| The Green Papers: Louisiana 2021 General Election |
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Louisiana
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress ✓ Special Election CDs 2 and 5: Saturday 20 March 2021 ✓ Special Runoff CD 2: Saturday 24 April 2021 |
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There are no party primaries in Louisiana. All candidates from all parties appear on the open primary ballot. If no candidate receives a majority (50% of the vote plus 1), a runoff is held between the top two vote getters.
Candidates can withdraw until poll closing time on election day. Should a candidate withdraw after the ballots are printed, votes cast for that candidate are not counted. Louisiana does not permit write-ins. Schedule of 2022 Elections from the Louisiana Department of State. Candidate Database from the Louisiana Department of State. |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 117th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 2 | Republican | Senator William M. "Bill" Cassidy • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Class 3 | Republican | Senator John Neely Kennedy • First elected to the office of state Treasurer as a Democrat: 1999; re-elected: 2003; switched affiliation to Republican 27 August 2007; re-elected: 2007, 2011, 2015. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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| Candidate list (3) | |||||
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Independent | Xan John • FEC S0LA00378 |
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Republican | Senator John Neely Kennedy • FEC S4LA00065; 30 Jun 21; Tot $4,127,910; Dsb $1,196,636 |
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Independent | Nicholas Parham • FEC S2LA00127 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors | |||||
| Democratic | Governor John Bel Edwards • First elected: 2015; re-elected: 2019 • Chair up for regular election: Saturday 14 October 2023 • The current Governor is affected by a term limit and cannot run for re-election. • Open Chair - At Term Limit |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023. Elected separately from Governor. | |||||
| Republican | Lieutenant Governor William "Billy" Nungesser • First elected: 2015, re-elected: 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Saturday 14 October 2023 |
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| Candidate list (1) | |||||
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Republican | state Representative Stuart Bishop | |||
| 117th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit. 117th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Republican (5 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined) | |||||
| Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
| CD 1 | Republican | Member of Congress Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise • First elected in a special election 3 May 2008 to fill the vacancy re: Congresman Piyush "Bobby" Jindal election as Governor • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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| Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Republican | Member of Congress Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise • FEC H0LA01087; 30 Jun 21; Tot $6,914,945; Dsb $6,106,174 |
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| Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
| CD 2 | Democratic | Member of Congress Troy A. Carter, Sr. • First elected: 24 April 2021 in a Special Election [re: resignation of Member of Congress Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)]. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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| Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Republican | Sheldon Charles Vincent, Sr. • FEC H2LA02289; 30 Jun 21; Tot $1,332; Dsb $1,332 |
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| 17 November 2020: Member of Congress Cedric L. Richmond, who was first elected in 2010, announced his resignation to become Senior Adviser to the President and White House Public Engagement Director in the Biden Administration. 7 January 2021: Member of Congress Cedric L. Richmond submitted his resignation effective 15 January 2021. Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (Democratic) called a 20 March 2021 special election to fill this seat. All candidates from all parties appear on the open primary ballot. If no candidate receives a majority (50% of the vote plus 1), a 24 April runoff will be held between the top two vote getters. 20 March 2021: Since no candidate received 50% or more of the vote in the election, the top 2 vote-getters, state Senator Troy A. Carter, Sr. (Democratic) 36% and state Senator Karen Carter Peterson (Democratic) 23% advance to the 24 April 2021 runoff. 24 April 2021: State Senator Troy A. Carter, Sr. (Democratic) was elected in the runoff. | |||||
| Special Election - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 2 Special Election |
Democratic | • Seat up for special election: Saturday 24 April 2021 • Special Election - Caused by the 17 November 2020 resignation of Member of Congress Cedric L. Richmond to become Senior Adviser to the President and White House Public Engagement Director in the Biden Administration. All candidates from all parties appear on the 20 March 2021 open primary ballot. If no candidate receives a majority (50% of the vote plus 1), a 24 April runoff will be held between the top two vote getters. Since no candidate received 50% or more of the vote in the Saturday 20 March 2021 election, the top 2 vote-getters, state Senator Troy A. Carter, Sr. (Democratic) 36% and state Senator Karen Carter Peterson (Democratic) 23% advance to the 24 April 2021 runoff. |
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| Candidate list (2) | |||||
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Democratic | 48,513 | 55.25% | state Senator Troy A. Carter, Sr. • 20 March 2021: Received 36.38% of the vote in the Special Election. Advances to the 24 April 2021 runoff. • FEC H2LA02149; 30 Jun 21; Tot $1,744,199; Dsb $2,060,194 |
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Democratic | 39,297 | 44.75% | state Senator Karen Carter Peterson • 20 March 2021: Received 22.92% of the vote in the Special Election. Advances to the 24 April 2021 runoff. • FEC H2LA02131; 30 Jun 21; Tot $1,139,601; Dsb $1,413,539 |
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| Total | 87,810 | 100.00% | |||
| Candidate Inquiry from the Louisiana Department of State. 20 March and 24 April 2021 returns from the Louisiana Secretary of State. | |||||
| Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
| CD 3 | Republican | Member of Congress Clay Higgins • First elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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| Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Independent | Ryan Abshire | |||
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Republican | Member of Congress Clay Higgins • FEC H6LA03148; 30 Jun 21; Tot $215,879; Dsb $131,050 |
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| Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
