Louisiana 2022 General Election

The Green Papers: Louisiana 2022 General Election

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Louisiana
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Open Primary/ Congressional: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Runoff (Open General/ Congressional) - no contests on this website advance to the runoff: Saturday 10 December 2022

✓ Friday 22 July 2022 - Filing Deadline - Primary/Independent/Third/Minor .
✓ Tuesday 8 November 2022 - Open Primary/ Congressional . Polling hours 6:00a-8:00p CST (1200-0200 UTC).
Saturday 10 December 2022 - Runoff (Open General/ Congressional) - no contests on this website advance to the runoff . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p CST (1300-0200 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2020 Census:	4,661,468	(1.50% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:	8	(1.49% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:	6	(1.38% of 435)
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

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. Primary elections shall be on the 3rd to last Saturday in October and general elections shall be on the 5th Saturday after the primary.
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.

Schedule of 2022 Elections from the Secretary of State.

Candidate Inquiry from the Secretary of State.

8 November 2022 returns from the Louisiana Department of State.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 117^th 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

Class 3		Republican	Senator John Neely Kennedy • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • 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 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (13)

		Republican	851,568	61.56%	Senator John Neely Kennedy • FEC S4LA00065; 19 Oct 22; Tot $31,183,537; Dsb $23,283,906
		Democratic	246,933	17.85%	Gary Chambers, Jr. • FEC S2LA00150; 19 Oct 22; Tot $1,644,297; Dsb $1,667,623
		Democratic	182,887	13.22%	"Luke" Mixon • FEC S2LA00135; 19 Oct 22; Tot $1,990,940; Dsb $1,694,959
		Democratic	31,568	2.28%	Syrita Steib • FEC S2LA00168; 19 Oct 22; Tot $265,306; Dsb $253,266
		Republican	25,275	1.83%	Devin Lance Graham • FEC S2LA00200
		Democratic	11,910	0.86%	Manlio Vinicio "MV" "Vinny" Mendoza • FEC S2LA00184
		No Party	9,378	0.68%	Beryl A. Billiot • FEC S2LA00234
		Democratic	7,767	0.56%	Salvador P. Rodriguez • FEC S2LA00192
		Independent	5,388	0.39%	Brannon L. "Bradley" "Brad" McMorris • FEC S4LA00123 or S2LA00226 • FEC S4LA00123
		Libertarian	4,865	0.35%	Aaron C. Sigler • FEC S0LA00394
		Other	2,753	0.20%	"Xan" John • FEC S0LA00378
		No Party	1,676	0.12%	W. Thomas La Fontaine Olson • FEC S2LA00242
		Other	1,322	0.10%	Thomas Wenn • FEC S2LA00218
Total			1,383,290	100.00%

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
	Candidate list (3)

		Republican			Attorney General "Jeff" Landry
		Democratic			Hunter Lundy
		Republican			Lieutenant Governor William "Billy" Nungesser

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 • Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2023.
	Candidate list (4)

		Republican			state Representative Stuart Bishop
		Republican			former Memer of Congress John Calvin Fleming, Jr. • First elected: 2008, re-elected 2010, 2012, 2014. Unsuccessful candidate for the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat: 2016.
		Republican			former state Senator Elbert Guillory
		Republican			state Representative Clay Schexnayder

117^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2022, 2024. No Term Limit. 117^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Republican (5 on General Election ballot); 1 Democratic (1 on General Election ballot)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Member of Congress Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • 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 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress

		Republican	177,670	72.80%	Member of Congress Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise • FEC H0LA01087; 19 Oct 22; Tot $18,206,269; Dsb $19,701,165
		Democratic	61,467	25.19%	Katie Darling • FEC H2LA01109; 19 Oct 22; Tot $131,842; Dsb $74,779
		Libertarian	4,907	2.01%	Howard Kearney • FEC H6LA01225
Total			244,044	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Member of Congress Troy A. Carter, Sr. • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • 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 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress

		Democratic	158,120	77.11%	Member of Congress Troy A. Carter, Sr. • FEC H2LA02149; 19 Oct 22; Tot $2,993,641; Dsb $2,758,026
		Republican	46,927	22.89%	Daniel Anthony "Dan" Lux • FEC H2LA02297; 22 Nov 22; Tot $32,371; Dsb $36,052
Total			205,047	100.00%
	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.

