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David Vitter Cruises to Victory in Louisiana Senate Race
By Susan Powers - Politics DailyRepublican David Vitter has won his bid for reelection to Senate in Louisiana, defeating his Democratic rival, U.S. Rep. Charlie Melancon. ABC News projected Vitter the winner less than an hour af ter polls closed Tuesday night, with 1,513 out of 3,877 precincts reporting. Final, unofficial tallies by Louisiana's Secretary of State gave Vitter 57 percent of the votes, compared to Melancon's 38 percent. The win gives Vitter a second term. He was first elected to the post in 2004, the first Republican approved by Louisiana voters to hold a U.S. Senate seat since Reconstruction. Vitter ...
GOP's Vitter Has Big Lead Over Democrat in Louisiana Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyFirst-term GOP Sen. David Vitter is leading Democratic Rep. Charlie Melancon by 52 percent to 36 percent with 4 percent preferring some other candidate and 8 percent undecided, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted April 7. In March, Vitter's margin had been 57 percent to 34 percent. Vitter is seen favorably by 60 percent of voters and unfavorably by 37 percent, with 4 percent not sure. Melancon, who has served three terms in the House, is seen favorably by 46 percent and unfavorably by 41 percent, but 13 percent do not know enough about him to be sure of their opinion. Vitter ...
GOP's Vitter Has Big Lead Over Democrat Melancon in La. Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRepublican Sen. David Vitter continues to hold a big lead over Democratic Rep. Charlie Melancon in his bid for re-election in Louisiana, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted March 10. Vitter is ahead 57 percent to 34 percent with 3 percent preferring another candidtae and 6 percent undecided. That's about the same margin as last month. While Vitter's overall favorability rating with voters is 63 percent, only 21 percent see him "very favorably." Melancon is seen unfavorably by 44 percent comapred to 43 percent who see him unfavorably, and only 14 percent see him "very ...
Vitter Comfortably Ahead of Democratic Opponent in Louisiana Senate Race
By Bruce Drake - Politics DailyRepublican Sen. David Vitter is leading Democratic Rep. Charlie Melancon by 53 percent to 35 percent in his bid for a second term, suggesting that the 2007 scandal over his phone number showing up in the records of a prostitution ring is not having much of an impact on his chances, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Jan. 14. Four percent prefer some other candidate and 8 percent are undecided. The GOP Secretary of State, Jay Dardenne, who said in December he was considering a primary challenge to Vitter, also has a big lead over Melancon. Dardenne bests him 53 percent to 31 ...
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