Louisiana 2020 General Election

The Green Papers: Louisiana 2020 General Election

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Louisiana
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ General Election - Open Primary / Presidential / Congressional: Tuesday 3 November 2020
✓ Runoff Election - Open General / Congressional - US House CD 5: Saturday 5 December 2020

✓ Friday 24 July 2020 - Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor .
✓ Tuesday 25 August 2020 - Filing Deadline - President .
✓ Tuesday 3 November 2020 - General Election - Open Primary / Presidential / Congressional . Polling hours 6:00a-8:00p CST (1200-0200 UTC).
✓ Saturday 5 December 2020 - Runoff Election - Open General / Congressional - US House CD 5 . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p CST (1300-0200 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	4,553,962	(1.47% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	8	(1.49% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	6	(1.38% of 435)
Capital:	Baton Rouge

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Louisiana State and Local Government

Louisiana 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

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.

Elections for Governor and statewide officers are held every 4 years. The primary is on the second to last Saturday in October and the runoff is on the fourth Saturday after the second to last Saturday in October.
Congressional elections are held every two years. The primary is on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November and the run-off (where necessary) is held 32 days thereafter (on the first Saturday after the first Wednesday in December).

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.

2020 ELECTIONS from the Louisiana Department of State.

Candidate Inquiry from the Louisiana Department of State.

4 June 2020: Governor John Bel Edwards (Democratic) signed Act 28 HB 751 which moves the 2020 filing deadline from 17 July to 24 July.

§467.2. ... the qualifying period for candidates in the 2020 congressional primary election and those in any special primary election to be held at the same time, shall open on the fourth Wednesday in July.

3 November 2020 returns from the Louisiana Department of State.



President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 8 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates.

	Candidate list (13)

		Republican	1,255,776	58.46%	President Donald John Trump • for Vice President: Vice President Michael R. "Mike" Pence (8 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80001571; 23 Nov 20; Tot $717,303,371; Dsb $718,174,436

		Democratic	856,034	39.85%	former Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • for Vice President: California Senator Kamala D. Harris • FEC P80000722; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,064,613,463; Dsb $1,063,053,521

		Libertarian	21,645	1.01%	Jo Jorgensen • for Vice President: Jeremy "Spike" Cohen • FEC P00013524; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,405,357; Dsb $3,373,521

		The Birthday Party	4,897	0.23%	Kanye "Deez Nutz" West • for Vice President: Michelle Tidball • FEC P00016741; 23 Nov 20; Tot $14,442,390; Dsb $12,135,513

		American Solidarity	2,497	0.12%	Brian T. Carroll • for Vice President: Amar Patel • FEC P00013771

		Becoming One Nation	1,626	0.08%	Jade Simmons • for Vice President: Claudeliah J. Roze • FEC P00015537; 23 Nov 20; Tot $125,500; Dsb $72,644

		C.U.P.	1,125	0.05%	President R19 Boddie • for Vice President: Eric C. Stoneham • FEC P00017202

		Socialism and Liberation	987	0.05%	Gloria Estela La Riva • for Vice President: Sunil Freeman • FEC P80005572; 23 Nov 20; Tot $43,674; Dsb $39,726

		Constitution	860	0.04%	Don Blankenship • for Vice President: William Alan Mohr • FEC P00014209; 20 Dec 20; Tot $83,880; Dsb $83,880

		Freedom and Prosperity	749	0.03%	Brock Jeffrey Pierce • for Vice President: Karla Marie Ballard • FEC P00016550; 23 Nov 20; Tot $6,347,587; Dsb $6,315,486

		Life, Liberty, Constitution	668	0.03%	Thomas "Tom" Hoefling • for Vice President: Andy Prior

		Unity	662	0.03%	Bill Hammons • for Vice President: Eric Bodenstab

		Socialist Workers Party	536	0.02%	Alyson Kennedy • for Vice President: Malcolm M. Jarrett
Total			2,148,062	100.00%

U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 116^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator William M. "Bill" Cassidy • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (15)

