Upcoming Elections
Massachusetts Senate
Gov. Bobby Jindal
(R-La.)
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Residence:Kenner
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Born:June 10, 1971; Baton Rouge, La.
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Religion:Roman Catholic
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Family:Wife, Supriya Jindal; three children
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Education:Brown U., Sc.B. 1991 (biology & public policy) ; Oxford U., M.Litt. 1994 (Rhodes scholar)
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Military service:None
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Career:State university system president; management consultant
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Political Highlights:La. Health and Hospitals Department secretary, 1996-98; U.S. Health and Human Services assistant secretary for planning and evaluation, 2001-03; candidate for governor, 2003; U.S. House, 2005-08; governor, 2008-present
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Elected:2007 (1st term)
State Information
Election History
| Year |
Election |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percent |
| 2007 |
general |
Bobby Jindal (R) |
699,275 |
53.9% |
| Walter Boasso (D) |
226,476 |
17.4% |
| John Georges (X) |
186,682 |
14.4% |
| Foster Campbell (D) |
161,665 |
12.5% |
| Mary Smith (D) |
5,868 |
0.4% |
| Belinda Alexandrenko (X) |
4,791 |
0.4% |
| Anthony Gentile (X) |
3,372 |
0.3% |
| T. Horne (LIBERT) |
2,648 |
0.2% |
| Sheldon Forest (X) |
2,323 |
0.2% |
| M.V. Mendoza (D) |
2,080 |
0.2% |
| Hardy Parkerson (D) |
1,666 |
0.1% |
| Arthur Nichols (X) |
994 |
0.1% |
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| 2003 |
general runoff |
Kathleen Blanco (D) |
731,358 |
52% |
| Bobby Jindal (R) |
676,484 |
48% |
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| 2003 |
general |
Bobby Jindal (R) |
443,389 |
32.5% |
| Kathleen Blanco (D) |
250,136 |
18.4% |
| Richard Leyoub (D) |
223,513 |
16.4% |
| Claude Leach (D) |
187,872 |
13.8% |
| Randy Ewing (D) |
123,936 |
9.1% |
| Hunt Downer (R) |
84,718 |
6.2% |
| Alan Allgood (R) |
7,866 |
0.6% |
| Patrick Barthel (D) |
7,338 |
0.5% |
| Patrick Landry (X) |
7,195 |
0.5% |
| Edward Mangin (X) |
6,745 |
0.5% |
| J.D. Estilette (X) |
6,439 |
0.5% |
| J.E. Jumonville (D) |
3,410 |
0.2% |
| John Simoneaux (X) |
3,280 |
0.2% |
| Quentin Brown (X) |
2,414 |
0.2% |
| Mike Stagg (D) |
1,667 |
0.1% |
| Richard McCoy (D) |
1,513 |
0.1% |
| Fred Robertson (D) |
1,093 |
0.1% |
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| 1999 |
general |
Kathleen Blanco (D) |
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| Aaron Broussard (D) |
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| Foster Campbell (D) |
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| Richard Ieyoub (D) |
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| Chris John (D) |
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| Don Kelly (D) |
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| Mike Foster (R) |
805,203 |
62.2% |
| William Jefferson (D) |
382,445 |
29.5% |
| Tom Greene (R) |
35,434 |
2.7% |
| Phil Preis (D) |
23,445 |
1.8% |
| Berl Bush (D) |
12,497 |
1% |
| Belinda Alexandrenko (D) |
8,978 |
0.7% |
| Darryl Ward (R) |
7,645 |
0.6% |
| Bob McElroy (D) |
7,511 |
0.6% |
| Charles Bellone (D) |
5,432 |
0.4% |
| Sid Baron (I) |
3,669 |
0.3% |
| Ronnie Johnson (I) |
2,946 |
0.2% |
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| 1995 |
general runoff |
Mike Foster (R) |
984,499 |
63.5% |
| Cleo Fields (D) |
565,861 |
36.5% |
Vote For President
| Year |
Democrat |
Republican |
Independent |
| 2008 |
Barack Obama: 39.93% |
John McCain: 58.56% |
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| 2004 |
John Kerry: 42% |
George W. Bush: 57% |
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| 2000 |
Al Gore: 45% |
George W. Bush: 53% |
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| 1996 |
Bill Clinton: 52% |
Robert Dole: 40% |
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- Demographics (2000 census)
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Population (2005):4,523,628
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Under 18:27.3%
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Over 65:11.6%
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Non-Hispanic White:62.5%
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Black:32.3%
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Hispanic:2.4%
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Asian:1.2%
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American Indian:0.5%
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Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander:0.0%
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Median Household Income: 32,566
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Median Household Income Rank: 47
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