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'''Louisiana's 6th congressional district''' is located in the center of south [[Louisiana]] and contains the state capital, [[Baton Rouge]], plus the western half of the [[Florida Parishes]] and areas west and south of Baton Rouge sometimes associated with [[Acadiana]]. Since the 6th District's creation, its boundaries have migrated from a position astraddle the [[Mississippi River]] to completely east of the Mississippi River and more recently astraddle the River again.
'''Louisiana's 6th congressional district''' is a [[congressional district]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Louisiana]]. Located in south-central [[Louisiana]], the district contains the state capital of [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]] and its suburbs and the western half of the [[Florida Parishes]] and areas west and south of Baton Rouge sometimes associated with [[Acadiana]].


The district is currently represented by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Bill Cassidy]].
For decades prior to 1974 the district was virtually coterminous with the [[Florida Parishes]] centered on [[Hammond, Louisiana|Hammond]]; in 1974 the 6th District shed [[Saint Tammany Parish]] to [[Louisiana's 1st congressional district|the 1st District]], and since then several redistrictings have incrementally moved the 6th District's boundaries westward so that it has shed both [[Washington Parish]] and [[Tangipahoa Parish]] (including [[Hammond, Louisiana|Hammond]], home of [[James H. Morrison]], who represented the district for 24 years, the longest tenure of anyone ever to represent the district). Washington and Tangipahoa switched, like [[Saint Tammany Parish]], to the behaviorally Republican [[Louisiana's 1st congressional district|1st District]].


=History==
[[Richard Baker (politician)|Richard H. Baker]], a [[United States Republican Party|Republican]], held the seat from 1987 until resigning on February 2, 2008.<ref name="advocate">[http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/15129481.html Baker departs public office]</ref> On May 3, 2008, [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]] candidate [[Don Cazayoux]] won a [[Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election, 2008|special election]] to replace Baker, defeating [[United States Republican Party|GOP]] nominee [[Woody Jenkins]] by just under 3 percent of the vote.<ref name="Louisiana Secretary of State">[http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcms2&rqsdta=050308 Louisiana district 2 special election results]</ref> In Cazayoux's first bid for [[United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana,_2008#District_6|reelection]], held just six months after he first won the seat, the Democratic incumbent lost to Republican challenger [[Bill Cassidy]] by a margin of nearly eight percentage points, with independent Michael Jackson (no relation to the singer) taking about nine percentage points.<ref name="11/04/2008 Results, Louisiana Secretary of State">[http://www400.sos.louisiana.gov:8090/cgibin/?rqstyp=elcms2&rqsdta=110408 November 4, 2008 Results, Louisiana Secretary of State]</ref>
Since the 6th Congressional District's creation, its boundaries have migrated from a position astraddle the [[Mississippi River]] to completely east of the Mississippi River and more recently astraddle the river again.

For decades prior to 1974, the district was virtually coterminous with the [[Florida Parishes]] centered on [[Hammond, Louisiana|Hammond]]. In 1974, the 6th Congressional District shed [[Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana|St. Tammany Parish]] to the [[Louisiana's 1st congressional district|1st Congressional District]], and since then several redistrictings have incrementally moved the 6th Congressional District's boundaries westward so that it has shed both [[Washington Parish, Louisiana|Washington]] and [[Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana|Tangipahoa]] parishes (including [[Hammond, Louisiana|Hammond]], home of [[James H. Morrison]], who represented the district for 24 years, the longest tenure of anyone ever to represent the district). Washington and Tangipahoa parishes switched, like [[Saint Tammany Parish, Louisiana|St. Tammany Parish]], to the strongly Republican [[Louisiana's 1st congressional district|1st Congressional District]].


