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Voters in Louisiana's 1st congressional district 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.
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Gilda Reed | 11,727 | 69.75 | |
Democratic | M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza | 5,086 | 30.25 | |
Total votes | 16,813 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Scalise | 16,799 | 48.34 | |
Republican | Tim Burns | 9,631 | 27.72 | |
Republican | Ben Morris | 7,388 | 21.26 | |
Republican | David Simpson | 932 | 2.68 | |
Total votes | 34,750 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Scalise | 19,338 | 58.08 | |
Republican | Tim Burns | 13,958 | 41.92 | |
Total votes | 33,296 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Steve Scalise | 33,867 | 75.13 | |
Democratic | Gilda Reed | 10,142 | 22.50 | |
Independent | R. A. Galan | 786 | 1.74 | |
Independent | Anthony Gentile | 280 | 0.62 | |
Total votes | 45,075 | 100.00 | ||
Republican hold |
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