2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

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2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana
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  2018 December 5, 2020 2022  

All 6 seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election51
Seats won51
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,244,254727,402
Percentage61.55%35.98%
SwingIncrease2.svg 4.34%Decrease2.svg 1.89%

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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.

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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 was the only one that did not have its incumbent run for re-election, and also held the only runoff election.

Overview

District Republican Democratic OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 270,33072.21%94,73025.30%9,3092.49%374,369100.0%Republican hold
District 2 63,14019.92%235,32074.24%18,5225.84%316,982100.0%Democratic hold
District 3 230,48067.76%100,27529.48%9,3652.75%340,120100.0%Republican hold
District 4 204,60866.74%101,97033.26%00.00%306,578100.0%Republican hold
District 5 209,99067.84%99,56632.16%00.00%309,556100.0%Republican hold
District 6 265,70671.04%95,54125.55%12,7493.41%373,996100.0%Republican hold
Total1,244,25461.55%727,40235.98%49,9452.47%2,021,601100.0%
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
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Candidate Steve Scalise Lee Ann Dugas
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote270,33094,730
Percentage72.2%25.3%

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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 was 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

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe RJuly 2, 2020
Inside Elections [4] Safe RJune 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe RJuly 2, 2020
Politico [6] Safe RApril 19, 2020
Daily Kos [7] Safe RJune 3, 2020
RCP [8] Safe RJune 9, 2020
Niskanen [9] Safe RJune 7, 2020

Results

Louisiana's 1st congressional district, 2020 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Steve Scalise (incumbent) 270,330 72.2
Democratic Lee Ann Dugas94,73025.3
Libertarian Howard Kearney9,3092.5
Total votes374,369 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

2020 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district election
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Candidate Cedric Richmond David M. SchillingGlenn Adrain Harris
Party Democratic Republican Democratic
Popular vote201,63647,57533,684
Percentage63.6%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 was vacated following the resignation of incumbent Democrat Cedric Richmond on January 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

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe DJuly 2, 2020
Inside Elections [4] Safe DJune 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe DJuly 2, 2020
Politico [6] Safe DApril 19, 2020
Daily Kos [7] Safe DJune 3, 2020
RCP [8] Safe DJune 9, 2020
Niskanen [9] Safe DJune 7, 2020

Results

Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 2020 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Cedric Richmond (incumbent) 201,636 63.6
Republican David M. Schilling47,57515.0
Democratic Glenn Adrain Harris33,68410.6
Republican Sheldon C. Vincent Sr.15,5654.9
Independent Belden "Noonie Man" Batiste12,2683.9
Independent Colby James6,2542.0
Total votes316,982 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

2020 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district election
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Candidate Clay Higgins Braylon HarrisRob Anderson
Party Republican Democratic Democratic
Popular vote230,48060,85239,423
Percentage67.8%17.9%11.6%

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Parish results
Higgins:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

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 was 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

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe RJuly 2, 2020
Inside Elections [4] Safe RJune 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe RJuly 2, 2020
Politico [6] Safe RApril 19, 2020
Daily Kos [7] Safe RJune 3, 2020
RCP [8] Safe RJune 9, 2020
Niskanen [9] Safe RJune 7, 2020

Results

Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, 2020 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Clay Higgins (incumbent) 230,480 67.8
Democratic Braylon Harris60,85217.9
Democratic Rob Anderson39,42311.6
Libertarian Brandon Leleux9,3652.7
Total votes340,120 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

2020 Louisiana's 4th congressional district
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Candidate Mike Johnson Kenny Houston
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote185,26578,157
Percentage60.4%25.5%

 
CandidateRyan TrundleBen Gibson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote23,81319,343
Percentage7.8%6.3%

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Parish results
Johnson:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

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 was 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

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe RJuly 2, 2020
Inside Elections [4] Safe RJune 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe RJuly 2, 2020
Politico [6] Safe RApril 19, 2020
Daily Kos [7] Safe RJune 3, 2020
RCP [8] Safe RJune 9, 2020
Niskanen [9] Safe RJune 7, 2020

Results

Louisiana's 4th congressional district, 2020 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Johnson (incumbent) 185,265 60.4
Democratic Kenny Houston78,15725.5
Democratic Ryan Trundle23,8137.8
Republican Ben Gibson19,3436.3
Total votes306,578 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

2020 Louisiana's 5th congressional district election
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Candidate Luke Letlow Lance Harris Sandra Christophe
Party Republican Republican Democratic
First round102,533
33.1%
51,240
16.6%
50,812
16.4%
Runoff 49,183
62.0%
30,124
38.0%
Eliminated

 
CandidateMartin Lemelle Jr.Scotty RobinsonAllen Guillory Sr.
Party Democratic Republican Republican
First round32,186
10.4%
23,887
7.7%
22,496
7.3%
Runoff EliminatedEliminatedEliminated

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U.S. Representative before election

Ralph Abraham
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Luke Letlow
(died before taking seat)
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. On February 26, 2020, Republican incumbent Ralph 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 was held on March 20, 2021, which was won by Letlow's widow, Julia.

Candidates

Declared

Declined

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe RJuly 2, 2020
Inside Elections [4] Safe RJune 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe RJuly 2, 2020
Politico [6] Safe RApril 19, 2020
Daily Kos [7] Safe RJune 3, 2020
RCP [8] Safe RJune 9, 2020
Niskanen [9] Safe RJune 7, 2020

Jungle primary

Louisiana's 5th congressional district, 2020 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Luke Letlow 102,533 33.1
Republican Lance Harris 51,240 16.6
Democratic Candy Shoemaker-Cristophe50,81216.4
Democratic Martin Lemelle Jr.32,18610.4
Republican Scotty Robinson23,8877.7
Republican Allen Guillory Sr.22,4967.3
Republican Matt Hasty9,8343.2
Democratic Phillip Snowden9,4323.0
Democratic Jesse P. Lagarde7,1362.3
Total votes309,556 100.0

Runoff

Louisiana's 5th congressional district runoff, 2020 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Luke Letlow 49,183 62.0
Republican Lance Harris 30,12438.0
Total votes79,306 100.0
Republican hold

District 6

2020 Louisiana's 6th congressional district election
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Candidate Garret Graves Dartanyon Williams
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote265,70695,541
Percentage71.0%25.6%

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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 was 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]
  • Shannon Sloan (Libertarian) [23]
  • Richard Torregano (independent), retired electrical technician [24]
  • Dartanyon Williams (Democratic) [23]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [3] Safe RJuly 2, 2020
Inside Elections [4] Safe RJune 2, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [5] Safe RJuly 2, 2020
Politico [6] Safe RApril 19, 2020
Daily Kos [7] Safe RJune 3, 2020
RCP [8] Safe RJune 9, 2020
Niskanen [9] Safe RJune 7, 2020

Results

Louisiana's 6th congressional district, 2020 [10]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Garret Graves (incumbent) 265,706 71.0
Democratic Dartanyon Williams95,54125.6
Libertarian Shannon Sloan9,7322.6
Independent Richard Torregano3,0170.8
Total votes373,996 100.0
Republican hold

See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 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.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2020 Senate Race Ratings for April 19, 2019". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2020 Senate Ratings". Senate Ratings. The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2020 Senate race ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Archived from the original on August 22, 2019. Retrieved August 28, 2019.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2020 Election Forecast". Politico. November 19, 2019.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Daily Kos Elections releases initial Senate race ratings for 2020". Daily Kos Elections. Retrieved February 28, 2020.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Battle for White House". RCP. April 19, 2019.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Ardoin, Kyle. "Official Results - Tues Nov 3 2020 Congressional". Louisiana Secretary of State . Retrieved November 22, 2020.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "A Look at Candidates Signed up for Louisiana's Fall Election". Associated Press. July 24, 2020. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  12. 1 2 3 4 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.
  13. 1 2 3 Staggs, Sean (July 22, 2020). "Qualifying continues for elections Nov. 3 in Louisiana". KSLA News 12. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  14. Byrd, Logan (August 17, 2020). "Letter: Writer argues Ryan Trundle would be good for workers in Louisiana". Shreveport Times. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  15. 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.
  16. Brufke, Juliegrace (December 29, 2020). "Louisiana Rep.-elect Luke Letlow dies of COVID-19". The Hill. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 Parker, Zach (July 30, 2020). "5th Congressional District race draws nine candidates". The Ouachita Citizen. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  18. Jacobs, David (March 11, 2020). "State Rep. Harris announces run 5th Congressional District". Hanna Newspapers.
  19. Wann, Tyler (March 9, 2020). "Luke Letlow, former Abraham Chief of Staff, announces run for congress". www.knoe.com. KNOE News 8.
  20. "Scotty Robinson running for Ralph Abraham's congressional seat". October 25, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  21. Deslatte, Melinda (February 26, 2020). "Abraham won't run again for Louisiana congressional seat". My Journal-Courier. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  22. 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.
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  24. Hilburn, Greg (July 22, 2020). "Congressmen Higgins, Johnson, Graves, Richmond, Scalise qualify for reelection". Monroe News-Star. Retrieved August 27, 2020.

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