2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

For related races, see 2022 United States House of Representatives elections.

2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

←  2020 November 8, 2022 2024  →
All 6 Louisiana 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 773,701 318,932 Percentage 68.28% 28.15% Swing 6.73% 7.83%
Election results by district Election results by parish Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>% Democratic   50–60%   70–80%   80–90%

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on November 8, 2022, 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.

District 1

2022 Louisiana's 1st congressional district election

←  2020 2024  →

Candidate Steve Scalise Katie Darling Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 177,670 61,467 Percentage 72.8% 25.2%

Parish results Scalise:     60-70%     70-80%     80-90% Darling:     40-50%

Precinct results Scalise:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Darling:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Tie:     50%      No votes

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 72.2% of the vote in 2020. ^[1]

Candidates

Declared

• Katie Darling (Democratic), businesswoman
• Howard Kearney (Libertarian), computer programmer and candidate for this district in 2016 and 2020
• Steve Scalise (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative and House Minority Whip

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [2]	Solid R	March 31, 2022
Inside Elections [3]	Solid R	May 24, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe R	April 6, 2022
Politico [5]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP [6]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News [7]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ [8]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538 [9]	Solid R	June 30, 2022

Results

Louisiana's 1st congressional district, 2022 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Scalise (incumbent)	177,670	72.8
	Democratic	Katie Darling	61,467	25.2
	Libertarian	Howard Kearney	4,907	2.0
Total votes			244,044	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2022 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district election

←  2021 (special) 2024  →

Candidate Troy Carter Dan Lux Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 158,120 46,927 Percentage 77.1% 22.9%

Parish results Carter:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     >90% Lux:     60-70%

Precinct results Carter:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Lux:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Troy Carter Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Troy Carter Democratic

See also: Louisiana's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district stretches from New Orleans to inner Baton Rouge. Democrat Cedric Richmond, who was re-elected with 63.6% of the vote in 2020, resigned on January 15, 2021, to become the director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. ^[11] Democrat Troy Carter won the 2021 special election in a runoff with 55.2% of the vote. ^[12]

Candidates

Declared

• Troy Carter (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Dan Lux (Republican), entertainment producer

Endorsements

Troy Carter (D)

Organizations

• Planned Parenthood Action Fund ^[13]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [2]	Solid D	March 31, 2022
Inside Elections [3]	Solid D	May 24, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe D	April 6, 2022
Politico [5]	Solid D	April 5, 2022
RCP [6]	Safe D	June 9, 2022
Fox News [7]	Solid D	July 11, 2022
DDHQ [8]	Solid D	July 20, 2022
538 [9]	Solid D	June 30, 2022

Results

Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 2022 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Troy Carter (incumbent)	158,120	77.1
	Republican	Dan Lux	46,927	22.9
Total votes			205,047	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2022 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district election

←  2020 2024  →

Candidate Clay Higgins Holden Hoggatt Party Republican Republican Popular vote 144,423 24,474 Percentage 64.3% 10.9%   Candidate Lessie Olivia Leblanc Tia LeBrun Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 23,641 21,172 Percentage 10.5% 9.4%

Parish results Higgins:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

Precinct results Higgins:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Hoggatt:     30–40%     >90% Leblanc:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     >90% LeBrun:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60% Wiggins:     40–50% Tie:     20–30%     30–40%      No votes

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 67.8% of the vote in 2020. ^[1]

Candidates

Declared

• Clay Higgins (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Holden Hoggatt (Republican), prosecutor ^[14]
• Lessie Olivia Leblanc (Democratic), journalist ^[15]
• Tia LeBrun (Democratic), teacher ^[15]
• Guy McLendon (Libertarian), perennial candidate ^[15]
• Thomas "Lane" Payne, Jr. (Republican), pastor ^[15]
• Jacob "Jake" Shaheen (Republican), teacher ^[15]
• Gloria R. Wiggins (independent) ^[15]

Withdrawn

• Dustin Granger (Democratic) ^{[16] [17]}

Endorsements

Clay Higgins (R)

Federal officials

• Donald Trump, former president of the United States ^[18]

U.S. Senators

• John Kennedy, U.S. Senator from Louisiana ^[19]

U.S. Representatives

• Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district ^[19]
• Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader ^[19]
• Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip ^[19]

State officials

• Jeff Landry, Attorney General of Louisiana ^[19]

Holden Hoggatt (R)

U.S. Senators

• John Breaux, former U.S. Senator from Louisiana (1987–2005) (Democrat) ^[15]

U.S. Representatives

• Charles Boustany, former U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district (2005–2017) ^[15]
• Chris John, former U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 7th congressional district (1997–2005) (Democrat) ^[15]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [2]	Solid R	March 31, 2022
Inside Elections [3]	Solid R	May 24, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe R	April 6, 2022
Politico [5]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP [6]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News [7]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ [8]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538 [9]	Solid R	June 30, 2022

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size [lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Clay Higgins (R)	Holden Hoggatt (R)	Lessie LeBlanc (D)	Tia Lebrun (D)	Thomas Lane Payne (R)	Other	Undecided
The Kitchens Group (R) [upper-alpha 1]	August 2022	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	29%	21%	7%	10%	4%	10%	19%