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==List of representatives==
==List of representatives==

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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = '''[[Bill Cassidy]]'''
|votes = 150,332
|percentage = 48.12%
|change =+1.85
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate =[[Don Cazayoux]]
|votes = 125,886
|percentage = 40.29%
|change =-8.91
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Michael Jackson
|votes = 36,198
|percentage = 11.59%
|change =+11.59
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
|loser = Democratic Party (United States)
|swing = +5.38
}}
{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title= Louisiana's 6th congressional district [[special election]], [[2008]]<ref name="2008 Special Election Results"/>}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = '''[[Don Cazayoux]]'''
|votes = 49,702
|percentage = 49.20%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate =[[Woody Jenkins]]
|votes = 46,741
|percentage = 46.27%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = [[Ashley Casey]]
|votes = 3,718
|percentage = 3.68%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = [[Peter J. Aranyosi]]
|votes = 448
|percentage = 0.44%
|change =
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{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Constitution Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Randall T. Hayes]]
|votes = 402
|percentage = 0.40%
|change =
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{{Election box total|
|votes = 101,011
|percentage = 100%
|change =
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{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,961
|percentage = 2.93%
|change =
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box end}}

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==Recent Election Results==
===2002===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Louisiana's 6th Congressional District Runoff Election (2002)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Richard Baker (politician)|Richard H. Baker]]*
|votes = 146,932
|percentage = 84.04
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Rick Moscatello
|votes = 27,898
|percentage = 15.96
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 174,830
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2004===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Louisiana's 6th Congressional District Election (2004)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Richard Baker (politician)|Richard H. Baker]]*
|votes = 188,980
|percentage = 72.24
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Rufus Craig, Jr.
|votes = 50,642
|percentage = 19.36
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Edward "Scott" Galmon
|votes = 21,987
|percentage = 8.41
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 261,609
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2006===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Louisiana's 6th Congressional District Election (2006)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Richard Baker (politician)|Richard H. Baker]]*
|votes = 94,658
|percentage = 82.81
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Libertarian Party (United States)
|candidate = Richard Fontanesi
|votes = 19,648
|percentage = 17.19
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 114,306
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2008===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Louisiana's 6th Congressional District Special Election (May 3, 2008)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Don Cazayoux]]
|votes = 49,703
|percentage = 49.20
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Woody Jenkins
|votes = 46,746
|percentage = 46.78
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ashley Casey
|votes = 3,718
|percentage = 3.68
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Peter J. Aranyosi
|votes = 448
|percentage = 0.44
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Constitution Party (United States)
|candidate = Randall T. Hayes
|votes = 402
|percentage = 0.40
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 101,017
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)
|loser = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}


{{Election box begin no change| title=Louisiana's 6th Congressional District General Election (2008)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Bill Cassidy]]
|votes = 150,332
|percentage = 48.12
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Don Cazayoux*
|votes = 125,886
|percentage = 40.29
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Michael Jackson
|votes = 36,198
|percentage = 11.59
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 312,416
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box gain with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
|loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}

===2010===
{{Election box begin no change| title=Louisiana's 6th Congressional District Election (2010)}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = [[Bill Cassidy]]*
|votes = 138,607
|percentage = 65.63
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Merritt E. McDonald, Sr.
|votes = 72,577
|percentage = 34.37
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 211,184
|percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box turnout no change|
|percentage =
}}
{{Election box hold with party link without swing|
|winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 07:03, 18 April 2011

Louisiana's 6th congressional district
Representative
Distribution
  • 75.48% urban
  • 24.52% rural
Population (2000)638,324
Median household
income		37,931
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+10

Louisiana's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Located in south-central Louisiana, the district contains the state capital of Baton Rouge and its suburbs and the western half of the Florida Parishes and areas west and south of Baton Rouge sometimes associated with Acadiana.

The district is currently represented by Republican Bill Cassidy.

History=

Since the 6th Congressional District's creation, its boundaries have migrated from a position astraddle the Mississippi River to completely east of the Mississippi River and more recently astraddle the river again.

