Louisiana

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President Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting John McCain (Rep) 1,147,603 59% Barack Obama (Dem) 780,981 40% Ron Paul (Ltp) 9,353 0% Senate Exit Polls County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Mary L. Landrieu (Dem) * 986,411 52% John Kennedy (Rep) 866,624 46% U.S. House - District 1 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Steve Scalise (Rep) * 189,034 66% Jim Harlan (Dem) 98,754 34% U.S. House - District 2 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 0% of precincts reporting Joseph Cao (Rep) 0 0% To Be DeterminedD (Dem) 0 0% U.S. House - District 3 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 0% of precincts reporting Charlie Melancon (Dem) * 0 0% U.S. House - District 4 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 0% of precincts reporting To Be DeterminedD (Dem) 0 0% To Be DeterminedR (Rep) 0 0% U.S. House - District 5 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 0% of precincts reporting Rodney Alexander (Rep) * 0 0% U.S. House - District 6 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Bill Cassidy (Rep) 150,226 48% Don Cazayoux (Dem) * 125,716 40% Michael Jackson (Npd) 36,133 12% U.S. House - District 7 County Results Candidate Votes % of votes 100% of precincts reporting Charles Boustany (Rep) * 177,150 62% Don Cravins (Dem) 98,260 34%

Results are based on NBC News projections and unofficial returns, and are updated frequently. Refresh your browser to see the latest results. Candidates listed in bold indicate projected winner. Candidates marked with an asterisk indicate incumbent. “Current” refers to the balance of power in the outgoing Congress. “New” refers to the projected balance of power in the incoming Congress. “Holdover” refers to the U.S. Senate seats not up for election in 2008. To learn more about how NBC News projects winners and how to read NBC’s exit polls, click here. To learn more about electoral votes and how they are apportioned, click here.

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