The 2nd district stretches from [[New Orleans, LA|New Orleans]] to inner [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]]. The seat iscurrently vacant following the resignation of incumbent Democrat [[Cedric Richmond]] on Jan. 15, who was re-elected with 80.8% of the vote in 2018.<ref name="HPVT"/>
The 2nd district stretches from [[New Orleans, LA|New Orleans]] to inner [[Baton Rouge, Louisiana|Baton Rouge]]. The seat was vacated following the resignation of incumbent Democrat [[Cedric Richmond]] on Jan. 15, who was re-elected with 80.8% of the vote in 2018.<ref name="HPVT"/>
===Candidates===
===Candidates===
Revision as of 17:02, 19 January 2024
2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana
Like most Louisiana elections, these were conducted using a jungle primary that occurred on November 3, 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 5. The 5th district was the only one that did not have its incumbent run for re-election, and also held the only runoff election.
The 2nd district stretches from New Orleans to inner Baton Rouge. The seat was vacated following the resignation of incumbent Democrat Cedric Richmond on Jan. 15, who was re-elected with 80.8% of the vote in 2018.[1]
Candidates
Declared
Belden "Noonie Man" Batiste (independent), activist and perennial candidate[11]
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, LA. On February 26, 2020, Republican incumbent Ralph Abraham announced he would not be seeking re-election for a fourth term, honoring his pledge to only serve three terms in Congress.[15]Luke Letlow, Abraham's former Chief of Staff, was elected to the seat on December 5, 2020. He was scheduled to assume office on January 3, 2021, but died on December 29, 2020, of complications from COVID-19.[16] A special election for this seat was held on March 20, 2021, which was won by Letlow's widow, Julia.
The 6th district encompasses the suburbs of Baton Rouge. The incumbent is Republican Garret Graves, who was re-elected with 69.5% of the vote in 2018.[1]
"Election Guides: Louisiana", Spreadthevote.org, archived from the original on October 4, 2020, retrieved October 7, 2020. (Guidance to help voters get to the polls; addresses transport, childcare, work, information challenges)
Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates