Richard Baker Republican Don Cazayoux Democratic The February 2, 2008 resignation of Republican Richard Baker triggered a special election for Louisiana's 6th district.

In anticipation of this election, party qualifying occurred before Baker's resignation.

[1] The timeline mirrored that of the 2008 special election for the 1st congressional district.

Democrat Don Cazayoux won the 6th district election, defeating Republican Woody Jenkins by three percentage points, as well as two independent candidates and a member of the Constitution Party.

(This was the second time such a party switch occurred due to a special election during the 110th Congress.)