Voters in voting in a special election on May 3, 2008, elected Steve Scalise as a new member of the United States House of Representatives, replacing Representative Bobby Jindal who resigned on January 14, 2008, to become Governor of Louisiana.
This election and Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election were the first Louisiana congressional elections not based on Louisiana's jungle primary since the 1970s.
Democratic primary Candidates Gilda Reed, psychologist and professor Vinny Mendoza, United States Air Force veteran, unsuccessful Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 2007
Results
Republican primary Candidates Steve Scalise, Louisiana State Senator and former Louisiana State Representative Tim Burns, Louisiana State Representative Ben Morris, Mayor of Slidell David Simpson, business owner and attorney
Results
Independent candidates Anthony "Tony G" Gentile, oil refinery supervisor, unsuccessful independent gubernatorial candidate in 2007 R. A. "Skip" Galan
General election Results
See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives
References
External links Steve Scalise campaign website Tim Burns campaign website Ben Morris campaign website David Simpson campaign website Gilda Reed campaign website Vinny Mendoza campaign website Tony Gentile campaign website