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  LA District 5 - Initial Election
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Parents > United States > Louisiana > LA - District 05
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type Primary Election
Filing Deadline August 01, 1996 - 08:00pm Central
Polls Open September 21, 1996 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close September 21, 1996 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 04, 1997 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1999 - 12:00pm
ContributorRBH
Last ModifiedRBH June 04, 2022 08:33pm
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won10/01/1994
NameJim McCrery Votes106,204 (79.83%)
Term01/03/1995 - 01/03/1997 Margin84,737 (+63.69%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/05/1996
NameJohn Cooksey Votes135,990 (58.28%)
Term01/04/1997 - 01/03/1999 Margin38,627 (+16.55%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceLA District 5 11/05/1996

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Name John Cooksey St. Rep. Francis C. Thompson Rep. Clyde C. Holloway Michael Jordan Caire Ben Marshall Tim Robinson  
PartyRepublican Democratic Republican Democratic Republican Republican  
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Certified Votes 60,583 (33.54%) 50,144 (27.76%) 48,226 (26.70%) 9,286 (5.14%) 7,106 (3.93%) 5,268 (2.92%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -10,439 (-5.78%) -12,357 (-6.84%) -51,297 (-28.40%) -53,477 (-29.61%) -55,315 (-30.63%)  
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