2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

←  2018 December 5, 2020 2022  →
All 6 seats to the United States House of Representatives
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 4.34% 1.89%
Republican   60–70%   70–80% Democratic   60–70%

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 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		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	270,330	72.21%	94,730	25.30%	9,309	2.49%	374,369	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	63,140	19.92%	235,320	74.24%	18,522	5.84%	316,982	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	230,480	67.76%	100,275	29.48%	9,365	2.75%	340,120	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	204,608	66.74%	101,970	33.26%	0	0.00%	306,578	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	209,990	67.84%	99,566	32.16%	0	0.00%	309,556	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	265,706	71.04%	95,541	25.55%	12,749	3.41%	373,996	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	1,244,254	61.55%	727,402	35.98%	49,945	2.47%	2,021,601	100.0%

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

←  2018 2022  →

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

See also: Louisiana's 1st congressional district

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

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

Louisiana's 1st congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Scalise (incumbent)	270,330	72.2
	Democratic	Lee Ann Dugas	94,730	25.3
	Libertarian	Howard Kearney	9,309	2.5
Total votes			374,369	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2020 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district election

←  2018 2021 (special)  →

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

See also: Louisiana's 2nd congressional district

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

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

Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cedric Richmond (incumbent)	201,636	63.6
	Republican	David M. Schilling	47,575	15.0
	Democratic	Glenn Adrain Harris	33,684	10.6
	Republican	Sheldon C. Vincent Sr.	15,565	4.9
	Independent	Belden "Noonie Man" Batiste	12,268	3.9
	Independent	Colby James	6,254	2.0
Total votes			316,982	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2020 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

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%

Higgins:     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Clay Higgins Republican Elected U.S. Representative Clay Higgins Republican

See also: Louisiana's 3rd congressional district

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

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

Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Clay Higgins (incumbent)	230,480	67.8
	Democratic	Braylon Harris	60,852	17.9
	Democratic	Rob Anderson	39,423	11.6
	Libertarian	Brandon Leleux	9,365	2.7
Total votes			340,120	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2020 Louisiana's 4th congressional district

←  2018 2022  →

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%

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

U.S. Representative before election Mike Johnson Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mike Johnson Republican

See also: Louisiana's 4th congressional district

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

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

Louisiana's 4th congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Johnson (incumbent)	185,265	60.4
	Democratic	Kenny Houston	78,157	25.5
	Democratic	Ryan Trundle	23,813	7.8
	Republican	Ben Gibson	19,343	6.3
Total votes			306,578	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2020 Louisiana's 5th congressional district election

←  2018 2021 (special)  →

Candidate Luke Letlow Lance Harris Sandra Christophe Party Republican Republican Democratic First round 102,533 33.1% 51,240 16.6% 50,812 16.4% Runoff 49,183 62.0% 30,124 38.0% Eliminated   Candidate Martin Lemelle Jr. Scotty Robinson Allen Guillory Sr. Party Democratic Republican Republican First round 32,186 10.4% 23,887 7.7% 22,496 7.3% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated

U.S. Representative before election Ralph Abraham Republican Elected U.S. Representative Luke Letlow (Died before taking seat) Republican

See also: Louisiana's 5th congressional district

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

• 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

Louisiana's 5th congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Luke Letlow	102,533	33.1
	Republican	Lance Harris	51,240	16.6
	Democratic	Candy Shoemaker-Cristophe	50,812	16.4
	Democratic	Martin Lemelle Jr.	32,186	10.4
	Republican	Scotty Robinson	23,887	7.7
	Republican	Allen Guillory Sr.	22,496	7.3
	Republican	Matt Hasty	9,834	3.2
	Democratic	Phillip Snowden	9,432	3.0
	Democratic	Jesse P. Lagarde	7,136	2.3
Total votes			309,556	100.0

Runoff

Louisiana's 5th congressional district runoff, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Luke Letlow	49,183	62.0
	Republican	Lance Harris	30,124	38.0
Total votes			79,306	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2020 Louisiana's 6th congressional district election

←  2018 2022  →

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

See also: Louisiana's 6th congressional district

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

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

Louisiana's 6th congressional district, 2020 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Garret Graves (incumbent)	265,706	71.0
	Democratic	Dartanyon Williams	95,541	25.6
	Libertarian	Shannon Sloan	9,732	2.6
	Independent	Richard Torregano	3,017	0.8
Total votes			373,996	100.0
	Republican hold

See also

• 2020 Louisiana elections

References

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14. Byrd, Logan (August 17, 2020). "Letter: Writer argues Ryan Trundle would be good for workers in Louisiana". Shreveport Times. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
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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, archived from the original on October 4, 2020, retrieved October 7, 2020. (Guidance to help voters get to the polls; addresses transport, childcare, work, information challenges)

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Howard Kearney (L) for Congress
• Steve Scalise (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Belden "Noonie Man" Batiste (I) for Congress
• Cedric Richmond (D) for Congress Archived August 7, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Rob Anderson (D) for Congress Archived February 26, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• 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 Archived September 13, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• 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 Archived August 16, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
• 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 Archived April 17, 2020, at the Wayback Machine

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