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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

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The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on November 8, 2016, 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 the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana
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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 Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,198,764 564,064
Percentage 66.44% 31.26%
Swing Increase 3.77% Increase 3.28%

Overview

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Popular vote
Republican
 
 66.44%
Democratic
 
 31.26%
Other
 
 2.30%
House seats
Republican
 
 83.33%
Democratic
 
 16.67%

By district

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Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana by district:

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 243,645 74.56% 63,785 19.52% 19,358 5.92% 326,788 100.0% Republican hold
District 2 0 0.00% 284,269 100.0% 0 0.00% 284,269 100.0% Democratic hold
District 3 258,632 80.71% 56,215 17.54% 5,607 1.75% 320,454 100.0% Republican hold
District 4 199,750 69.85% 80,593 28.18% 5,642 1.97% 285,985 100.0% Republican hold
District 5 255,662 100.0% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 255,662 100.0% Republican hold
District 6 241,075 72.81% 79,202 23.92% 10,821 3.27% 331,098 100.0% Republican hold
Total 1,198,764 66.44% 564,064 31.26% 41,428 2.30% 1,804,256 100.0%

District 1

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2016 Louisiana's 1st congressional district election
 
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Candidate Steve Scalise Lee Ann Dugas
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 243,645 41,840
Percentage 74.6% 12.8%
 
Parish results
Scalise:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. Representative before election

Steve Scalise
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Steve Scalise
Republican

See also: Louisiana's 1st congressional district

The incumbent was Republican Steve Scalise, who had represented the district since 2008. He was re-elected with 78% of the vote in 2014.

In late 2014, Scalise became embroiled in a controversy over a speech he had given to the white supremacist group European-American Unity and Rights Organization, which was founded by David Duke, in 2002. After it emerged that earlier in his career, Scalise had compared himself to Duke, Scalise distanced himself from Duke. This prompted Duke to say that he might run against Scalise in 2016 because Scalise had been "elected on false pretenses" and had "betrayed" the voters by "suggesting that they're racist because they supported my views".[1][2][3] In July 2016, Duke said he was considering running against Scalise.[4]

Candidates

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Republican

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Declared
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  • Steve Scalise, incumbent U.S. Representative and House Majority Whip
Declined
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  • David Duke, former state representative, candidate for governor of Louisiana in 1991, and former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard (ran for U.S. Senate)[5][6]

Democratic

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Declared
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  • Lee Ann Dugas
  • Danil Faust
  • Joe Swider, psychiatrist[7]

Libertarian

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Declared
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  • Howard Kearney[7]

Green

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Declared
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  • Eliot Barron

Independent

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Declared
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  • Chuemai Yang[7]

General election

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Results

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Louisiana's 1st congressional district, 2016[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steve Scalise (incumbent) 243,645 74.6
Democratic Lee Ann Dugas 41,840 12.8
Democratic Danil Faust 12,708 3.9
Libertarian Howard Kearney 9,405 2.9
Democratic Joe Swider 9,237 2.8
Green Eliot Barron 6,717 2.1
Independent Chuemai Yang 3,236 1.0
Total votes 326,788 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

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2016 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district election
 
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Candidate Cedric Richmond Kip Holden Kenneth Cutno
Party Democratic Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 198,289 57,125 28,855
Percentage 69.8% 20.1% 10.1%
 
Parish results
Richmond:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Holden:      40–50%
U.S. Representative before election

Cedric Richmond
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Cedric Richmond
Democratic

See also: Louisiana's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Cedric Richmond, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+23.

Candidates

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Democratic

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Declared
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Libertarian

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Withdrawn
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  • Samuel Davenport, candidate for this seat in 2014

General election

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Results

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Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 2016[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cedric Richmond (incumbent) 198,289 69.8
Democratic Kip Holden 57,125 20.1
Democratic Kenneth Cutno 28,855 10.1
Total votes 284,269 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

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2016 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district election
 
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Candidate Clay Higgins Scott Angelle Jacob "Dorian Phibian" Hebert
Party Republican Republican Democratic
First round 84,912
26.5% 		91,532
28.6% 		28,385
8.9%
Runoff 134,616
64.2% 		75,006
35.8% 		Eliminated
 
Candidate Larry Rader Gus Rantz
Party Democratic Republican
First round 27,830
8.7% 		25,662
8.0%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
 
 
Higgins:      30–40%     40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Angelle:     20–30%      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%
U.S. Representative before election

Charles Boustany
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Clay Higgins
Republican

See also: Louisiana's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Republican Charles Boustany, who had represented the 3rd district since 2013, and previously represented the 7th district from 2005 to 2013, ran for the United States Senate.[12]

Candidates

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Republican

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Declared

Withdrawn

  • Erick Knezek, Lafayette School Board member[21][22]

Democratic

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Declared

Libertarian

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Declared

  • Guy McLendon, Texarkana Regional Director of the Gary Johnson 2016 campaign for president, and previously served on the Libertarian Party National Committee, Texas vice-chair, chair of Harris County, Texas, Louisiana vice-chair, and four terms on the LP National Platform Committees – 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2014[7]