Results

Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, 2022 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Clay Higgins (incumbent)	144,423	64.3
	Republican	Holden Hoggatt	24,474	10.9
	Democratic	Lessie Olivia Leblanc	23,641	10.5
	Democratic	Tia LeBrun	21,172	9.4
	Republican	Thomas "Lane" Payne, Jr.	4,012	1.8
	Independent	Gloria R. Wiggins	3,255	1.4
	Republican	Jacob "Jake" Shaheen	1,955	0.9
	Libertarian	Guy McLendon	1,620	0.7
Total votes			224,552	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2022 Louisiana's 4th congressional district election

←  2020 2024  →

Candidate Mike Johnson Party Republican Popular vote Unopposed Percentage 100.0%

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 60.4% of the vote in 2020. ^[1]

Candidates

Declared

• Mike Johnson (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative and Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference

Endorsements

Mike Johnson (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021) ^[20]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [2]	Solid R	March 31, 2022
Inside Elections [3]	Solid R	May 24, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe R	April 6, 2022
Politico [5]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP [6]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News [7]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ [8]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538 [9]	Solid R	June 30, 2022

Results

Louisiana's 4th congressional district, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Johnson (incumbent)	Unopposed
Total votes			N/A	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

2022 Louisiana's 5th congressional district election

←  2021 (special) 2024  →

Candidate Julia Letlow Oscar Dantzler Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 151,080 35,149 Percentage 67.6% 15.7%   Candidate Walter Earl Huff Allen Guillory Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 19,383 12,159 Percentage 8.7% 5.4%

Parish results Letlow:     40-50%     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

Precinct results Letlow:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Dantzler:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90% Huff:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60% Pullen:     >90% Tie:     30–40%     40–50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Julia Letlow Republican Elected U.S. Representative Julia Letlow 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, Louisiana. Republican Luke Letlow, who was elected in a runoff with 62.0% of the vote, died on December 29, 2020, of COVID-19 before he took office. ^[21] Letlow's widow Julia won the 2021 special election with 64.9% of the vote. ^[12]

Candidates

Declared

• Oscar "Omar" Dantzler (Democratic), candidate for governor in 2019
• Allen Guillory (Republican), perennial candidate
• Walter Earl Huff (Democratic), businessman
• Julia Letlow (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative ^{[22] [23]}
• Hunter Pullen (Republican), U.S. Army veteran

Endorsements

Julia Letlow (R)

Organizations

• Congressional Leadership Fund ^[24]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [2]	Solid R	March 31, 2022
Inside Elections [3]	Solid R	May 24, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe R	April 6, 2022
Politico [5]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP [6]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News [7]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ [8]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538 [9]	Solid R	June 30, 2022

Results

Louisiana's 5th congressional district, 2022 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Julia Letlow (incumbent)	151,080	67.6
	Democratic	Oscar "Omar" Dantzler	35,149	15.7
	Democratic	Walter Earl Huff	19,383	8.7
	Republican	Allen Guillory	12,159	5.4
	Republican	Hunter Pullen	5,782	2.6
Total votes			223,553	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

2022 Louisiana's 6th congressional district election

←  2020 2024  →

Candidate Garret Graves Rufus Holt Craig Brian Belzer Party Republican Libertarian Republican Popular vote 189,684 30,709 15,535 Percentage 80.4% 13.0% 6.6%

Parish results Graves:     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

Precinct results Graves:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Craig:     40–50%     50–60%      No votes

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 71.0% of the vote in 2020. ^[1]

Candidates

Declared

• Brian Belzer (Republican), businessman ^[25]
• Rufus Holt Craig (Libertarian), former chair of the Louisiana Libertarian Party and perennial candidate ^[25]
• Garret Graves (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative ^[25]

Endorsements

Garret Graves

Organizations

• Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions ^[26]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [2]	Solid R	March 31, 2022
Inside Elections [3]	Solid R	May 24, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball [4]	Safe R	April 6, 2022
Politico [5]	Solid R	April 5, 2022
RCP [6]	Safe R	June 9, 2022
Fox News [7]	Solid R	July 11, 2022
DDHQ [8]	Solid R	July 20, 2022
538 [9]	Solid R	June 30, 2022

Results

Louisiana's 6th congressional district, 2022 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Garret Graves (incumbent)	189,684	80.4
	Libertarian	Rufus Holt Craig	30,709	13.0
	Republican	Brian Belzer	15,535	6.6
Total votes			235,928	100.0
	Republican hold

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

Partisan clients

1. This poll was sponsored by Hoggatt's campaign

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External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Katie Darling (D) for Congress
• Howard Kearney (L) for Congress
• Steve Scalise (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Troy Carter (D) for Congress
• Dan Lux (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Clay Higgins (R) for Congress
• Holden Hoggatt (R) for Congress
• Tia LeBrun (D) for Congress
• Lane Payne (R) for Congress
• Jacob Shaheen (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Mike Johnson (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• Julia Letlow (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

• Brian Belzer (R) for Congress
• Garret Graves (R) for Congress