| CD 4 | Republican | Member of Congress James Michael "Mike" Johnson • First elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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| Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Republican | Member of Congress James Michael "Mike" Johnson • FEC H6LA04138; 30 Jun 21; Tot $306,449; Dsb $244,517 |
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| Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
| CD 5 | Republican | Member of Congress Julia Letlow • First elected: 20 March 2021 in a Special Election [re: passing of Member of Congress-elect Luke Joshua Letlow (Republican)] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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| Member of Congress-elect Luke Joshua Letlow (Republican), who was first elected in 2020, died on 29 December 2020 due to complications of COVID-19. 7 January 2021: Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards (Democratic) called a 20 March 2021 special election to fill this seat. All candidates from all parties appear on the open primary ballot. If no candidate receives a majority (50% of the vote plus 1), a 24 April runoff will be held between the top two vote getters. 20 March 2021: Julia Letlow (Republican) won the Special Election. 14 April 2021: Sworn. | |||||
| Special Election - 117th Congress | |||||
CD 5 Special Election |
• Seat up for special election: Saturday 20 March 2021 • Special Election - Caused by the 29 December 2020 passing of Member of Congress-elect Luke Letlow from complications of COVID-19. All candidates from all parties appear on the 20 March 2021 open primary ballot. If no candidate receives a majority (50% of the vote plus 1), a 24 April runoff will be held between the top two vote getters. Julia Letlow (Republican) won the 20 March 2021 Special Election with 65% of the vote. |
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| Candidate list (12) | |||||
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Republican | 67,203 | 64.86% | Julia Letlow • Widow of the late Member of Congress-elect Luke Joshua Letlow. • FEC H2LA05126; 30 Jun 21; Tot $1,363,594; Dsb $949,378 |
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Democratic | 28,255 | 27.27% | Sandra "Candy" Shoemaker-Christophe • aka Candy Christophe. • FEC H0LA05070; 19 Jul 21; Tot $56,575; Dsb $56,575 |
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Republican | 5,497 | 5.31% | Chad Conerly • FEC H2LA05134; 30 Jun 21; Tot $57,075; Dsb $53,968 |
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Republican | 929 | 0.90% | Robert K. Lansden • FEC H2LA05241 |
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Republican | 464 | 0.45% | Allen Guillory, Sr. • FEC H0LA05179 |
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No Party | 402 | 0.39% | "Jim" Davis • FEC H2LA05167 |
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Republican | 334 | 0.32% | Sancha Noel Smith • FEC H2LA05142; 30 Jun 21; Tot $21,293; Dsb $21,293 |
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Independent | 236 | 0.23% | M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza • FEC H6LA02173 |
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Republican | 131 | 0.13% | Jaycee Magnuson • FEC H2LA05191 |
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Republican | 67 | 0.06% | Richard H. Pannell • FEC H2LA05217 |
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Republican | 62 | 0.06% | Horace "Lee" Melton, III • FEC H2LA05209 |
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Republican | 36 | 0.03% | Errol Victor, Sr. • FEC H2LA05225 |
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| Total | 103,616 | 100.00% | |||
| Candidate Inquiry from the Louisiana Department of State. 20 March 2021 returns from the Louisiana Secretary of State. | |||||
| Incumbent - 117th Congress | |||||
| CD 6 | Republican | Member of Congress Garret Graves • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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| Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress | |||||
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Republican | Member of Congress Garret Graves • FEC H4LA06153; 30 Jun 21; Tot $226,629; Dsb $119,549 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023 | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin • Assumed office 8 May 2018 [re: resignation of Secretary of State J. Thomas "Tom" Schedler (Republican)]; First elected in a special election: 8 December 2018; re-elected: 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Saturday 14 October 2023 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023 | |||||
| Republican | Attorney General "Jeff" Landry • First elected: 2015; re-elected: 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Saturday 14 October 2023 |
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| Candidate list (1) | |||||
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Independent | John Belton | |||
| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023 | |||||
| Republican | Treasurer John M. Schroder, Sr. • First elected in a Special Election: 18 November 2017 (re: resignation of John Neely Kennedy (Republican) who was elected to the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat in 2016); re-elected: 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Saturday 14 October 2023 |
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| Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023 | |||||
| Republican | Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Michael G. "Mike" Strain • First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011, 2015, 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Saturday 14 October 2023 |
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| Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2019, 2023 | |||||
| Republican | Insurance Commissioner James J. "Jim" Donelon • Appointed: 16 February 2006; first elected in Special Election 30 September 2006; re-elected: 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Saturday 14 October 2023 |
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| Candidate list (1) | |||||
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Republican | Tim Temple | |||
| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
| Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Democratic (affiliates): 3 incumbents, 3 candidates | |
| • Republican: 13 incumbents, 17 candidates | |
| Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Constitution (affiliates) | |
| • Green (affiliates) | |
| • Libertarian | |
| Other Third Parties | |
| • Conservative USA | |
| • Justice Party | |
| • Unity | |
| Independents | |
| • (blank): 1 incumbent | |
| • Independent: 5 candidates | |
| • No Party: 1 candidate | |
| Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted. | |
| Notes |
| Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot. |
| Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change. |
"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary. When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details. If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements. |
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