Independent

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Declared

  • Kenny P. Scelfo Sr., candidate for mayor of Franklin in 2014, Franklin City Councilman, Franklin mayor pro tempore[7]

Endorsements

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Scott Angelle

U.S. Representatives

Grover J. Rees III

Local officials

Individuals

General election

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Jungle primary

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Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, 2016[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Scott Angelle 91,532 28.6
Republican Clay Higgins 84,912 26.5
Democratic Jacob "Dorian Phibian" Hebert 28,385 8.9
Democratic Larry Rader 27,830 8.7
Republican Gus Rantz 25,662 8.0
Republican Greg Ellison 24,882 7.8
Republican Brett Geymann 21,607 6.7
Republican Bryan Barrilleaux 6,223 1.9
Libertarian Guy McLendon 2,937 0.9
Independent Kenny P. Scelfo, Sr. 2,670 0.8
Republican Grover J. Rees III 2,457 0.8
Republican Herman Vidrine 1,357 0.4
Total votes 320,454 100.0

Runoff

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Louisiana's 3rd congressional district runoff, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Clay Higgins 77,671 56.1
Republican Scott Angelle 60,762 43.9
Total votes 138,433 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

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2016 Louisiana's 4th congressional district election
 
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Candidate Mike Johnson Marshall Jones Trey Baucum
Party Republican Democratic Republican
First round 70,580
24.7% 		80,593
28.2% 		50,412
17.6%
Runoff 87,369
65.2% 		46,578
34.8% 		Eliminated
     
Candidate Oliver Jenkins Elbert Guillory
Party Republican Republican
First round 44,521
15.6% 		21,017
7.4%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated
 
 
Johnson:      20–30%      30–40%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Jones:      20–30%      30–40%     40–50%
Baucum:     20–30%
Jenkins:     20–30%
Guillory:     40–50%
U.S. Representative before election

John Fleming
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Mike Johnson
Republican

See also: Louisiana's 4th congressional district

Incumbent Republican John Fleming, who had represented the 4th district since 2009, ran for the United States Senate.[27]

Candidates

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Republican

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Declared

Declined

Democratic

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Declared

  • Marshall Jones, attorney and candidate in 1988[35]

Declined

Independent

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Declared

  • Mark Halverson[9]
  • Kenneth Kreft[9]

Endorsements

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Mike Johnson

Organizations

General election

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Jungle primary

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Louisiana's 4th congressional district, 2016[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marshall Jones 80,593 28.2
Republican Mike Johnson 70,580 24.7
Republican Trey Baucum 50,412 17.6
Republican Oliver Jenkins 44,521 15.6
Republican Elbert Guillory 21,017 7.4
Republican Rick John 13,220 4.6
Independent Mark Halverson 3,149 1.1
Independent Kenneth Kreft 2,493 0.9
Total votes 285,985 100.0

Runoff

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Louisiana's 4th congressional district runoff, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Johnson 87,370 65.2
Democratic Marshall Jones 46,579 34.8
Total votes 133,949 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

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2016 Louisiana's 5th congressional district election
 
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Candidate Ralph Abraham Billy Burkette
Party Republican Republican
Popular vote 208,545 47,117
Percentage 81.6% 18.4%
 
Parish results
Abraham:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
U.S. Representative before election

Ralph Abraham
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Ralph Abraham
Republican

See also: Louisiana's 5th congressional district

The incumbent was Republican Ralph Abraham, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 64% of the vote in the 2014 runoff election.

Candidates

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Republican

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Declared

General election

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Results

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Louisiana's 5th congressional district, 2016
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ralph Abraham (incumbent) 208,545 81.6
Republican Billy Burkette 47,117 18.4
Total votes 255,662 100.0
Republican hold

District 6

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2016 Louisiana's 6th congressional district election
 
← 2014
2018 →
     
Candidate Garret Graves Richard Lieberman
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 207,483 49,380
Percentage 62.7% 14.9%
 
Candidate Bob Bell Jermaine Sampson
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 33,592 29,822
Percentage 10.1% 9.0%
 
Parish results
Graves:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. Representative before election

Garret Graves
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Garret Graves
Republican

See also: Louisiana's 6th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Garret Graves, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 62% of the vote in the 2014 runoff election over former four-term governor and convicted felon Edwin Washington Edwards, who represented the now-defunct 7th district from 1965 until his first election as governor in 1972.

Candidates

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Republican

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Declared

  • Bob Bell, retired navy captain and candidate for this seat in 2014
  • Garret Graves, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic

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Declared

  • Richard Lieberman, real estate broker and candidate for this seat in 2014[7]

Libertarian

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Declared

  • Richard Fontanesi

Independent

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Declared

  • Devin Graham[7]

General election

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Results

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Louisiana's 6th congressional district, 2016[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Garret Graves (incumbent) 207,483 62.7
Democratic Richard Lieberman 49,380 14.9
Republican Bob Bell 33,592 10.1
Democratic Jermaine Sampson 29,822 9.0
Libertarian Richard Fontanesi 7,603 2.3
Independent Devin Graham 3,218 1.0
Total votes 331,098 100.0
Republican hold

References

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