House elections in Louisiana
2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Republican
Democratic
Last election
5
1
Seats won
5
1
Seat change
Popular vote
1,244,254
727,402
Percentage
61.55%
35.98%
Swing
Republican
60–69%
70–79%
Democratic
60–69%
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Louisiana , one from each of the state's six congressional districts . The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate , and various state and local elections .
Like most Louisiana elections, these were conducted using a jungle primary that occurred on November 3, where all candidates ran on the same ballot in the primary, regardless of party. Any candidate who earned an absolute majority of the vote in the primary would be automatically declared the winner of the election. However, if in any given congressional district no candidate gained an absolute majority of the votes, a runoff election between the top two candidates within said congressional district would have been held on December 5. The 5th district
Overview [ ]
Popular vote
Republican
61.55%
Democratic
35.98%
Other
2.47%
House seats
Republican
83.33%
Democratic
16.67%
District 1 [ ] 2020 Louisiana's 1st congressional district election
Candidate
Steve Scalise Lee Ann Dugas
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
270,330
94,730
Percentage
72.2%
25.3%
U.S. Representative before election Steve Scalise Republican
Elected U.S. Representative Steve Scalise Republican
The 1st district is based in the suburbs of New Orleans , spanning from the northern shore of Lake Pontchartrain south to the Mississippi River delta . The incumbent is Republican Steve Scalise , who was re-elected with 71.5% of the vote in 2018.[1]
Candidates [ ] Declared [ ] Lee Ann Dugas (Democratic), activist and perennial candidate[2]
Howard Kearney (Libertarian), computer programmer[2]
Steve Scalise (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative[2] General election [ ] Predictions [ ]
Source
Ranking
As of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe R
July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [4] Safe R
June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe R
July 2, 2020
Politico [6] Safe R
April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [7] Safe R
June 3, 2020
RCP [8] Safe R
June 9, 2020
Niskanen [9] Safe R
June 7, 2020
Results [ ]
District 2 [ ] 2020 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district election
Candidate
Cedric Richmond David M. Schilling
Glenn Adrain Harris
Party
Democratic
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
201,636
47,575
33,684
Percentage
63.6%
15.0%
10.6%
U.S. Representative before election Cedric Richmond Democratic
Elected U.S. Representative Cedric Richmond Democratic
The 2nd district stretches from New Orleans to inner Baton Rouge . The seat is currently vacant following the resignation of incumbent Democrat Cedric Richmond on Jan. 15, who was re-elected with 80.8% of the vote in 2018.[1]
Candidates [ ] Declared [ ] Belden "Noonie Man" Batiste (Independent), activist and perennial candidate[11]
Glenn Adrain Harris (Democratic)[11]
Colby James (Independent), U.S. Army veteran[11]
Cedric Richmond (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative[11] David Schilling (Republican)[11]
Sheldon Vincent (Republican), retired postal worker[11] General election [ ] Predictions [ ]
Source
Ranking
As of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe D
July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [4] Safe D
June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe D
July 2, 2020
Politico [6] Safe D
April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [7] Safe D
June 3, 2020
RCP [8] Safe D
June 9, 2020
Niskanen [9] Safe D
June 7, 2020
Results [ ] District 3 [ ] 2020 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district election
Candidate
Clay Higgins Braylon Harris
Rob Anderson
Party
Republican
Democratic
Democratic
Popular vote
230,480
60,852
39,423
Percentage
67.8%
17.9%
11.6%
U.S. Representative before election Clay Higgins Republican
Elected U.S. Representative Clay Higgins Republican
The 3rd district encompasses southwestern Louisiana , taking in Lake Charles and Lafayette . The incumbent is Republican Clay Higgins , who was re-elected with 55.7% of the vote in 2018.[1]
Candidates [ ] Declared [ ] Rob Anderson (Democratic), construction worker[12]
Braylon Harris (Democratic), pastor[12]
Clay Higgins (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative[12] Brandon Leleux (Libertarian), restaurant manager[12] General election [ ] Predictions [ ]
