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The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on November 8, 2022, 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.
District 1
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The 1st district is based in the suburbs of New Orleans, spanning from the northern shore of Lake Pontchartrain south to the Mississippi River delta. The incumbent was Republican Steve Scalise, who was re-elected with 72.2% of the vote in 2020.[1]
Candidates
Declared
- Katie Darling (Democratic), businesswoman
- Howard Kearney (Libertarian), computer programmer and candidate for this district in 2016 and 2020
- Steve Scalise (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative and House Minority Whip
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[2] | Solid R | March 31, 2022 |
Inside Elections[3] | Solid R | May 24, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe R | April 6, 2022 |
Politico[5] | Solid R | April 5, 2022 |
RCP[6] | Safe R | June 9, 2022 |
Fox News[7] | Solid R | July 11, 2022 |
DDHQ[8] | Solid R | July 20, 2022 |
538[9] | Solid R | June 30, 2022 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Steve Scalise (incumbent) | 177,670 | 72.8 | ||
Democratic | Katie Darling | 61,467 | 25.2 | ||
Libertarian | Howard Kearney | 4,907 | 2.0 | ||
Total votes | 244,044 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 2
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The 2nd district stretches from New Orleans to inner Baton Rouge. Democrat Cedric Richmond, who was re-elected with 63.6% of the vote in 2020, resigned on January 15, 2021, to become the director of the White House Office of Public Engagement.[11] Democrat Troy Carter won the 2021 special election in a runoff with 55.2% of the vote.[12]
Candidates
Declared
- Troy Carter (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
- Dan Lux (Republican), entertainment producer
Endorsements
- Organizations
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[2] | Solid D | March 31, 2022 |
Inside Elections[3] | Solid D | May 24, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe D | April 6, 2022 |
Politico[5] | Solid D | April 5, 2022 |
RCP[6] | Safe D | June 9, 2022 |
Fox News[7] | Solid D | July 11, 2022 |
DDHQ[8] | Solid D | July 20, 2022 |
538[9] | Solid D | June 30, 2022 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Troy Carter (incumbent) | 158,120 | 77.1 | |
Republican | Dan Lux | 46,927 | 22.9 | |
Total votes | 205,047 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
District 3
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![]() Precinct results Higgins: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Hoggatt: 30–40% >90% Leblanc: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% >90% LeBrun: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% Wiggins: 40–50% Tie: 20–30% 30–40% No votes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 3rd district encompasses southwestern Louisiana, taking in Lake Charles and Lafayette. The incumbent was Republican Clay Higgins, who was re-elected with 67.8% of the vote in 2020.[1]
Candidates
Declared
- Clay Higgins (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative
- Holden Hoggatt (Republican), prosecutor[14]
- Lessie Olivia Leblanc (Democratic), journalist[15]
- Tia LeBrun (Democratic), teacher[15]
- Guy McLendon (Libertarian), perennial candidate[15]
- Thomas "Lane" Payne Jr. (Republican), pastor[15]
- Jacob "Jake" Shaheen (Republican), teacher[15]
- Gloria R. Wiggins (independent)[15]
Withdrawn
Endorsements
- Federal officials
- U.S. Senators
- John Kennedy, U.S. Senator from Louisiana[19]
- U.S. Representatives
- Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district[19]
- Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader[19]
- Steve Scalise, House Minority Whip[19]
- State officials
- U.S. Senators
- John Breaux, former U.S. Senator from Louisiana (1987–2005) (Democrat)[15]
- U.S. Representatives
- Charles Boustany, former U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district (2005–2017)[15]
- Chris John, former U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 7th congressional district (1997–2005) (Democrat)[15]
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[2] | Solid R | March 31, 2022 |
Inside Elections[3] | Solid R | May 24, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe R | April 6, 2022 |
Politico[5] | Solid R | April 5, 2022 |
RCP[6] | Safe R | June 9, 2022 |
Fox News[7] | Solid R | July 11, 2022 |
DDHQ[8] | Solid R | July 20, 2022 |
538[9] | Solid R | June 30, 2022 |
Polling
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Clay Higgins (R) |
Holden Hoggatt (R) |
Lessie LeBlanc (D) |
Tia Lebrun (D) |
Thomas Lane Payne (R) |
Other | Undecided |
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The Kitchens Group (R)[A] | August 2022 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | 29% | 21% | 7% | 10% | 4% | 10% | 19% |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Clay Higgins (incumbent) | 144,423 | 64.3 | |
