United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, 2014
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The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Louisiana took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected six candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's six congressional districts.
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
|---|---|---|
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by October 6, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was November 5, 2014.[1][2]
- See also: Louisiana elections, 2014
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held five of the six congressional seats from Louisiana.
| Members of the U.S. House from Louisiana -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Republican Party | 5 | 5 | |
| Total | 6 | 6 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the six congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Scalise |  Republican |
1 |
| Cedric Richmond |  Democratic |
2 |
| Charles Boustany Jr. | Republican |
3 |
| John Fleming | Republican |
4 |
| Vance McAllister | Republican |
5 |
| Bill Cassidy | Republican |
6 |
Margin of Victory
There were a total of 6 seats up for election in 2014 in Louisiana. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 1 |  Steve Scalise |
68.8% | 244,004 | Lee Dugas |
| District 2 |  Cedric Richmond |
51.6% | 221,570 | Gary Landrieu |
| District 3 | Charles Boustany |
69.3% | 236,268 | Bryan Barrilleaux |
| District 4 | John Fleming |
46.9% | 207,919 | Randall Lord |
| District 5 Runoff Election | Ralph Abraham |
28.4% | 209,616 | Jamie Mayo |
| District 6 Runoff Election | Garret Graves |
24.9% | 222,967 | Edwin Edwards |
Candidates
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1st Congressional District
- Steve Scalise - Incumbent
- Lee Dugas[3]
- Vinny Mendoza[3]
Jeff Sanford[4]
2nd Congressional District
Disqualified
3rd Congressional District
4th Congressional District
- John Fleming - Incumbent
- Randall Lord[3]
Withdrew
5th Congressional District
Ralph Abraham defeated Jamie Mayo in the runoff on December 6, 2014.
- Vance McAllister - Incumbent[5][6]
- Ed Tarpley: Former Grant Parish District Attorney[7][8][9][10]
- Harris Brown[11]
- Ralph Abraham[12]
- Zach Dasher: Nephew of Duck Dynasty's Phil Robertson[13]
- Clyde Holloway[3]
- Jamie Mayo: Mayor of Monroe[14][15]
- Charles Saucier[3]
Eliot Barron[3]
Withdrew
Failed to file
Rumored candidates
Declined to run
6th Congressional District
Garret Graves defeated Edwin Edwards in the runoff on December 6, 2014.
- Richard Lieberman[23]
- Peter Williams[3]
- Edwin Edwards: Former Governor of Louisiana[24][25][26][27]
- Paul Dietzel[28][29]
- Bob Bell[3]
- Cassie Felder: Attorney[30][31]
- Dan Claitor: State Senator[32]
- Norman Clark[33]
- Charles Thomas[34]
- Craig McCulloch[35]
- Garret Graves: Former coastal protection adviser for Gov. Bobby Jindal[36]
- Lenar Whitney: State Representative[37][38]
- Rufus Craig[39][40]
Failed to file
Rumored candidates
- Tony Perkins: Head of Family Research Council[44]
- Erich Ponti: State representative[45]
- Hunter Greene: State representative[45]
- Shelley Hendrix: Huffington Post contributor and autism awareness advocate[46]
Withdrew prior to primary
Declined to run
- Jeff Landry: Former U.S. Representative[45]
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- United States Senate elections in Louisiana, 2014
- Louisiana elections, 2014
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State Website, "Register to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State Website, "Search Election Dates," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 Louisiana Elections and Voting, "Candidate list," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ Jeff Sanford for Congress, "Home," accessed July 16, 2014
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Vance McAllister won't seek reelection, The News-Star reports," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ The News Star, "UPDATE: McAllister won't seek re-election, will finish term," accessed April 28, 2014
- ↑ KALB, "Ed Tarpley, Former DA for Grant Parish, announce Congress bid," accessed April 12, 2014
- ↑ The New Orleans Advocate, "Both sides gear up to unseat McAllister," accessed April 12, 2014
- ↑ KNOE, "Tarpley announces intention to run for 5th District seat," accessed April 12, 2014
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Ed Tarpley to run for Vance McAllister's US House seat," accessed April 16, 2014
- ↑ Shreveport Times, "Monroe businessman Harris Brown to run for 5th District," accessed May 21, 2014
