Back in June, we had discussed Congressional turnover from a historical perspective. Now that all but 10 Congressional races have been decided, we would like to revisit that discussion.
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RSS feed for this sectionGrading the Election Night guide
It’s one thing to make predictions. Were they accurate ? We made predictions on 252 House, Senate, and or governor’s races. Though there are 15 races still outstanding, the “score” is as follows:
Election Night guide
Watching returns on Election Night is an American tradition similar to Super bowl Sunday. On the ballot Tuesday will be federal, state, and local races – our focus will be on the Congressional (House and Senate) and the Governor’s races. So what should we look for?
Early Voting in Louisiana concludes for November…..
The general election is now six days away. In person early voting has concluded (although mail in ballots can still be accepted until Monday). We have kept track of the early voting numbers, and what we’ve noticed so far is as follows:
Early voting in Louisiana – the half time report
The general election is now 10 days away, and early voting has passed the halfway mark. We have been following the early voting numbers on a daily basis, and what we’ve noticed so far is as follows:
November 2010 early voting in Louisiana at a glance (Updated 10/27)
November 2010 early voting has begun in Louisiana
Early voting for the Congressional elections/runoff elections for local races started yesterday and will continue until Tuesday, October 26. From examining early voting statistics provided to us by the Secretary of State, there are several things we noticed:
Early analysis of the Louisiana Lieutenant Governor’s Runoff
A week ago, 22% of Louisiana voters voted in the special election for Lieutenant Governor, and in that primary contest, Republican Secretary of State Jay Dardenne finished first with 28%, while Democratic attorney Caroline Fayard finished second with 24%.
Louisiana primary results – Part I (Lt Governor’s race)
Last night, Louisiana held its primary election for local and statewide races, as well as a Republican Congressional runoff for a House seat down in south Louisiana. Though turnout was higher than the August 28 Congressional primary (7% turnout in that race), a paltry 22% showed up to vote last night. In this article, we […]
Soundbites about today’s primary election in Louisiana
(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, […]