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Member of Congress Clay Higgins • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (8) - 118th Congress

		Republican	144,423	64.32%	Member of Congress Clay Higgins • FEC H6LA03148; 19 Oct 22; Tot $942,749; Dsb $786,757
		Republican	24,474	10.90%	Holden Hoggatt • FEC H2LA03121; 19 Oct 22; Tot $162,651; Dsb $138,217
		Democratic	23,641	10.53%	Lessie Olivia Leblanc • FEC H2LA03139
		Democratic	21,172	9.43%	Tia Marie LeBrun • FEC H2LA03105; 19 Oct 22; Tot $34,703; Dsb $25,948
		Republican	4,012	1.79%	Thomas "Lane" Payne, Jr. • FEC H2LA03113; 19 Oct 22; Tot $16,396; Dsb $12,822
		Independent	3,255	1.45%	Gloria R. Wiggins • FEC H2LA03147
		Republican	1,955	0.87%	Jacob Lewis "Jake" Shaheen • FEC H2LA03097
		Libertarian	1,620	0.72%	Guy McLendon • FEC H6LA03189
Total			224,552	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress James Michael "Mike" Johnson • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • on General Election ballot
			Uncontested Race
	Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress

		Republican			Member of Congress James Michael "Mike" Johnson • FEC H6LA04138; 19 Oct 22; Tot $1,310,315; Dsb $1,071,463

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Member of Congress Julia Letlow • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • 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 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (5) - 118th Congress

		Republican	151,080	67.58%	Member of Congress Julia Letlow • FEC H2LA05126; 19 Oct 22; Tot $2,724,414; Dsb $1,750,285
		Democratic	35,149	15.72%	Oscar "Omar" Dantzler • FEC H2LA05282
		Democratic	19,383	8.67%	Walter Earl "Earl" Huff • FEC H2LA05274; 10 Nov 22; Tot $12,275; Dsb $10,432
		Republican	12,159	5.44%	Allen Guillory, Sr. • FEC H0LA05179
		Republican	5,782	2.59%	Hunter Pullen • FEC H2LA05266
Total			223,553	100.00%
	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.

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Member of Congress Garret Graves • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • on General Election ballot
	Candidate list (3) - 118th Congress

		Republican	189,684	80.40%	Member of Congress Garret Graves • FEC H4LA06153; 19 Oct 22; Tot $1,820,420; Dsb $1,266,650
		Libertarian	30,709	13.02%	Rufus Holt Craig, Jr. • FEC H4LA06047 or H2LA06058 • FEC H2LA06058
		Republican	15,535	6.58%	Brian T. Belzer • FEC H2LA06041
Total			235,928	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

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 • Open Seat - Running for Governor in 2023.
	Candidate list (4)

		Independent			John Belton
		Republican			Marty Maley
		Republican			state Solicitor General Elizabeth Baker "Liz" Murrill
		Republican			state Representative John M. Stefanski

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
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican			state Representative Scott McKnight

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
	Candidate list (1)

		*Republican*			*Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Michael G. "Mike" Strain*

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
	Candidate list (1)

		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): 2 incumbents, 12 candidates
	• Republican: 13 incumbents, 26 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: 4 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Conservative USA
	• Justice Party
	• Unity
Independents
	• Independent: 3 candidates
	• No Party: 2 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
Legislature Links to State Legislatures
	• Louisiana House of Representatives
	• Louisiana State Legislature
	• Louisiana State Senate
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
	• The Unity Party of Louisiana
Media & others
	• American Press - Lake Charles
	• Bossier Press-Tribune
	• Crowley Post Signal
	• Daily Comet - Thibodaux
	• Houma Today - The Courier - Terrebonne Parish
	• KATC TV - Lafayette
	• 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 Advertiser - Lafayette
	• The Daily Iberian - New Iberia
	• The Daily Review - Morgan City
	• The Greater Baton Rouge Business Report
	• The Hayride
	• The News Star - Munroe
	• The Opelousas Daily World
	• The Shreveport Times
	• The Times-Picayune - nola.com - New Orleans
	• The Town Talk - Alexandria
	• Tri-Parish Times - Houma
	• WABF TV - CBS - Baton Rouge
	• WBRZ TV - ABC / The Advocate - Baton Rouge
	• WWL AM - New Orleans
	• WWL AM - New Orleans