Louisiana House
District 2
Previous Election Results
| 1998 House La. Style Non-Partisan Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| William Jefferson |
Democratic |
102,247 |
86.0% |
| David Reed |
Democratic |
10,803 |
9.1% |
| Don-Terry Veal |
Democratic |
5,899 |
5.0% |
| 2002 House La. Style Non-Partisan Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| William Jefferson |
Democratic |
90,310 |
63.5% |
| Irma Dixon |
Democratic |
28,480 |
20.0% |
| Silky Sullivan |
Republican |
15,440 |
10.9% |
| Clarence Hunt |
Democratic |
4,137 |
2.9% |
| Wayne Clement |
Independent |
3,789 |
2.7% |
| 2004 House La. Style Non-Partisan Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| William Jefferson |
Democratic |
173,510 |
79.0% |
| Art Schwertz |
Republican |
46,097 |
21.0% |
| 2006 House La. Style Non-Partisan Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| William Jefferson |
Democratic |
28,283 |
30.1% |
| Karen Carter |
Democratic |
20,364 |
21.7% |
| Derrick Shepherd |
Democratic |
16,799 |
17.9% |
| Joseph Lavigne |
Republican |
12,511 |
13.3% |
| Troy Carter |
Democratic |
11,304 |
12.0% |
| Eric Bradley |
Republican |
1,159 |
1.2% |
| Regina Bartholomew |
Democratic |
1,125 |
1.2% |
| John Edwards |
Democratic |
675 |
0.7% |
| Scott Barron |
Democratic |
621 |
0.7% |
| Gregory Kahn |
Libertarian |
404 |
0.4% |
| M.V. Mendoza |
Democratic |
402 |
0.4% |
| Lance von Uhde |
Republican |
258 |
0.3% |
| Deven Collins |
Democratic |
121 |
0.1% |
| 2006 House Non-Partisan Runoff Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| William Jefferson |
Democratic |
35,153 |
56.5% |
| Karen Carter |
Democratic |
27,011 |
43.5% |
| 2008 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Joseph Cao |
Republican |
33,132 |
49.5% |
| William Jefferson |
Democratic |
31,318 |
46.8% |
| Malik Rahim |
Green |
1,883 |
2.8% |
| Gregory Kahn |
Libertarian |
549 |
0.8% |
| 2008 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| William Jefferson |
Democratic |
17,510 |
25.3% |
| Helena Moreno |
Democratic |
13,795 |
19.9% |
| Cedric Richmond |
Democratic |
12,095 |
17.5% |
| James Carter |
Democratic |
9,286 |
13.4% |
| Byron Lee |
Democratic |
8,979 |
13.0% |
| Troy Carter |
Democratic |
5,797 |
8.4% |
| Kenya Smith |
Democratic |
1,749 |
2.5% |
| 2008 House Primary Runoff |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| William Jefferson |
Democratic |
92,921 |
56.8% |
| Helena Moreno |
Democratic |
70,705 |
43.2% |
| 2010 House General Election |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Cedric Richmond |
Democratic |
83,705 |
64.6% |
| Joseph Cao |
Republican |
43,378 |
33.5% |
| Anthony Marquize |
Independent |
1,876 |
1.4% |
| Jack Radosta |
Independent |
645 |
0.5% |
| 2010 House Primary |
| Candidate |
Party |
# Votes |
% Votes |
| Cedric Richmond |
Democratic |
14,678 |
60.5% |
| Juan LaFonta |
Democratic |
5,171 |
21.3% |
| Eugene Green |
Democratic |
2,500 |
10.3% |
| Gary Johnson |
Democratic |
1,914 |
7.9% |
Demographic Data
| Population |
638,562 |
| Percentage White |
30.2% |
| Percentage Black |
64.1% |
| Percentage American Indian / Alaska Native |
0.3% |
| Percentage Asian |
2.7% |
| Percentage Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander |
0.0% |
| Percentage Mixed Race |
1.4% |
| Percentage Other Race |
1.2% |
| |
| Percentage Hispanic |
3.8% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic White |
28.3% |
| Percentage Non Hispanic Black |
63.7% |
| |
| Percentage Households All Speak Language Other than English |
5.9% |
| |
| Median Household Income |
$27,514 |
| Percentage Married Couple Both Work |
24.5% |
| Percentage Income in Poverty in 1999 |
26.8% |
| Percentage Lived in different household in 1995 |
41.4% |
| |
| Percentage Homes heated by Electricity |
39.7% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Gas |
58.4% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Coal |
0.0% |
| Percentage Homes heated by Fuel Oil |
0.0% |
| Percentage of Population Age 65 and Up |
10.3% |
| Percentage Employed Civilians 16-years-old and up |
39.4% |
| Percentage with a College Degree |
19.4% |
| Percentage Management or Professional Workers |
29.2% |
| Percentage Sales or Office Workers |
27.1% |
| Percentage Production or Transportation Workers |
12.7% |
| |
| Percentage Married Couples |
34.8% |
| Percentage Married Couples with Children |
15.8% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Male living with Male |
0.6% |
| Percentage Unmarried Partner Households, Female living with Female |
0.4% |
Last updated 9:16pm October 4, 2012
