U.S. Senate, Louisiana
Results
About This Race
Nov.
4
4
Polls Close: 9 p.m. ET
The Candidates
Mary Landrieu (D, Incumbent)
Occupation
Businesswoman
Businesswoman
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Funding
| Total Raised | PACs | Individuals | Out of State |
| 9,083,240 | 2,640,112 | 5,695,002 | 58% |
John Neely Kennedy (R)
Occupation
Louisiana state treasurer and adjunct professor at LSU Law School
Louisiana state treasurer and adjunct professor at LSU Law School
Public Service
- Louisiana Secretary of the Department of Revenue
- Special Counsel to Governor Charles Roemer
- Secretary of Governor Roemer’s Cabinet
Funding
| Total Raised | PACs | Individuals | Out of State |
| 5,434,436 | 439,370 | 4,163,490 | 13% |
Previous LA Election Results
Democratic Presidential Primary (Feb. 9, 2008)
Republican Presidential Primary (Feb. 9, 2008)
Poll Averages
The Spread
Landrieu +13.0
| Mary Landrieu (D) | 50.3% | +50.3% |
| John Kennedy (R) | 37.3% | +37.3% |
SOURCE: Real Clear Politics. Average reflects polls conducted between May 17 and Aug. 17, 2008.
LA Campaign Advertising
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Louisiana Demographics
- Population: 4,293,204
- Gender: 48.6% male, 51.4% female
- Age: 74.9% 18 years and over; 12.2% 65 years and over; Median age: 35.7
- Median Household Income: $40,926
- Families Below Poverty Level: 14.6%
- Education: 8.8% of those over 25 have a bachelor's degree or higher
Source: 2007 American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau
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