2008Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2008 election for Louisiana's 6th District
U.S. House · Louisiana
Bill Cassidy (R) won with 48.1% of the vote, defeating Donald Cazayoux (D) by 7.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Bill CassidyRepublican · winner
48.1%150,332
Donald CazayouxDemocrat
40.3%125,886
Michael JacksonIndependent
11.6%36,198
312,416 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 2008
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.
Donald CazayouxBill Cassidy
$3M
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$3M
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
$2.7K
Cash on hand
$43K
Other candidates' campaigns: Michael Jackson $217.3K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008