CQ Risk Rating: Safe Republican 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| David Vitter (R) | 191,379 | 80% |
| Michael A. Armato (D) | 29,935 | 13% |
| Cary J. Deaton (D) | 10,982 | 5% |
| Martin A. Rosenthal (NL) | 3,129 | 1% |
| John Paul "Jack" Simanonok (LIBERT) | 2,385 | 1% |
Note: The election that Louisiana holds on national election day in November is an open primary, with candidates from all parties on the ballot. Any candidate who receives more than half the votes is elected, and no general election is held for that post. Likewise, a candidate with no opposition is declared elected and does not appear on the final ballot. If no candidate receives more than half the votes, the top two vote-getters, regardless of political party, participate in a runoff election in December.
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
LOUISIANA 1
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East - Metairie; part of Florida Parishes
Away from festive downtown New Orleans, the 1st skims the edges of the
city and reaches north across Lake Pontchartrain to the Mississippi border.
Despite haggling over redistricting that finally ended in 1996, the 1st
remained conservative, with no major boundary changes. The mostly
white-collar population that lives in these parts is among the wealthiest
and most educated in the state.
St. Tammany Parish, on the north side of Lake Pontchartrain, was the
fastest growing area in the 1st during the 1990s, attracting New Orleans
commuters to its middle- to upper-class suburban neighborhoods. The area is
developing more industry of its own, and leaders hope to attract high-tech
firms related to the Avondale Shipyard in the 2nd. Much of the 1st's
population lives in upscale Metairie suburbs on the south side of the lake.
Democrats held the 1st for a little more than a century before it became
a Republican possession in 1977. Now, the mostly white residents warmly
welcome Republicans on the local and federal level. Democrats manage to win
a few local offices in the far northern, rural reaches of the district.
Major Industry
Service, agriculture, health care
Population
602,867 (1990)
Cities
New Orleans, 476,625; Metairie, 146,321; Kenner, 72,345 (1996) (some
populations spread across two or more districts)
People
63% urban; 12% age 65+ (ranks third of seven in state; middle third
nationally); 56% married couples, 27% married couples with children; 22%
college educated (ranks first of seven in state; top third nationally); 66%
white collar (ranks first of seven in state; top third nationally), 21% blue
collar (ranks seventh of seven in state; bottom third nationally) (1990)
Race
86% white, 12% black, 1% Asian; 4% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$27,413 (ranks first of seven in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, the longest highway bridge over water in the
world at 23.9 miles; Former Ku Klux Klansman David Duke held the Metairie
state House seat from 1989 to 1993.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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