Jonathan Singer: It's official: Dems win seat in Louisiana

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Wednesday, December 08, 2004

It's official: Dems win seat in Louisiana

Louisiana is not a state in which the Democrats have any business being competitive. George Bush won the state by nearly 20 points and a gay marriage ban passed handily. That having been said, it's now official that the Democrats did win a seat in the state on Saturday. The AP has the story:

Republican Billy Tauzin III conceded a narrow loss to succeed his retiring father in the House after a runoff election in Cajun country.

After an examination of parish (county) vote totals throughout the district, Tauzin lost by 569 votes to Democrat Charles Melancon in Saturday's runoff, according to the secretary of state's office. The final tally was 57,611 for Melancon to 57,042 for Tauzin.

Tauzin's campaign issued a statement Tuesday in which he congratulated Melancon and offered his assistance. Tauzin said he would remain active in his Thibodaux community in the 3rd Congressional District along Louisiana's swampy southern coast.

Melancon will clearly be a target in 2006 as he only won with 50.2% of the vote. Nevertheless, the 3rd District is as Democratic as it gets in the South, as the only Republican to hold the seat after Reconstruction--Tauzin II--switched parties after being a high ranking Democrat for many years.

Posted by: Jonathan Singer / 10:42 AM | Basie! Home