		Republican	1,228,908	59.32%	Senator William M. "Bill" Cassidy • FEC S4LA00107; 23 Nov 20; Tot $7,434,375; Dsb $8,174,543
		Democratic	394,049	19.02%	Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins • FEC S0LA00386; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,804,454; Dsb $2,611,841
		Democratic	229,814	11.09%	Derrick "Champ" Edwards • FEC S6LA00342
		Democratic	55,710	2.69%	Antoine Pierce • FEC S0LA00311; 30 Sep 20; Tot $93,526; Dsb $34,003
		Republican	38,383	1.85%	Dustin Murphy • FEC S0LA00352; 05 Nov 20; Tot $17,368; Dsb $13,297
		Democratic	36,962	1.78%	David Drew "Drew" Knight • FEC S0LA00402
		No Party	17,362	0.84%	Beryl Billiot • FEC S6LA00441; 31 Dec 20; Tot $6,375; Dsb $6,375
		No Party	16,518	0.80%	John Paul Bourgeois • FEC S0LA00360; 30 Sep 20; Tot $3,500; Dsb $3,400
		Democratic	14,454	0.70%	Peter Wenstrup • FEC S0LA00345; 23 Nov 20; Tot $159,781; Dsb $153,316
		Libertarian	11,321	0.55%	Aaron Charles Sigler • FEC S0LA00394; 13 Oct 20; Tot $3,298; Dsb $2,647
		Independent	7,811	0.38%	M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza • FEC S6LA00409
		Other	7,680	0.37%	Melinda Mary Price • aka Melinda Price-Bedi • FEC S0LA00428
		No Party	5,804	0.28%	Jamar "Doc" Myers-Montgomery • FEC S0LA00303
		No Party	3,954	0.19%	Reno Jean Daret, III • FEC S0LA00410
		Other	2,813	0.14%	Alexander "Xan" John • FEC S0LA00378
Total			2,071,543	100.00%

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

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

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

116^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Republican (4 Renominated, 1 Open); 1 Democratic (1 Open)

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Member of Congress Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • 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 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3) - 117th Congress

		Republican	270,330	72.21%	Member of Congress Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise • FEC H0LA01087; 23 Nov 20; Tot $35,566,102; Dsb $33,528,333
		Democratic	94,730	25.30%	Lee Ann Dugas • FEC H8LA01148
		Libertarian	9,309	2.49%	Howard Kearney • FEC H6LA01225
Total			374,369	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2 Open		Democratic	Member of Congress Cedric L. Richmond • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - 17 November 2020: Announced his resignation to become Senior Adviser to the President and White House Public Engagement Director in the Biden Administration. A special election will be called to fill this seat once it becomes empty. 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.
	Candidate list (6) - 117th Congress

		Democratic	201,636	63.61%	Member of Congress Cedric L. Richmond • FEC H8LA02054; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,630,814; Dsb $1,223,242
		Republican	47,575	15.01%	David M. Schilling • FEC H0LA02259
		Democratic	33,684	10.63%	Glenn Adrian Harris • FEC H0LA02242
		Republican	15,565	4.91%	Sheldon C. Vincent, Sr. • FEC H0LA02267
		Independent	12,268	3.87%	Belden "Noonie Man" Batiste • FEC H8LA02161
		Independent	6,254	1.97%	Colby C. James • FEC H0LA02234
Total			316,982	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Member of Congress Clay Higgins • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress

		Republican	230,480	67.76%	Member of Congress Clay Higgins • FEC H6LA03148; 23 Nov 20; Tot $764,336; Dsb $677,639
		Democratic	60,852	17.89%	Braylon Harris • FEC H0LA03190; 23 Nov 20; Tot $22,891; Dsb $15,130
		Democratic	39,423	11.59%	Robert Jon "Rob" Anderson • FEC H8LA03060; 31 Mar 20; Tot $63,617; Dsb $48,015
		Libertarian	9,365	2.75%	Brandon LeLeux • FEC H0LA03182
Total			340,120	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress James Michael "Mike" Johnson • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress

		Republican	185,265	60.43%	Member of Congress James Michael "Mike" Johnson • FEC H6LA04138; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,322,818; Dsb $1,041,337
		Democratic	78,157	25.49%	Kenny Houston • FEC H0LA04099; 15 Dec 20; Tot $34,227; Dsb $33,957
		Democratic	23,813	7.77%	Ryan Trundle • FEC H8LA04282; 23 Nov 20; Tot $18,008; Dsb $14,902
		Republican	19,343	6.31%	Ben Gibson • FEC H0LA04107
Total			306,578	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5 Open		Republican	Member of Congress Ralph Lee Abraham, Jr. • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - 6 December 2018: Ran for Governor in 2019 but did not receive his party's nomination. 26 February 2020: "I am officially announcing my retirement from Congress following the completion of my current third term, and I will not seek re-election in 2020." Since no candidate received a majority (50% of the vote plus 1) in the 3 November General Election, a runoff is held between the top two vote getters on 5 December 2020. 5 December 2020 returns from the Louisiana Department of State. 5 December 2020 returns from a media source.
			Open Seat (no incumbent)
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Republican	49,183	62.02%	Luke Joshua Letlow • 3 November 2020: Received 33.12% in the General Election. Advances to 5 December 2020 runoff. 29 December 2020: Member of Congress-elect Luke Joshua Letlow died from complications of COVID-19. • FEC H0LA05120; 25 Dec 20; Tot $1,392,118; Dsb $1,298,566
		Republican	30,124	37.98%	state Representative John Lance "Lance" Harris • 3 November 2020: Received 16.55% in the General Election. Advances to 5 December 2020 runoff. • FEC H0LA05112; 25 Dec 20; Tot $694,055; Dsb $684,572
Total			79,307	100.00%