Republican | Holden Hoggatt | 24,474 | 10.9 | |
Democratic | Lessie Olivia Leblanc | 23,641 | 10.5 | |
Democratic | Tia LeBrun | 21,172 | 9.4 | |
Republican | Thomas "Lane" Payne, Jr. | 4,012 | 1.8 | |
Independent | Gloria R. Wiggins | 3,255 | 1.4 | |
Republican | Jacob "Jake" Shaheen | 1,955 | 0.9 | |
Libertarian | Guy McLendon | 1,620 | 0.7 | |
Total votes | 224,552 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 4
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The 4th district encompasses northwestern Louisiana, taking in the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area. The incumbent was Republican Mike Johnson, who was re-elected with 60.4% of the vote in 2020.[1]
Candidates
Declared
- Mike Johnson (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative and Vice Chair of the House Republican Conference
Endorsements
- U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)[20]
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[2] | Solid R | March 31, 2022 |
Inside Elections[3] | Solid R | May 24, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe R | April 6, 2022 |
Politico[5] | Solid R | April 5, 2022 |
RCP[6] | Safe R | June 9, 2022 |
Fox News[7] | Solid R | July 11, 2022 |
DDHQ[8] | Solid R | July 20, 2022 |
538[9] | Solid R | June 30, 2022 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Mike Johnson (incumbent) | Unopposed | |||
Total votes | N/A | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 5
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![]() Precinct results Letlow: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Dantzler: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% >90% Huff: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% Pullen: >90% Tie: 30–40% 40–50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 5th district encompasses rural northeastern Louisiana, central Louisiana, as well as the northern part of Louisiana's Florida parishes in southeast Louisiana, taking in Monroe, Alexandria, Opelousas, Amite and Bogalusa, Louisiana. Republican Luke Letlow, who was elected in a runoff with 62.0% of the vote, died on December 29, 2020, of COVID-19 before he took office.[21] Letlow's widow Julia won the 2021 special election with 64.9% of the vote.[12]
Candidates
Declared
- Oscar "Omar" Dantzler (Democratic), candidate for governor in 2019
- Allen Guillory (Republican), perennial candidate
- Walter Earl Huff (Democratic), businessman
- Julia Letlow (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative[22][23]
- Hunter Pullen (Republican), U.S. Army veteran
Endorsements
- Organizations
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[2] | Solid R | March 31, 2022 |
Inside Elections[3] | Solid R | May 24, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe R | April 6, 2022 |
Politico[5] | Solid R | April 5, 2022 |
RCP[6] | Safe R | June 9, 2022 |
Fox News[7] | Solid R | July 11, 2022 |
DDHQ[8] | Solid R | July 20, 2022 |
538[9] | Solid R | June 30, 2022 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Julia Letlow (incumbent) | 151,080 | 67.6 | |
Democratic | Oscar "Omar" Dantzler | 35,149 | 15.7 | |
Democratic | Walter Earl Huff | 19,383 | 8.7 | |
Republican | Allen Guillory | 12,159 | 5.4 | |
Republican | Hunter Pullen | 5,782 | 2.6 | |
Total votes | 223,553 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 6
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The 6th district encompasses the suburbs of Baton Rouge. The incumbent was Republican Garret Graves, who was re-elected with 71.0% of the vote in 2020.[1]
Candidates
Declared
- Brian Belzer (Republican), businessman[25]
- Rufus Holt Craig (Libertarian), former chair of the Louisiana Libertarian Party and perennial candidate[25]
- Garret Graves (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative[25]
Endorsements
- Organizations
General election
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[2] | Solid R | March 31, 2022 |
Inside Elections[3] | Solid R | May 24, 2022 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[4] | Safe R | April 6, 2022 |
Politico[5] | Solid R | April 5, 2022 |
RCP[6] | Safe R | June 9, 2022 |
Fox News[7] | Solid R | July 11, 2022 |
DDHQ[8] | Solid R | July 20, 2022 |
538[9] | Solid R | June 30, 2022 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Garret Graves (incumbent) | 189,684 | 80.4 | |
Libertarian | Rufus Holt Craig | 30,709 | 13.0 | |
Republican | Brian Belzer | 15,535 | 6.6 | |
Total votes | 235,928 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Notes
- ^ Key:
A – all adults
RV – registered voters
LV – likely voters
V – unclear
- Partisan clients
- ^ This poll was sponsored by Hoggatt's campaign
References
- ^ a b c d Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 2020". Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives.
