Will Republicans Kick Away Another Special Election?

• By Stuart Rothenberg
• Roll Call Contributing Writer
• April 3, 2008, Midnight

George W. Bush won 59 percent of the vote in Louisiana’s 6th district in 2004. That year, the district’s Congressman, Richard Baker (R), was re-elected with more than 70 percent of the vote. Two years later, Baker won an 11th term without major party opposition.