2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

2018 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district election
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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana
All 6 Louisiana seats to the United States House of Representatives
Republican 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%	Democratic 80–90%

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on November 6, 2018, 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.

Like most Louisiana elections, these were conducted using a jungle primary that occurred on November 6, where all candidates ran on the same ballot in the primary, regardless of party. Any candidate who earned an absolute majority of the vote in the primary would be automatically declared the winner of the election. However, if in any given congressional district no candidate gained an absolute majority of the votes, a runoff election between the top two candidates within said congressional district would have been held on December 8.^[1] Nevertheless, the incumbent Representatives in all six districts each earned over 50% of the vote in the jungle primaries, so no runoffs occurred.

Overview

Popular vote

Republican			57.21%
Democratic			37.87%
Other			4.96%

House seats

Republican			83.33%
Democratic			16.67%

By district

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana by district:^[2]

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result

	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	192,555	71.49%	71,521	26.56%	5,249	1.95%	269,325	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	0	0.00%	190,182	80.59%	45,800	19.41%	235,982	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	168,263	68.41%	74,713	30.38%	2,967	1.21%	245,943	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	139,326	64.24%	72,934	33.63%	4,612	2.13%	216,872	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	149,018	66.54%	67,118	29.97%	7,810	3.49%	223,946	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	186,553	69.47%	76,716	28.57%	5,256	1.96%	268,525	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	835,715	57.22%	553,184	37.87%	71,694	4.91%	1,460,593	100.0%

District 1

The 1st district is located in the Greater New Orleans area, covering much of the southeastern area of Louisiana along the Mississippi River Delta, taking in Dulac, Hammond, and Slidell. This is a heavily Republican district with a PVI of R+24. Incumbent Steve Scalise has represented this district since 2008 and was reelected in 2016 with 75%.

General election

Results

Louisiana's 1st congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Scalise (incumbent)	192,526	71.5
	Democratic	Tammy Savoie	44,262	16.4
	Democratic	Lee Ann Dugas	18,552	6.9
	Democratic	Jim Francis	8,685	3.2
	Libertarian	Howard Kearney	2,806	1.0
	Independent	Frederick "Ferd" Jones	2,442	0.9
Total votes			269,325	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

The 2nd district stretches from New Orleans westward towards Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas. This is a heavily Democratic district with a PVI of D+25. Incumbent Democrat Cedric Richmond has represented this district since 2011 and won reelection in 2016 with 70%.

General election

Results

Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cedric Richmond (incumbent)	190,182	80.6
	Independent	Jesse Schmidt	20,465	8.7
	Independent	Belden "Noonie Man" Batiste	17,260	7.3
	Independent	Shawndra Rodriguez	8,075	3.4
Total votes			235,982	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

The 3rd district is located within the Acadiana region and includes Lafayette, Lake Charles, and New Iberia. Incumbent Republican Clay Higgins was initially elected in 2016 with 56% of the vote. This is a reliably Republican district with a PVI of R+20.

General election

Results

Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Clay Higgins (incumbent)	136,876	55.7
	Democratic	Mimi Methvin	43,729	17.8
	Republican	Josh Guillory	31,387	12.8
	Democratic	Rob Anderson	13,477	5.5
	Democratic	Larry Rader	9,692	3.9
	Democratic	Verone Thomas	7,815	3.2
	Libertarian	Aaron Andrus	2,967	1.2
Total votes			245,943	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

The 4th district is located in Northwest Louisiana, taking in the Ark-La-Tex region, including Minden and Shreveport. This is a heavily Republican district with a PVI of R+13. Incumbent Republican Mike Johnson was initially elected in 2016 with 65% of the vote.

General election

Results

Louisiana's 4th congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Johnson (incumbent)	139,326	64.2
	Democratic	Ryan Trundle	72,934	33.6
	Independent	Mark David Halverson	4,612	2.1
Total votes			216,872	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

The 5th district is located in the northern Louisiana region, including the Monroe metro area. The district continues to stretch down into Central Louisiana taking in Alexandria and then expanding eastward into the Florida Parishes. This is a moderate to solid Republican district with a PVI of R+15. Incumbent Republican Ralph Abraham was initially elected in 2014, and was reelected in 2016 with 81% of the vote.

General election

Results

Louisiana's 5th congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph Abraham (incumbent)	149,018	66.5
	Democratic	Jessee Carlton Fleenor	67,118	30.0
	Independent	Billy Burkette	4,799	2.1
	Libertarian	Kyle Randol	3,011	1.3
Total votes			223,946	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

The 6th district is located within the Baton Rouge metropolitan area, including Central City, Denham Springs, and parts of the state capital, Baton Rouge. The district also stretches down into Acadiana taking in Thibodaux and parts of Houma. This is a strong Republican district with a PVI of R+19. Republican Garret Graves has represented this district since 2015 and was reelected in 2016 with 63% of the vote.

General election

Results

Louisiana's 6th congressional district, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Garret Graves (incumbent)	186,553	69.5
	Democratic	Justin DeWitt	55,089	20.5
	Democratic	Andie Saizan	21,627	8.1
	Independent	Devin Graham	5,256	2.0
Total votes			268,525	100.0
	Republican hold

References

^ "Get Election Information - Louisiana Secretary of State". Retrieved October 30, 2018.
^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

External links

Official campaign websites of first district candidates

Official campaign websites of second district candidates

Official campaign websites of third district candidates

Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates

Official campaign websites of fifth district candidates

Official campaign websites of sixth district candidates

[1] "Get Election Information - Louisiana Secretary of State". Retrieved October 30, 2018.

[clerk2018-2] Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved April 27, 2019.

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