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2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

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All 6 Louisiana seats to the United States House of Representatives
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The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Louisiana, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

Background

During the 2020 redistricting cycle, Louisiana's congressional map faced legal challenges for alleged violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Roughly one-third of Louisiana's population is African American, but only one of Louisiana's six districts was drawn with a Black majority. Legislators overrode Governor John Bel Edwards' veto to enact the districts. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund sued the state on behalf of Black Louisianan voters. In Robinson v. Ardoin, a U.S. District Judge found that the maps were illegally racially gerrymandered, first ordering the legislature to reconvene to redraw compliant maps, then suggesting that she would enforce court-ordered maps following legislators' "disingenuous" and "insincere" attempts to do so on their own.

The State appealed the case to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to attempt to keep the discriminatory map in place. The Fifth Circuit first placed a stay on the court-ordered redrawing process pending review, then reversed its decision. The State then appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States, which granted the state's application, stayed the district court's injunction, and allowed the 2022 elections to take place with the discriminatory district map in effect. The Court indicated that it would first review a similar case concerning racial gerrymandering in Alabama, Allen v. Milligan, before dealing with Robinson v. Ardoin.

The Court was widely expected to side with both Alabama and Louisiana, weakening the anti-discrimination protections of the Voting Rights Act. However, the Court upheld a lower court decision in Allen v. Milligan that Alabama's maps were in fact racially gerrymandered, suggesting that it may also decide against Louisiana. On June 26, 2023, the Court decided not to intervene in Robinson v. Ardoin, rescinding its stay and allowing the case to continue in the Fifth Circuit. On November 10, 2023, a decision made by the 5th circuit panel gave the Louisiana state legislature until January 15, 2024, to redraw its congressional maps, with a second majority Black district, in advance of the 2024 election cycle. Because newly elected Governor Jeff Landry was not sworn in until January 8, and a special session of the assembly could not have been convened until at least seven days after the governor calls for one, the Court extended the deadline for the legislature to approve new maps to January 30.

District 1

2024 Louisiana's 1st congressional district election

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Candidate Steve Scalise Mel Manuel Randall Arrington Party Republican Democratic Republican Popular vote 238,842 85,911 17,856 Percentage 66.8% 24.0% 5.0%

Parish results Scalise:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Manuel:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Steve Scalise Republican Elected U.S. Representative Steve Scalise Republican

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 is Republican Steve Scalise, who was re-elected with 72.8% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

Declared

• Randall Arrington (Republican), retired political science professor
• Frankie Hyers (Independent), piano technician
• Mel Manuel (Democratic), operations director
• Steve Scalise (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative and House Majority Leader
• Ross Shales (Republican), insurance agent

Endorsements

Organizations

• Freethought Equality Fund

Organizations

• AIPAC
• Pro-Israel America

Political parties

• Republican Party of Louisiana

Fundraising

General election

Predictions

Results

District 2

2024 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district election

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Candidate Troy Carter Devin Graham Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 184,009 55,746 Percentage 57.2% 17.6%   Candidate Christy Lynch Devin Davis Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 41,641 32,482 Percentage 12.9% 10.1%

Parish results Carter:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

U.S. Representative before election Troy Carter Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Troy Carter Democratic

The 2nd district stretches from New Orleans to inner Baton Rouge. The incumbent is Democrat Troy Carter, who was re-elected with 77.1% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

Declared

• Troy Carter (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Devin Davis (Democratic), political organizer
• Devin Graham (Republican), real estate broker and perennial candidate
• Christy Lynch (Republican)
• Shorell Perrilloux (Republican), businesswoman

Fundraising

General election

Predictions

Results

District 3

2024 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district election

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Candidate Clay Higgins Priscilla Gonzalez Sadi Summerlin Party Republican Democratic Democratic Popular vote 226,279 59,834 21,323 Percentage 70.6% 18.7% 6.7%

Parish results Higgins:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Clay Higgins Republican Elected U.S. Representative Clay Higgins Republican

The 3rd district encompasses southwestern Louisiana, taking in Lake Charles and Lafayette. The incumbent is Republican Clay Higgins, who was re-elected with 64.3% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

Declared

• Priscilla Gonzalez (Democratic), marketing director and candidate for mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas in 2020
• Clay Higgins (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Xan John (Republican), businessman and perennial candidate
• Sadi Summerlin (Democratic), teacher

Declined

• Garret Graves (Republican), U.S. Representative from the 6th district

Endorsements

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States

Organizations

• AIPAC

Political parties

• Republican Party of Louisiana

Fundraising

General election

Predictions

Results

District 4

2024 Louisiana's 4th congressional district

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Candidate Mike Johnson Joshua Morott Party Republican Republican Popular vote 262,821 43,427 Percentage 85.8% 14.2%

Parish results Johnson:      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. Representative before election Mike Johnson Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mike Johnson Republican

The 4th district encompasses northwestern Louisiana, taking in the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area. The incumbent is Republican and current Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who ran unopposed in 2022.

Candidates

Declared

• Mike Johnson (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative and Speaker of the House
• Joshua Morott (Republican), substitute teacher

Endorsements

Organizations

• AIPAC
• Pro-Israel America

Political parties

• Republican Party of Louisiana

Fundraising

General election

Predictions

Results

District 5

2024 Louisiana's 5th congressional district election

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Candidate Julia Letlow Michael Vallien Jr. Vinny Mendoza Party Republican Democratic Republican Popular vote 201,037 82,981 35,833 Percentage 62.9% 25.9% 11.2%

Parish results Letlow:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%

U.S. Representative before election Julia Letlow Republican Elected U.S. Representative Julia Letlow Republican

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. The incumbent is Republican Julia Letlow, who was re-elected with 67.6% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

Declared

• Julia Letlow (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative
• Vinny Mendoza (Republican), farmer and perennial candidate
• Michael Vallien Jr. (Democratic), realtor

Withdrawn

• Rivule Sykes (Green), Uber driver

Declined

• Garret Graves (Republican), U.S. Representative from the 6th district

Endorsements

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States

U.S. Representatives

• Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 4th congressional district and Speaker of the House
• Steve Scalise, U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 1st congressional district

Statewide officials

• Jeff Landry, Governor of Louisiana

Organizations

• AIPAC
• Maggie's List

Political parties

• Republican Party of Louisiana

Polling

Fundraising

General election

Predictions

Results

District 6

2024 Louisiana's 6th congressional district election

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Candidate Cleo Fields Elbert Guillory Quentin Anderson Party Democratic Republican Democratic Popular vote 150,323 111,737 23,811 Percentage 50.78% 37.74% 8.04%

Parish results Fields:      50–60%      60–70% Guillory:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Garret Graves Republican Elected U.S. Representative Cleo Fields Democratic

The 6th district has been reformed after the decision of Allen v. Milligan into the second majority Black district, giving it a stronger lean to the Democratic Party. It encompasses much of Baton Rouge, Shreveport, and Lafayette. The incumbent, Republican Garret Graves, originally ran for re-election, but on June 14, 2024, he withdrew, as the modified seat was upheld by the Supreme Court for this election cycle. He was re-elected with 80.4% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates

Declared

• Quentin Anderson (Democratic), nonprofit executive
• Cleo Fields (Democratic), state senator from the 14th district (2020–present), former U.S. Representative from the 4th district (1993–1997), and runner-up for governor in 1995
• Elbert Guillory (Republican), former state senator from the 24th district (2009–2016), candidate for lieutenant governor in 2015 and 2023, and candidate for the 4th district in 2016
• Wilken Jones Jr. (Democratic), museum owner
• Peter Williams (Democratic), tree farmer

Withdrawn

• Garret Graves (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Sharon Weston Broome (Democratic), mayor-president of Baton Rouge (2017–present) (ran for re-election)
• Jeff Hall (Democratic), former mayor of Alexandria (2018–2022) and former state representative from the 26th district (2015–2018)
• Ted James (Democratic), former regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration (2022–2024) and former state representative from the 101st district (2011–2022) (ran for mayor of Baton Rouge)
• Sam Jenkins (Democratic), state senator from the 39th district (2024–present)
• Gregory Tarver (Democratic), former state senator from the 39th district (1984–2004, 2012–2024) and runner-up for mayor of Shreveport in 2022

Endorsements

Organizations

• National Organization for Women PAC

Political parties

• Louisiana Republican Party (previously endorsed Graves)

U.S. Representatives

• Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 4th congressional district and Speaker of the House

Organizations

• AIPAC

Political parties

• Louisiana Republican Party

Polling

Fundraising

General election

Predictions

Results

Notes

1. ^ Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Dany Kitishian (R) with 2%
3. Also 1988–1993 and 1997–2008

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External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Mel Manuel (D) for Congress
• Steve Scalise (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates

• Julia Letlow (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates

• Quentin Anderson (D) for Congress
• Cleo Fields (D) for Congress

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