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Member of Congress Garret Graves • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated
	Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress

		Republican	265,706	71.05%	Member of Congress Garret Graves • FEC H4LA06153; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,775,829; Dsb $1,090,557
		Democratic	95,541	25.55%	Dartanyon A. "DAW" Williams • FEC H0LA06052; 23 Nov 20; Tot $111,136; Dsb $97,869
		Libertarian	9,732	2.60%	Shannon Sloan • FEC H0LA06060
		No Party	3,017	0.81%	Richard "RPT" Torregano • FEC H4LA02038
Total			373,996	100.00%

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
	Secretary of State J. Thomas "Tom" Schedler (Republican) announced his resignation, amid accusations of sexual misconduct, effective 8 May 2018 on 2 May. He had earlier announced that he would retire at the end of his term. He was appointed on 22 November 2010 [re: election of Secretary of State "Jay" Dardenne as Lieutenant Governor]; first elected in 2011; and re-elected in 2015. A special election will be called to fill the remainder of his term. Reference: Louisiana elections chief quits amid sexual misconduct claim from AP. When an unexpired terms of a statewide elected official exceeds one year, the First Assistant Secretary of State (Kyle Ardoin) fills the unexpired term of office [Louisiana Constitution, Article IV, Section 16]. The governor calls a special election to fill the vacancy at the next regularly scheduled congressional or statewide election, 6 November 2018. If no candidate receives a majority (50% of the vote plus 1), a runoff is held between the top two vote getters on 8 December 2018. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote in the 6 November 2018 election, there will be a Saturday 8 December 2018 runoff between Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin (Republican) and "Gwen" Collins-Greenup (Democratic). Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin (Republican) won the Saturday 8 December 2018 runoff. He was re-elected in the 16 November 2019 runoff.

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

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
	Treasurer John Neely Kennedy (Republican) who was first elected as Treasurer as a Democrat in 1999; re-elected in 2003; switched affiliation to Republican on 27 August 2007; re-elected in 2007, 2011, and 2015; ran for and won the Senate Class 3 seat in 2016; resigned effective 3 January 2017. Treasurer Ron J. Henson (Republican) was appointed to the office to serve until the special election. 18 November 2017: former state Representative John M. Schroder, Sr. (Republican) is first elected in a special election. He was re-elected on 12 October 2019.

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

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

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): 2 incumbents, 14 candidates
	• Republican: 13 incumbents, 12 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): 1 candidate
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian: 5 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• American Solidarity: 1 candidate
	• Becoming One Nation: 1 candidate
	• C.U.P.: 1 candidate
	• Conservative USA
	• Freedom and Prosperity: 1 candidate
	• Justice Party
	• Life, Liberty, Constitution: 1 candidate
	• Socialism and Liberation: 1 candidate
	• Socialist Workers Party: 1 candidate
	• The Birthday Party: 1 candidate
	• Unity: 1 candidate
Independents
	• Independent: 3 candidates
	• No Party: 5 candidates
	• Other: 2 candidates
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.

Links Links to other web sites

Election Authority
	• Geaux Vote
	• Louisiana Ethics Administration
	• Louisiana Secretary of State
	• Louisiana Secretary of State
Democratic
	• Louisiana Democratic Party
Republican
	• The Republican Party of Louisiana
Third Party
	• Conservative Party USA Louisiana
	• Constitution Party of Louisiana
	• Green Party of Louisiana
	• Justice Party of Louisiana
	• Libertarian Party of Louisiana
	• Louisiana Independent Party
	• The Libertarian Party Of Louisiana
Media & others
	• American Press - Lake Charles
	• Bossier Press-Tribune
	• Crowley Post Signal
	• KATC TV - Lafayette
	• Louisiana Politics by John Maginnis
	• Louisiana Progress - Baton Rouge
	• Louisiana Radio Network
	• Monroe Free Press
	• New Orleans CityBusiness
	• NewsLink.org - Louisiana
	• Politics1.com - Louisiana
	• St. Mary and Franklin Banner-Tribune
	• The Daily & Sunday Star - Hammond
	• The Daily Iberian - New Iberia
	• The Daily Review - Morgan City
	• The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
	• The Hayride
	• The Times-Picayune - nola.com - New Orleans
	• Tri-Parish Times - Houma
	• WABF TV - CBS - Baton Rouge
	• WWL AM - New Orleans
	• WWL AM - New Orleans