The 1999 United States House of Representatives special election in Louisiana's 1st congressional district was held on May 29, 1999, to select the successor to Bob Livingston (R) who resigned due to the discovery of an extramarital affair.
On May 1, nine candidates, mostly Republicans, competed on the same ballot. However, since no candidate was able to achieve a majority, a runoff was held at the end of the month.
Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election jungle primary[1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican
David Treen
36,719
25.06%
Republican
David Vitter
31,741
21.67%
Republican
David Duke
28,059
19.15%
Republican
Monica Monica
22,928
15.65%
Democratic
R.H. "Bill" Strain
16,446
11.23%
Republican
9,295
6.34%
Democratic
Darryl Ward
720
0.49%
Republican
Patrick Landry
344
0.23%
Republican
S. J. LoCoco
246
0.17%
Total votes
146,498
100%
Runoff[]
Former State Representative David Vitter narrowly won in the runoff over former Louisiana governor Dave Treen and would later become a United States Senator.