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2020 Louisiana Election Results: U.S. House and Senate
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Read the full election results guide →2020 Louisiana election results.
7 federal contests, 45 candidate result records, and every published vote total connected to its permanent race page.
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
Louisiana U.S. House District 1
Steve ScaliseGeneral election · 270,330 · 72.21%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Louisiana U.S. House District 2
Cedric L. RichmondGeneral election · 201,636 · 63.61%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Louisiana U.S. House District 3
Clay HigginsGeneral election · 230,480 · 67.76%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Louisiana U.S. House District 4
"Mike" JohnsonGeneral election · 185,265 · 60.43%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Louisiana U.S. House District 5
Luke J. LetlowGeneral runoff · 49,183 · 62.02%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Louisiana U.S. House District 6
Garret GravesGeneral election · 265,706 · 71.05%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2020 · official state and territory records are the publication's underlying sources · margins on detail pages are Electionpedia calculations from published final totals.