- ^ a b c d e f "2022 House Race Ratings". The Cook Political Report. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "House Ratings". The Rothenberg Political Report. Retrieved May 24, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "2022 House Ratings". Sabato's Crystal Ball. April 6, 2022. Retrieved April 6, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "2022 Election Forecast". Politico. April 5, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Battle for the House 2022". RCP. June 9, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "2022 Election Forecast". Fox News. July 11, 2022. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "2022 Election Forecast". DDHQ. July 20, 2022. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "2022 Election Forecast". FiveThirtyEight. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "2022 Official Election Results". Louisiana Secretary of State.
- ^ Mucha, Sarah; Krieg, Gregory; Merica, Dan; Sullivan, Kate (November 17, 2020). "Former Black caucus chair Cedric Richmond to leave Congress and join Biden White House". CNN. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
- ^ a b "U. S. Representative -- 2nd and 5th Congressional Districts". Louisiana Secretary of State. March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Planned Parenthood Action Fund Endorsed Candidates". www.plannedparenthoodaction.org. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ Palermo, Jeff (July 19, 2022). "Lafayette Prosecutor Holden Hoggatt to challenge 3rd District Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins". Louisiana Radio Network. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Ballard, Mark (October 9, 2022). "Holden Hoggatt picks up major endorsements in House race against Clay Higgins". The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ Alford, Jeremy (October 13, 2021). "Democrats rally around new personalities". www.theadvertiser.com. The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "FEC Statement of Candidacy - Dustin Granger". June 2, 2021. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ "Endorsement of Congressman Clay Higgins". June 16, 2022. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Hilburn, Greg (October 10, 2022). "Louisiana Congressman Clay Higgins lands endorsements of top GOP House leaders". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
- ^ Trump, Donald (April 6, 2022). "Endorsement of Congressman Mike Johnson". donaldjtrump.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
- ^ Jim Acosta, Jamie Gangel and Paul LeBlanc (December 30, 2020). "Congressman-elect Luke Letlow dies after battling Covid-19". CNN. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- ^ Bado, Kirk (March 9, 2021). "Wednesday Q+A With Julia Letlow". National Journal. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- ^ Maravi, Vallery (December 17, 2021). "Rep. Julia Letlow discusses Parents' Bill of Rights Act". www.myarklamiss.com. KTVE. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
- ^ "TRAILBLAZERS FUND". www.congressionalleadershipfund.org. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
- ^ a b c Heckt, Shannon (October 25, 2022). "Meet the Candidates: Louisiana 6th Congressional District". BRProud. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions Announces Second Round of Congressional Endorsements for the 2022 Election Cycle". cresenergy.com. Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions. May 4, 2022. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
External links
- Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
- Clay Higgins (R) for Congress
- Holden Hoggatt (R) for Congress
- Tia LeBrun (D) for Congress
- Lane Payne (R) for Congress
- Jacob Shaheen (R) for Congress
- Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates
- Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates