Louisiana Elections Live Thread

Louisiana Sec. of State ^ | November 17, 2007 | Abb

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Post Louisiana Election results here.

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Returns just now coming in.

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The elections to watch are the BESE 5th district race and the La Senate district 32 and 37.

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[Clintonfatigued]

Nothing has shown up yet, but here’s the link.

http://electionresults.sos.louisiana.gov/

[Clintonfatigued]

I think that the Attorney General runoff is important, as well.

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very

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Senate 32 candidate Neil Riser (R) was on the GOP State Central Committe with me from 96 to 00. Good people. I think he will win.

[Galactic Overlord-In-Chief]

Caldwell’s on his way to victory, sorry to say:

Attorney General
1,650 of 3,967 precincts reporting
114,669 34.28% Royal Alexander
219,829 65.72% James D. “Buddy” Caldwell

[Clintonfatigued]

Bummer. I guess Caldwell had too much name I.D.

[Galactic Overlord-In-Chief]

Man, Alexander is really tanking. I figured he’d pick up a little bit, but it looks like he’s barely budged from the primary vote. He’s even behind in St. Tammany Parish.

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I don’t know this for a fact, but I suspect he never had planned what to do in a runoff. This was his firts political race and he was bumfuzzled when all of a sudden he had another race to run.

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Damn it all, doesn’t look like Ruth Ulrich is gonna make it. The teachers union turned out against her, you can count on.

[Galactic Overlord-In-Chief]

Reasons why Alexander lost:

1.) Caldwell played the experience card, while Alexander never ran for office before
2.) Jindal and prominant LA Republicans didn’t campaign for him
3.) The media pretty much ignored him or said he couldn’t win
4.) Too many Republicans endorsed Caldwell
5.) No hot race to generate turnout
6.) Caldwell’s good ol’ boy image played very well, right down to his nickname “Buddy.”

[jimfree]

and he was bumfuzzled when all of a sudden he had another race to run.

Thanks very much abb. Haven't thought of that word in a while. Can't remember where I first picked it up. May have been in Meridian, MS in the 70s - the Navy Chief Personnelman I worked for might well have used it. Chief Ford was from Mena, Arkansas.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Y’know, we still haven’t won either the AG’s offices in LA or MS since Reconstruction.

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Looks like Neil Riser has it in the bag in Senate 32. Excellent news.

[SevenofNine]

Is Looter guy running for something????

[Galactic Overlord-In-Chief]

I think Suzanne Terrell against Foti in 2003 may have been the closest we got to it. She lost 54%-46%.

[Clintonfatigued]

In 1979, Charles Pickering, Sr. (later to be a filibustered judge) won 49% in a race for state MS Attorney General, a remarkable showing for a Republican back then.

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Looks like Buddy Shaw has it in Senate 37. Good news.