- ↑ Ralph Abraham for Congress, "Ralph Abraham For Congress," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ Daily Journla, "'Duck Dynasty' relative running for Louisiana's 5th District congressional seat in November," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ The Town Talk, "Monroe Mayor Mayo to make second run at Congress," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ My ARKLAMISS, "UPDATE: Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo Enters 5th Congressional District Race," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Herford for Congress, "Home," accessed January 6, 2014
- ↑ The Town Talk, "Boyce businessman Grant announces run for Congress; Hazel won't run for seat," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ The Town Talk, "Marksville's Rep. Johnson won't rule out 2014 run for Congress," accessed October 24, 2013
- ↑ The Hill, "GOP senator moves toward run for McAllister's House seat," accessed July 9, 2014
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Vance McAllister's runoff opponent Louisiana state Senator Neil Riser won't rule out run for spot," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ LA Politics, "Riser Will Not Run in 5th District," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ The Town Talk, "Boyce businessman Grant announces run for Congress; Hazel won't run for seat," accessed April 30, 2014
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 NOLA.com, "Rick Ward drops out of race for Bill Cassidy's 6th Congressional District seat," accessed August 23, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "Ex-gov announces bid for Congress," accessed March 17, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "Report: Edwin Edwards Mulls Congressional Bid," accessed January 2, 2013
- ↑ Bloomberg, "Ex-Con Ex-Governor Running for Congress," accessed February 20, 2014
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Bloomberg report confirming Edwin Edwards run for Congress not true, wife Trina says," accessed February 20, 2014
- ↑ Paul Dietzel for Congress "Home" accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ The Hay Ride "BREAKING: Dietzel Announces For Cassidy’s Congressional Seat" accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ Bayou Buzz, "Candidate pool in race for Louisiana's 6th Congressional District could double by year's end," accessed December 2, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Statement of Candidacy," accessed December 2, 2013
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Baton Rouge lawmaker Dan Claitor will run in Louisiana's 6th Congressional District," accessed December 9, 2013
- ↑ The Daily Reveille, "LSU student announces plan to run for U.S. House seat," accessed January 22, 2014
- ↑ The Advocate, "Thomas running for Congress," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Baker small businessman Craig McCulloch to run for seat in Louisiana's 6th District," accessed February 18, 2014
- ↑ AP News, "Jindal's ex-coastal leader running for Congress," accessed March 1, 2014
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Lenar Whitney floated as possible candidate in Louisiana's 6th congressional district," accessed May 28, 2014
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Houma state representative Lenar Whitney officially enters congressional race," accessed June 4, 2014
- ↑ Greenwich Times, "Craig seeks 6th congressional seat again," accessed March 26, 2014
- ↑ News Orleans Advocate, "Libertarian Craig joins 6th District race for Congress," accessed March 26, 2014
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namednolalist - ↑ Nola.com, "Baton Rouge Council Member Ryan Heck confirms plans to run for Congress," accessed August 23, 2013
- ↑ The Advocate, "Lawyer joins race for Congress," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ Bayou Buzz, " Tony Perkins Considers Run for Congress," accessed October 15, 2013
- ↑ 45.0 45.1 45.2 45.3 Roll Call "Landrieu Race Pivotal to Political Futures in Bayou State | Farm Team" accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Shelley Hendrix could jump into 6th District race, report says," accessed February 12, 2014
- ↑ Nola.com, "Newly-minted Port Allen Republican to run for Cassidy's seat," accessed August 12, 2013
Senators
Bill Cassidy (R)
John Kennedy (R)
Representatives
District 1
Steve Scalise (R)
District 2
Troy Carter (D)
District 3
Clay Higgins (R)
District 4
Mike Johnson (R)
District 5
Julia Letlow (R)
District 6
Garret Graves (R)
Republican Party (7)
Democratic Party (1)
