major candidates

Democratic

Mary Landrieu, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican

John Neely Kennedy, State Treasurer and Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2004.

Predictions

CQ Politics rated this race as 'Leans Democrat'.[1] The Cook Political Report considered it 'Lean Democrat'.[2] The Rothenberg Political Report considered it a 'Narrow Advantage for Incumbent Party'.[3] Landrieu was considered the most vulnerable incumbent Democratic senator, and although she won, her margin of victory was the narrowest of any Democratic-held Senate seats in 2008.[4]

Polling

Poll Source	Dates administered	Mary Landrieu (D)	John Kennedy (R)
Rasmussen Reports	October 21, 2008	53%	43%
Rasmussen Reports	September 25, 2008	54%	41%
Rasmussen Reports	August 17, 2008	56%	39%
Rasmussen Reports	July 9, 2008	49%	44%
Southern Media & Opinion Research	July 1, 2008	46%	40%
Rasmussen Reports	May 28, 2008	47%	44%
Southern Media & Opinion Research	March 26 – April 9, 2008	50%	38%
Survey USA	December 6–10, 2007	46%	42%

Results

Landrieu, despite being one of the most vulnerable incumbent senators in 2008 and then-senator Barack Obama losing the state to senator John McCain, won on election night by 121,121 votes and 6.39%.

2008 United States Senate election in Louisiana
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Democratic	Mary Landrieu (incumbent)	988,298	52.11%	+0.41%
	Republican	John Kennedy	867,177	45.72%	-2.58%
	Libertarian	Richard Fontanesi	18,590	0.98%	n/a
	Independent	Jay Patel	13,729	0.72%	n/a
	Independent	Robert Stewart	8,780	0.46%	n/a
Majority			121,121	6.39%	+2.99
Turnout			1,896,574	100.0%
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

Race Ratings Chart: Senate Archived October 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine CQ Politics
2008 Senate Race Ratings The Cook Political Report, October 9, 2008
2008 Senate Ratings The Rothenberg Political Report, September 29, 2008
Louisiana U.S. Senate Archived May 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine from CQ Politics

External links

Elections Division from the Louisiana Secretary of State
U.S. Congress candidates for Louisiana at Project Vote Smart
Louisiana U.S. Senate from CQ Politics
Louisiana U.S. Senate from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets.org

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See also: Political party strength in Louisiana

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