Source
Ranking
As of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe R
July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [4] Safe R
June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe R
July 2, 2020
Politico [6] Safe R
April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [7] Safe R
June 3, 2020
RCP [8] Safe R
June 9, 2020
Niskanen [9] Safe R
June 7, 2020
Results [ ] District 4 [ ] 2020 Louisiana's 4th congressional district
Candidate
Mike Johnson Kenny Houston
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
185,265
78,157
Percentage
60.4%
25.5%
Candidate
Ryan Trundle
Ben Gibson
Party
Democratic
Republican
Popular vote
23,813
19,343
Percentage
7.8%
6.3%
U.S. Representative before election Mike Johnson Republican
Elected U.S. Representative Mike Johnson Republican
The 4th district encompasses northwestern Louisiana , taking in the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area . The incumbent is Republican Mike Johnson , who was re-elected with 64.2% of the vote in 2018.[1]
Candidates [ ] Declared [ ] Ben Gibson (Republican), firefighter[13]
Kenny Houston (Democratic), small business owner[13]
Mike Johnson (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative[13] Ryan Trundle (Democratic), progressive activist[14] General election [ ] Predictions [ ]
Source
Ranking
As of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe R
July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [4] Safe R
June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe R
July 2, 2020
Politico [6] Safe R
April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [7] Safe R
June 3, 2020
RCP [8] Safe R
June 9, 2020
Niskanen [9] Safe R
June 7, 2020
Results [ ] District 5 [ ] 2020 Louisiana's 5th congressional district election
Candidate
Luke Letlow Lance Harris
Sandra Christophe
Party
Republican
Republican
Democratic
First round
102,533 33.1%
51,240 16.6%
50,812
Runoff
49,183 62.0%
30,124
Eliminated
Candidate
Martin Lemelle Jr.
Scotty Robinson
Allen Guillory Sr.
Party
Democratic
Republican
Republican
First round
32,186
23,887
22,496
Runoff
Eliminated
Eliminated
Eliminated
U.S. Representative before election Ralph Abraham Republican
Elected U.S. Representative Luke Letlow Republican
The 5th district encompasses rural northeastern Louisiana, central Louisiana, as well as the northern part of Louisiana's Florida parishes in southeast Louisiana, taking in Monroe , Alexandria , Opelousas , Amite and Bogalusa, LA . The seat is currently vacant. On February 26, 2020, Abraham announced he would not be seeking re-election for a fourth term, honoring his pledge to only serve three terms in Congress.[15] Luke Letlow , Abraham's former Chief of Staff, was elected to the seat on December 5, 2020. He was scheduled to assume office on January 3, 2021, but died on December 29, 2020 of complications from COVID-19 .[16] special election for this seat was held on March 20, 2021.
Candidates [ ] Declared [ ] Allen Guillory, Sr. (Republican)[17]
Lance Harris (Republican), state representative[18] Matt Hasty (Republican)[17]
Jesse P. Lagarde (Democratic)[17]
Martin Lemelle (Democratic), executive vice president of Grambling State University [17]
Luke Letlow (Republican), former Chief of Staff to U.S. Representative Ralph Abraham[19] Scotty Robinson (Republican), Ouachita Parish police juror[20]
Candy Shoemaker-Cristophe (Democratic), social worker[21]
Phillip Snowden (Democratic)[17] Declined [ ] Ralph Abraham , incumbent U.S. Representative[22] General election [ ] Predictions [ ]
Source
Ranking
As of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe R
July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [4] Safe R
June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe R
July 2, 2020
Politico [6] Safe R
April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [7] Safe R
June 3, 2020
RCP [8] Safe R
June 9, 2020
Niskanen [9] Safe R
June 7, 2020
Jungle primary [ ] Runoff [ ] District 6 [ ] 2020 Louisiana's 6th congressional district election
Candidate
Garret Graves Dartanyon Williams
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
265,706
95,541
Percentage
71.0%
25.6%
U.S. Representative before election Garret Graves Republican
Elected U.S. Representative Garret Graves Republican
The 6th district encompasses the suburbs of Baton Rouge . The incumbent is Republican Garret Graves , who was re-elected with 69.5% of the vote in 2018.[1]
Candidates [ ] Declared [ ] Garret Graves (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative[23] Dartanyon Williams (Democratic)[23]