For decades prior to 1974, the district was virtually coterminous with the Florida Parishes centered on Hammond. In 1974, the 6th Congressional District shed St. Tammany Parish to the 1st Congressional District, and since then several redistrictings have incrementally moved the 6th Congressional District's boundaries westward so that it has shed both Washington and Tangipahoa parishes (including Hammond, home of James H. Morrison, who represented the district for 24 years, the longest tenure of anyone ever to represent the district). Washington and Tangipahoa parishes switched, like St. Tammany Parish, to the strongly Republican 1st Congressional District.

List of representatives

Representative Party Years District Home Notes
District created March 4, 1875
Charles E. Nash Republican March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877 Opelousas
Edward White Robertson Democratic March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1883 Baton Rouge
Edward Taylor Lewis Democratic March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885 Opelousas Installed after winning special election due to death of Rep-elect Andrew S. Herron
Alfred Briggs Irion Democratic March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1887 Marksville
Edward White Robertson Democratic March 4, 1887 - August 2, 1887 Baton Rouge Died
Vacant August 2, 1887 - December 5, 1887
Samuel Matthews Robertson Democratic December 5, 1887 - March 3, 1907 Baton Rouge
George Kent Favrot Democratic March 4, 1907 - March 3, 1909 Baton Rouge
Robert Charles Wickliffe Democratic March 4, 1909 - June 11, 1912 Saint Francisville Died
Vacant June 11, 1912 - November 5, 1912
Lewis Lovering Morgan Democratic November 5, 1912 - March 3, 1917 Covington
Jared Young Sanders Democratic March 4, 1917 - March 3, 1921 Bogalusa
George Kent Favrot Democratic March 4, 1921 - March 4, 1925 Baton Rouge
Bolivar E. Kemp Democratic March 4, 1925 - June 19, 1933 Amite Died
Vacant June 19, 1933 - May 1, 1934
Jared Y. Sanders, Jr. Democratic May 1, 1934 - January 3, 1937 Baton Rouge
John K. Griffith Democratic January 3, 1937 - January 3, 1941 Jackson, Louisiana
Jared Y. Sanders, Jr. Democratic January 3, 1941 - January 3, 1943 Baton Rouge
James H. Morrison Democratic January 3, 1943 - January 3, 1967 Hammond
John R. Rarick Democratic January 3, 1967 - January 3, 1975 Saint Francisville
Henson Moore Republican January 3, 1975 - January 3, 1987 Baton Rouge
Richard H. Baker Republican January 3, 1987 - February 2, 2008 Baker Resigned
Vacant February 2, 2008 - May 3, 2008
Don Cazayoux Democratic May 3, 2008 - January 3, 2009 New Roads
Bill Cassidy Republican January 3, 2009–Present Baton Rouge Incumbent

Recent Election Results

2002

Louisiana's 6th Congressional District Runoff Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard H. Baker* 146,932 84.04
Libertarian Rick Moscatello 27,898 15.96
Total votes 174,830 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2004

Louisiana's 6th Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard H. Baker* 188,980 72.24
Democratic Rufus Craig, Jr. 50,642 19.36
Democratic Edward "Scott" Galmon 21,987 8.41
Total votes 261,609 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2006

Louisiana's 6th Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard H. Baker* 94,658 82.81
Libertarian Richard Fontanesi 19,648 17.19
Total votes 114,306 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

2008

Louisiana's 6th Congressional District Special Election (May 3, 2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Don Cazayoux 49,703 49.20
Republican Woody Jenkins 46,746 46.78
Independent Ashley Casey 3,718 3.68
Independent Peter J. Aranyosi 448 0.44
Constitution Randall T. Hayes 402 0.40
Total votes 101,017 100.00
Turnout  
Democratic gain from Republican


Louisiana's 6th Congressional District General Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Cassidy 150,332 48.12
Democratic Don Cazayoux* 125,886 40.29
Independent Michael Jackson 36,198 11.59
Total votes 312,416 100.00
Turnout  
Republican gain from Democratic

2010

Louisiana's 6th Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Cassidy* 138,607 65.63
Democratic Merritt E. McDonald, Sr. 72,577 34.37
Total votes 211,184 100.00
Turnout  
Republican hold

References

  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  • Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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