Posted on 11/05/2008 6:13:59 AM PST by goodolemr
State Sen. Bill Cassidy ousted U.S. Rep. Don Cazayoux on Tuesday night in the 6th U.S. Congressional District race.
Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, had 150,226 votes to Cazayoux’s 125,716 votes according to complete but unofficial results from all 520 precincts.
State Rep. Michael Jackson, No Party-Baton Rouge, trailed in third place with 36,133 votes.
The winner only has to get the most votes, not a 50 percent-plus-one majority.
In his concession speech, Cazayoux said, “I was lucky to serve at all.” He congratulated both Cassidy and Jackson.
“It’s a conservative district, and I’m a conservative,” Cassidy said.
The 6th District includes all of East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana parishes and parts of Ascension, Iberville and Pointe Coupee parishes.
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This district has always been a conservative district. It has been somewhat gerrymandered over the years, what with differing Parishies being assigned to it. It is a good thing to bring it back into our fold.
I know Don Cazayoux, and he is a really nice guy and is fairly conservative. However, a vote for him was a vote for Pelosi and luckily the voters of Louisiana knew that.
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