(UPDATED 10/2 AM) Today is Election Day in Louisiana. About 79,200 have already voted – this figure includes nearly all of the mail in ballots. 25% of early voters were black, and the party breakdown of the early voters was 54-36-10% Democrat/Republican/Independent (party breakdown by parish here). While the black percentage is relatively high for absentees, […]
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RSS feed for this sectionEarly Voting in Louisiana concludes for the October primary…….
Louisiana’s primaries (which include the Lt Governor’s race, a Republican Congressional runoff, and various local races) are now less than a week away. Early voting has concluded, although mail in/faxed ballots will still be accepted up until Friday. We kept track of the early voting numbers, and what we’ve noticed so far is as follows:
2010 Elections, 9/16 edition – House/Senate/Governors polls
2010 Election Predictions – How we rank individual races Now that “Super Tuesday II” has come and gone, all but Hawaii have chosen their Congressional nominees (Louisiana’s “everything else” primary will be on Saturday, October 2, and early voting starts this Saturday). We are now basing our analyses on a composite of polls conducted over […]
“Super Tuesday II” Results – Two for the TEA Party
Tonight, seven states held their primaries. Overall, the TEA Party had two big victories over establishment candidates in Republican primaries. And healthcare reform’s unpopularity was apparent again.
Final Thoughts on the U.S. Senate Primary
To provide the most complete picture of Louisiana’s U.S. Senate primary, we wanted to do some more analysis of the vote both at a statewide and a Congressional District level.
Louisiana Primary Results – what do they mean for November ?
When we discussed the election results, we briefly examined the vote that David Vitter and Charlie Melancon received overall and in each parish. There are a couple more things we wanted to mention regarding Vitter and Melancon’s performance:
Louisiana/West Virginia Congressional Primary results
Last night, both Louisiana and West Virginia conducted their Congressional primaries. Though the Louisiana Congressional primary was a very low turnout affair (7% overall turnout, with 13% on the GOP side and 5% on the Democratic/Independent side), there are several items which are worth mentioning:
‘Twas the night before Election Day (in Louisiana)
Tomorrow is Election Day in Louisiana. On the ballot will be the party primaries for its Congressional races. All forms of early and absentee voting have concluded. We kept track of the early voting numbers (with special thanks to the Secretary of State’s office), and what we noticed so far was as follows:
2010 elections, 8/24 edition (Establishment or insurgent ?)
Primaries were held last night in Alaska, Arizona, Florida, and Vermont. Overall, primary voters sent mixed messages as to whether they prefer the safety of “establishment” candidates or the risk of insurgent candidates who may or may not have personal baggage.
Early (Congressional) Voting in Louisiana wraps up…….
Louisiana’s Congressional primaries are now less than a week away. Early voting for the Congressional primaries has concluded, although mail in/faxed ballots will still be accepted up until Friday. We are keeping track of the early voting numbers, and what we’ve noticed so far is as follows: