Charles Boustany vs. Jeff Landry – Breaking Down The Numbers By Parish
In the race for Louisiana's newly redrawn 3rd Congressional District, Congressmen Charles Boustany and Jeff Landry advanced past the General Election into a runoff for the seat. Boustany won 45% of the vote (139,123 votes), while Jeff Landry garnered 30% (93,527 votes) - a difference of 45,596 votes between them. Democrat Ron Richard finished with a very respectable 22% of the vote (67,070 votes), while Republican Bryan Barrilleaux got 3% (7,908) and Libertarian Jim Stark had 1% (3,765).
Saturday, December 8, voters will decide who will represent them in the district - Charles Boustany or Jeff Landry. Here's a simple breakdown of how the vote went for each candidate in each voting parish in the November 6 General Election:
Acadia Parish
Charles Boustany 59% (14,892 votes)
Jeff Landry 26% (6,586 votes)
Calcasieu Parish
Charles Boustany 46% (35,100 votes)
Ron Richard 30% (22,412 votes)
Jeff Landry 18% (13,783 votes)
Cameron Parish
Charles Boustany 59% (2,119 votes)
Jeff Landry 28% (999 votes)
Iberia Parish
Jeff Landry 52% (15,719 votes)
Charles Boustany 24% (7,316 votes)
Jefferson Davis Parish
Charles Boustany 51% (6,515 votes)
Jeff Landry 26% (3,390 votes)
Lafayette Parish
Charles Boustany 51% (48,459 votes)
Jeff Landry 26% (24,252 votes)
St. Landry Parish
Charles Boustany 53% (664 votes)
Jeff Landry 32% (402 votes)
St. Martin Parish
Jeff Landry 47% (11,286 votes)
Charles Boustany 29% (6,956 votes)
St. Mary Parish
Jeff Landry 47% (10,194 votes)
Ron Richard 29% (6,136 votes)
Charles Boustany 19% (4,140 votes)
Vermilion Parish
Charles Boustany 56% (12,962 votes)
Jeff Landry 30% (6,916 votes)
The turnout in these parishes for the Nov. 6 election ranged from 64.7% in Calcasieu Parish to 70.7% in St. Martin Parish.