INCUMBENT: Gary Smith (Democrat) DESCRIPTION: Senate District 19 is located in the outer fringes of the New Orleans metropolitan area, and takes in parts of four parishes: an area of Kenner in Jefferson Parish near the Louis Armstrong airport, a portion of Lafourche Parish along US Highway 90, all of St Charles Parish but a […]
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RSS feed for this sectionTurnout drop-off in “down ballot” races: what are the political implications?
In the elections world, human and machine imperfection are variables that have to be factored in when discussing election results, turnout, and the like. Some of those imperfections can prevent every vote cast from being counted – a reality that became apparent during the Florida recount in the 2000 Presidential race. For this article, we are […]
Decision 2015: JMCEL’s “bite sized politics” (Senate District 4)
INCUMBENT: Ed Murray (Democrat) DESCRIPTION: Senate District 4 is located in New Orleans and contains Lakeview and an area in and around the French Quarter. It then travels along the shores of Lake Pontchartrain to include portions of New Orleans East near the lake, all the way to Paris Boulevard. DISTRICT MAP: […]
Decision 2015: JMCEL’s “bite sized politics” (House District 53)
INCUMBENT: Lenar Whitney (Republican) DESCRIPTION: House District 53 is in eastern Terrebonne Parish and contains territory all the way from precincts just to the north of Houma down to the Gulf of Mexico, as well as an adjacent precinct in Lafourche Parish along the Terrebonne Parish border. This is a district where most of its terrain is […]
The “spin free truth” about Louisiana’s “cell phone voters”
Two decades ago, the advent of the Internet (specifically, the widespread use of the World Wide Web) transformed the PC from a niche product into something that has become commonplace in nearly every household. Similarly, the telephone has seen a similar transformation. Early on (in the late 1990s), the cell phone became affordable to the […]
Louisiana Census Data as of July 1, 2014
About a year ago, we had noticed that Louisiana’s population had grown 2% between April 1, 2010 (the date the Census was last taken) and July 1, 2013. This past week, the Census released population estimates by county/parish as of July 1, 2014, and Louisiana (slow) population growth continued – the 2014 estimate showed there […]
“One man, one vote” – Time to redistrict East Baton Rouge Parish’s District Court ?
HISTORY Appropriate minority representation in Louisiana’s judicial branch is an issue that has been much litigated over the years, and there is a reasonable likelihood of further litigation to come.
Decision 2014 – Behind the defeat of Mary Landrieu
After three terms of service, Senator Mary Landrieu was defeated in the December runoff 56-44%. While pundits attributed her defeat to the unpopularity of President Obama in Louisiana, the seeds of her defeat were sown long before that.
Decision 2014 – Louisiana Senate and Congressional polls
In 49 other states, the 2014 midterm elections have concluded. Louisiana, however, still has runoffs for the US Senate and two Congressional races. JMC Enterprises of Louisiana recently polled two of these three runoff races.
Decision 2014 – JMCEL scorecard as of November 2
Election Day is two days away, and this looks like a Republican year. How Republican of a year it will be is the question on table, as there are some “trouble spots” for the Republicans which haven’t entirely gone away in the closing days of the 2014 election cycle.