| Election Name: | 2008 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election |
| Flag Year: | 2006 |
| Type: | Presidential |
| Seats For Election: | House of Representatives |
| Ongoing: | No |
| Previous Election: | 2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 1 |
| Previous Year: | 2006 |
| Next Election: | 2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 1 |
| Next Year: | 2008 (Nov.) |
| Election Date: | May 3, 2008 |
| Candidate1: | Steve Scalise |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 33,867 |
| Percentage1: | 75.13% |
| Candidate2: | Gilda Reed |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 10,142 |
| Percentage2: | 22.50% |
| Representative | |
| Before Election: | Bobby Jindal |
| Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Steve Scalise |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| Country: | Louisiana |
Voters in voting in a special election on May 3, 2008, elected Steve Scalise as a new member of the United States House of Representatives, replacing Representative Bobby Jindal who resigned on January 14, 2008, to become Governor of Louisiana.
This election and Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election were the first Louisiana congressional elections not based on Louisiana's jungle primary since the 1970s.