2008 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election
# 2008 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election

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Voters in Louisiana's 1st congressional district 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

Democratic primary results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Democratic | Gilda Reed | 11,727 | 69.75 |
| | Democratic | M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza | 5,086 | 30.25 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 16,813 | 100.00 |

## 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

Republican primary results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Steve Scalise | 16,799 | 48.34 |
| | Republican | Tim Burns | 9,631 | 27.72 |
| | Republican | Ben Morris | 7,388 | 21.26 |
| | Republican | David Simpson | 932 | 2.68 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,750 | 100.00 |

Republican primary runoff results :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Steve Scalise | 19,338 | 58.08 |
| | Republican | Tim Burns | 13,958 | 41.92 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,296 | 100.00 |

## Independent candidates

* Anthony "Tony G" Gentile, oil refinery supervisor, unsuccessful independent gubernatorial candidate in 2007
* R. A. "Skip" Galan

## General election

### Results

Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election, 2008 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Republican | Steve Scalise | 33,867 | 75.13 |
| | Democratic | Gilda Reed | 10,142 | 22.50 |
| | Independent | R. A. Galan | 786 | 1.74 |
| | Independent | Anthony Gentile | 280 | 0.62 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 45,075 | 100.00 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |
