2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana primary was held on November 3, 2020, with candidates that receive a simple majority being elected. A runoff election for the 5th district was held on December 5, 2020.
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District 1
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]
Declared
- Lee Ann Dugas (Democratic), activist and perennial candidate[2]
- Howard Kearney (Libertarian), computer programmer[2]
- Steve Scalise (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative[2]
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Steve Scalise (incumbent) | 270,330 | 72.21 | |
| Democratic | Lee Ann Dugas | 94,730 | 25.30 | |
| Libertarian | Howard Kearney | 9,309 | 2.49 | |
| Total votes | 374,369 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 2
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]
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]
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Cedric Richmond (incumbent) | 201,636 | 63.61 | |
| Republican | David M. Schilling | 47,575 | 15.01 | |
| Democratic | Glenn Adrain Harris | 33,684 | 10.63 | |
| Republican | Sheldon C. Vincent Sr. | 15,565 | 4.91 | |
| Independent | Belden "Noonie Man" Batiste | 12,268 | 3.87 | |
| Independent | Colby James | 6,254 | 1.97 | |
| Total votes | 316,982 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
District 3
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]
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]
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Clay Higgins (incumbent) | 230,480 | 67.76 | |
| Democratic | Braylon Harris | 60,852 | 17.89 | |
| Democratic | Rob Anderson | 39,423 | 11.59 | |
| Libertarian | Brandon Leleux | 9,365 | 2.75 | |
| Total votes | 340,120 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 4
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]
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]
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Johnson (incumbent) | 185,265 | 60.43 | |
| Democratic | Kenny Houston | 78,157 | 25.49 | |
| Democratic | Ryan Trundle | 23,813 | 7.77 | |
| Republican | Ben Gibson | 19,343 | 6.31 | |
| Total votes | 306,578 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 5
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] A special election for this seat will be held on March 20, 2021.
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]
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Luke Letlow | 102,533 | 33.12 | |
| Republican | Lance Harris | 51,240 | 16.55 | |
| Democratic | Candy Shoemaker-Cristophe | 50,812 | 16.41 | |
| Democratic | Martin Lemelle Jr. | 32,186 | 10.40 | |
| Republican | Scotty Robinson | 23,887 | 7.72 | |
| Republican | Allen Guillory Sr. | 22,496 | 7.27 | |
| Republican | Matt Hasty | 9,834 | 3.18 | |
| Democratic | Phillip Snowden | 9,432 | 3.05 | |
| Democratic | Jesse P. Lagarde | 7,136 | 2.31 | |
| Total votes | 309,556 | 100.0 | ||
Runoff
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Luke Letlow | 49,182 | 62.0 | |
| Republican | Lance Harris | 30,124 | 38.0 | |
| Total votes | 79,306 | 100 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
District 6
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]
Declared
- Garret Graves (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative[23]
- Dartanyon Williams (Democratic)[23]
- Shannon Sloan (Libertarian)[23]
- Richard Torregano (Independent), retired electrical technician[24]
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Garret Graves (incumbent) | 265,706 | 71.05 | |
| Democratic | Dartanyon Williams | 95,541 | 25.55 | |
| Libertarian | Shannon Sloan | 9,732 | 2.60 | |
| Independent | Richard Torregano | 3,017 | 0.81 | |
| Total votes | 373,996 | 100.0% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
References
- Wasserman, David; Flinn, Ally (November 7, 2018). "2018 House Popular Vote Tracker". Cook Political Report. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- 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.
- "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
- "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
- "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
- "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
- "2020 Negative Partisanship and the 2020 Congressional Elections". Niskanen Center. April 28, 2020.
- Ardoin, Kyle. "Official Results - Tues Nov 3 2020 Congressional". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- "A Look at Candidates Signed up for Louisiana's Fall Election". Associated Press. Associated Press. July 24, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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, Oakland, CA
- "League of Women Voters of Louisiana". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Louisiana at Ballotpedia
- "Election Guides: Louisiana", Spreadthevote.org. (Guidance to help voters get to the polls; addresses transport, childcare, work, information challenges)
- Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
- Rob Anderson (D) for Congress
- Braylon Harris (D) for Congress
- Clay Higgins (R) for Congress
- Brandon Leleux (L) for Congress
- Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates
- Ben Gibson (R) for Congress
- Kenny Houston (D) for Congress
- Mike Johnson (R) for Congress
- Ryan Trundle (D) for Congress
- Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates
- Lance Harris (R) for Congress
- Matt Hasty (R) for Congress
- Martin Lemelle (D) for Congress
- Luke Letlow (R) for Congress
- Scotty Robinson (R) for Congress
- Candy Shoemaker-Cristophe (D) for Congress
- Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates
- Garret Graves (R) for Congress
- Shannon Sloan (L) for Congress
- Richard Torregano (I) for Congress
- Dartanyon Williams (D) for Congress
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