Tonight, a special election in Acadiana gave the GOP its 55th member in the Louisiana House. The fact that a Republican would win was not in doubt; there were two things, however, which were noteworthy about this election:
Archive | April, 2011
Louisiana 2011 Legislative Analysis – House District 104
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Louisiana 2011 Legislative Analysis – House District 101
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Louisiana 2011 Legislative Analysis – Senate District 2
Incumbent – Cynthia Willard-Lewis (D – Term limited in 2023) District Map Voting History
Louisiana 2011 Legislative Analysis – House District 86
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Louisiana 2011 Legislative Analysis – Senate District 17
Incumbent – Rob Marionneaux (D – Term limited in 2011) District Map Voting History
Louisiana 2011 Legislative Analysis – House District 95
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Louisiana 2011 Legislative Analysis – Senate District 6
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Louisiana 2011 Legislative Analysis – Introduction
Now that Governor Jindal has signed the redistricting plans for both houses of the Louisiana Legislature, it’s time to analyze the new demographics for the legislative districts drawn. We will start with the newly created districts. From there, we will move on to districts held by retiring/term limited legislators, then we will finish up with districts held by [...]
Louisiana Senate District Political Statistics
Last week, the Senate passed a reapportionment plan for its chamber that Governor Jindal signed into law. Now that the dust has settled, what is the political impact of this new plan ? The exact political impact can’t be quantified until the fall elections, due to several intangibles: (1) the quality and quantity of candidates [...]