2008 Baton Rouge mayoral election

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2008 Baton Rouge mayoral election
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  2004 October 4, 2008 2012  
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Candidate Kip Holden Dan Kyle
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote75,45012,886
Percentage71.18%12.16%

 
CandidateWayne CarterRon Johnson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote11,3416,320
Percentage10.7%5.96%

Mayor before election

Kip Holden
Democratic

Elected mayor

Kip Holden
Democratic

The 2008 Baton Rouge mayoral election was held on October 4, 2008, to elect the mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It saw the reelection of incumbent mayor-president Kip Holden. Since Holden won an outright majority in the first round, no runoff was necessitated.

Results

Results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kip Holden (incumbent) 75,450 71.18
Republican Dan Kyle12,88612.16
Republican Wayne Carter11,34110.7
Democratic Ron Johnson6,3205.96
Total votes105,997

References

  1. Louisiana Secretary of State. "Voter Portal".