Shannon Sloan (Libertarian)[23]
Richard Torregano (Independent), retired electrical technician[24] General election [ ] Predictions [ ]
Source
Ranking
As of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe R
July 2, 2020
Inside Elections [4] Safe R
June 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe R
July 2, 2020
Politico [6] Safe R
April 19, 2020
Daily Kos [7] Safe R
June 3, 2020
RCP [8] Safe R
June 9, 2020
Niskanen [9] Safe R
June 7, 2020
Results [ ] See also [ ] References [ ]
^ a b c d e Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker" . Cook Political Report. Retrieved August 27, 2020 . ^ a b c Jacobs, David (July 23, 2020). "Every Louisiana incumbent in U.S. House gets at least one challenger on first day of qualifying" . The Center Square . Retrieved August 27, 2020 . ^ a b c d e f "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019" . The Cook Political Report . Retrieved September 20, 2019 .^ a b c d e f "2020 Senate Ratings" . Senate Ratings . The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019 .^ a b c d e f "2020 Senate race ratings" . Sabato's Crystal Ball . Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019 .^ a b c d e f "2020 Election Forecast" . Politico . November 19, 2019.^ a b c d e f "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020" . Daily Kos Elections . Retrieved February 28, 2020 .^ a b c d e f "Battle for White House" . RCP . April 19, 2019.^ a b c d e f "2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections" . Niskanen Center . April 28, 2020. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020 .^ a b c d e f g Ardoin, Kyle . "Official Results - Tues Nov 3 2020 Congressional" . Louisiana Secretary of State . Retrieved November 22, 2020 .^ a b c d e f "A Look at Candidates Signed up for Louisiana's Fall Election" . Associated Press . Associated Press. July 24, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020 .^ a b c d Ballard, Mark (August 1, 2020). "3 challengers hope to replace fiery Republican Clay Higgins in lone competitive congressional race" . The Acadiana Advocate . Retrieved August 27, 2020 . ^ a b c Staggs, Sean (July 22, 2020). "Qualifying continues for elections Nov. 3 in Louisiana" . KSLA News 12 . Retrieved August 27, 2020 . ^ Byrd, Logan (August 17, 2020). "Letter: Writer argues Ryan Trundle would be good for workers in Louisiana" . Shreveport Times . Retrieved August 27, 2020 . ^ Crisp, Elizabeth (February 26, 2020). "Ex-governor candidate U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham won't seek another term in Congress" . The Advocate Baton Rouge, Louisiana . Retrieved August 27, 2020 . ^ Brufke, Juliegrace (December 29, 2020). "Louisiana Rep.-elect Luke Letlow dies of COVID-19" . The Hill . Retrieved December 29, 2020 . ^ a b c d e Parker, Zach (July 30, 2020). "5th Congressional District race draws nine candidates" . The Ouachita Citizen . Retrieved August 27, 2020 . ^ Jacobs, David (March 11, 2020). "State Rep. Harris announces run 5th Congressional District" . Hanna Newspapers . ^ Wann, Tyler (March 9, 2020). "Luke Letlow, former Abraham Chief of Staff, announces run for congress" . www.knoe.com . KNOE News 8. ^ "Scotty Robinson running for Ralph Abraham's congressional seat" . October 25, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020 .^ Deslatte, Melinda (February 26, 2020). "Abraham won't run again for Louisiana congressional seat" . My Journal-Courier . Retrieved February 27, 2020 . ^ Crisp, Elizabeth (February 26, 2020). "Ex-governor candidate U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham won't seek another term in Congress" . The Advocate Baton Rouge, Louisiana . Retrieved February 26, 2020 . ^ a b c Tortorich, Michael (July 29, 2020). "Candidates qualify for Donaldsonville, Gonzales races" . Gonzales Weekly Citizen . Retrieved August 27, 2020 . ^ Hilburn, Greg (July 22, 2020). "Congressmen Higgins, Johnson, Graves, Richmond, Scalise qualify for reelection" . Monroe News-Star . Retrieved August 27, 2020 .
External links [ ] Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Louisiana" , Voting & Elections Toolkits "Louisiana: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links" , Vote.org "League of Women Voters of Louisiana" .League of Women Voters )Louisiana at Ballotpedia "Election Guides: Louisiana" , Spreadthevote.org , archived from the original on October 4, 2020, retrieved October 7, 2020 Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates
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