2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2004 election for Louisiana's 5th District
U.S. House · Louisiana
Rodney Alexander (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating Zelma "tisa" Blakes (D) by 34.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Rodney AlexanderRepublican · winner
59.4%141,495
Zelma "tisa" BlakesDemocrat
24.6%58,591
John W. "jock" ScottRepublican
16.0%37,971
238,057 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Zelma "tisa" BlakesRodney Alexander
$29.1K
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$20.3K
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
-$2.8K
Cash on hand
$25.2K
Other candidates' campaigns: John W. "jock" Scott $150.8K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004