Louisiana's 6th congressional district
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| Population (2000) | 638,324 |
| Median income | $37,931 |
| Ethnic composition | 63.7% White, 33.3% Black, 1.4% Asian, 1.6% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.1% other |
| Cook PVI | R+7 |
The Louisiana's 6th congressional district is located in the center of Louisiana and contains the capital of Baton Rouge.
The seat was most recently held by Richard H. Baker, a Republican. Baker resigned on February 2, 2008[1]. A special election was held on May 3, to determine his replacement. Democratic candidate Don Cazayoux won the special election with a margin of victory just under 3 percent. [2].
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| Representative | Party | Years | Notes |
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| George Augustus Sheridan | Republican | 1873 - 1875 | |
| Charles E. Nash | Republican | 1875 - 1877 | |
| Edward White Robertson | Democratic | 1877 - 1883 | |
| Edward Taylor Lewis | Democratic | 1883 - 1885 | |
| Alfred Briggs Irion | Democratic | 1885 - 1887 | |
| Edward White Robertson | Democratic | 1887 - 1889 | |
| Samuel Matthews Robertson | Democratic | 1889 - 1907 | |
| George Kent Favrot | Democratic | 1907 - 1909 | |
| Robert Charles Wickliffe | Democratic | 1909 - 1912 | Died in office - railroad accident |
| Lewis Lovering Morgan | Democratic | 1912 - 1917 | |
| Jared Young Sanders | Democratic | 1917 - 1921 | |
| George Kent Favrot | Democratic | 1921 - 1925 | |
| Bolivar E. Kemp | Democratic | 1925 - 1935 | |
| Jared Y. Sanders, Jr. | Democratic | 1935 - 1937 | |
| John K. Griffith | Democratic | 1937 - 1941 | |
| Jared Y. Sanders, Jr. | Democratic | 1941 - 1943 | |
| James H. Morrison | Democratic | 1943 - 1967 | |
| John R. Rarick | Democratic | 1967 - 1975 | |
| Henson Moore | Republican | 1975 - 1987 | |
| Richard H. Baker | Republican | 1987 - 2008 | |
| Don Cazayoux | Democratic | 2008 - |
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