United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2022
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U.S. Senate, Louisiana |
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General election |
Election details |
Filing deadline: July 22, 2022 |
Primary: November 8, 2022 General: December 10, 2022 |
How to vote |
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Tuesday elections) 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Saturday elections) |
Race ratings |
Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
Ballotpedia analysis |
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See also |
U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th • 5th • 6th Louisiana elections, 2022 U.S. Congress elections, 2022 U.S. Senate elections, 2022 U.S. House elections, 2022 |
Voters in Louisiana elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on December 10, 2022. The primary was scheduled for November 8, 2022. The filing deadline was July 22, 2022.
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.
The election filled the Class III Senate seat held by John Neely Kennedy (R), who first took office in 2017. The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. Senate in 2022. Democrats retained their majority and gained one net seat, with the Senate's post-election partisan balance at 51 Democrats and 49 Republicans.
Thirty-five of 100 seats were up for election, including one special election.[1] At the time of the election, Democrats had an effective majority, with the chamber split 50-50 and Vice President Kamala Harris (D) having the tie-breaking vote.[2] Of the seats up for election in 2022, Democrats held 14 and Republicans held 21.
To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.
Candidates and election results
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent 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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Louisiana
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate Louisiana on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | John Neely Kennedy (R) | 61.6 | 851,568 | |
Gary Chambers (D) | 17.9 | 246,933 | ||
Luke Mixon (D) | 13.2 | 182,887 | ||
Syrita Steib (D) | 2.3 | 31,568 | ||
Devin Lance Graham (R) | 1.8 | 25,275 | ||
M.V. Mendoza (D) | 0.9 | 11,910 | ||
Beryl Billiot (Independent) | 0.7 | 9,378 | ||
Salvador Rodriguez (D) | 0.6 | 7,767 | ||
Bradley McMorris (Independent) | 0.4 | 5,388 | ||
Aaron Sigler (L) | 0.4 | 4,865 | ||
Xan John (Independent) | 0.2 | 2,753 | ||
W. Thomas La Fontaine Olson (Independent) | 0.1 | 1,676 | ||
Thomas Wenn (Independent) | 0.1 | 1,322 |
Total votes: 1,383,290 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Albert Kyder (R)
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Louisiana
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.[3] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[4] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.
U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022 | ||
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Report | Close of books | Filing deadline |
Year-end 2021 | 12/31/2021 | 1/31/2022 |
April quarterly | 3/31/2022 | 4/15/2022 |
July quarterly | 6/30/2022 | 7/15/2022 |
October quarterly | 9/30/2022 | 10/15/2022 |
Pre-general | 10/19/2022 | 10/27/2022 |
Post-general | 11/28/2022 | 12/08/2022 |
Year-end 2022 | 12/31/2022 | 1/31/2023 |
Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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John Neely Kennedy | Republican Party | $41,730,211 | $33,043,973 | $9,906,580 | As of December 31, 2022 |
Gary Chambers | Democratic Party | $1,728,794 | $1,806,620 | $0 | As of November 28, 2022 |
M.V. Mendoza | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Luke Mixon | Democratic Party | $2,319,899 | $2,227,705 | $92,194 | As of December 31, 2022 |
Salvador Rodriguez | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Syrita Steib | Democratic Party | $284,238 | $284,238 | $0 | As of December 31, 2022 |
Devin Lance Graham | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Aaron Sigler | Libertarian Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Beryl Billiot | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Xan John | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
W. Thomas La Fontaine Olson | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Bradley McMorris | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Thomas Wenn | Independent | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[5]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[6][7][8]
Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Louisiana, 2022 | |||||||||
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Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
November 8, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | October 18, 2022 | ||||||
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | |||||
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. |
Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Louisiana in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Louisiana, click here.
Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2022 | ||||||
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State | Office | Party | Signatures required[9] | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
Louisiana | U.S. Senate | Democratic or Republican | 5,000, including at least 500 signatures from each congressional district | $900.00 | 7/22/2022 | Source |
Louisiana | U.S. Senate | Unaffiliated | 5,000, including at least 500 signatures from each congressional district | $600.00 | 7/22/2022 | Source |
Election history
2020
See also: United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2020
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent 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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Louisiana
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate Louisiana on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Bill Cassidy (R) | 59.3 | 1,228,908 | |
Adrian Perkins (D) | 19.0 | 394,049 | ||
Derrick Edwards (D) | 11.1 | 229,814 | ||
Antoine Pierce (D) | 2.7 | 55,710 | ||
Dustin Murphy (R) | 1.9 | 38,383 | ||
David Drew Knight (D) | 1.8 | 36,962 | ||
Beryl Billiot (Independent) | 0.8 | 17,362 | ||
John Paul Bourgeois (Independent) | 0.8 | 16,518 | ||
Peter Wenstrup (D) | 0.7 | 14,454 | ||
Aaron Sigler (L) | 0.5 | 11,321 | ||
M.V. Mendoza (Independent) | 0.4 | 7,811 | ||
Melinda Mary Price (Independent) | 0.4 | 7,680 | ||
Jamar Myers-Montgomery (Independent) | 0.3 | 5,804 | ||
Reno Jean Daret III (Independent) | 0.2 | 3,954 | ||
Xan John (Independent) | 0.1 | 2,813 |
Total votes: 2,071,543 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Greg Fitch (Independent)
- Dartanyon Williams (D)
2016
General election
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | 60.7% | 536,191 | ||
Democratic | Foster Campbell | 39.3% | 347,816 | |
Total Votes | 884,007 | |||
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State |
Primary election
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | 25% | 482,591 | ||
Democratic | 17.5% | 337,833 | ||
Republican | Charles Boustany | 15.4% | 298,008 | |
Democratic | Caroline Fayard | 12.5% | 240,917 | |
Republican | John Fleming | 10.6% | 204,026 | |
Republican | Rob Maness | 4.7% | 90,856 | |
Republican | David Duke | 3% | 58,606 | |
Democratic | Derrick Edwards | 2.7% | 51,774 | |
Democratic | Gary Landrieu | 2.4% | 45,587 | |
Republican | Donald Crawford | 1.3% | 25,523 | |
Republican | Joseph Cao | 1.1% | 21,019 | |
Independent | Beryl Billiot | 1% | 19,352 | |
Libertarian | Thomas Clements | 0.6% | 11,370 | |
Independent | Troy Hebert | 0.5% | 9,503 | |
Democratic | Josh Pellerin | 0.4% | 7,395 | |
Democratic | Peter Williams | 0.4% | 6,855 | |
Democratic | Vinny Mendoza | 0.3% | 4,927 | |
Independent | Kaitlin Marone | 0.2% | 4,108 | |
Libertarian | Le Roy Gillam | 0.2% | 4,067 | |
Republican | Charles Marsala | 0.2% | 3,684 | |
Independent | Arden Wells | 0.1% | 1,483 | |
Independent | Bob Lang | 0.1% | 1,424 | |
Independent | Gregory Taylor | 0.1% | 1,151 | |
Total Votes | 1,932,059 | |||
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State |
2014
General election
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | Mary Landrieu Incumbent | 44.1% | 561,210 | |
Republican | 55.9% | 712,379 | ||
Total Votes | 1,273,589 | |||
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State |
Primary election
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Democratic | 42.1% | 619,402 | ||
Democratic | Wayne Ables | 0.8% | 11,323 | |
Democratic | Vallian Senegal | 0.3% | 3,831 | |
Democratic | William Waymire Jr. | 0.3% | 4,673 | |
Republican | 41% | 603,084 | ||
Republican | Rob Maness | 13.8% | 202,556 | |
Republican | Thomas Clements | 1% | 14,173 | |
Libertarian | Brannon Lee McMorris | 0.9% | 13,034 | |
Total Votes | 1,472,076 | |||
Source: Mary Landrieu and Bill Cassidy headed to a runoff election on December 6, 2014. Louisiana Secretary of State |
2010
On November 2, 2010, Vitter (R) won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Charlie Melancon (D), Michael Karlton Brown (I), R. A. "Skip" Galan (I), Milton Gordon (I), Sam Houston Melton, Jr. (I), Randall Todd Hayes (L), William R. McShan (Reform), Michael Lane "Mike" Spears (I), Ernest D. Woolon (I), William Robert "Bob" Lang, Jr. (I) and Thomas G. "Tommy" LaFarge (I) in the primary election.[10]
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.
Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Presidential elections
Cook PVI by congressional district
Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Louisiana, 2022 | |||
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District | Incumbent | Party | PVI |
Louisiana's 1st | Steve Scalise | R+23 | |
Louisiana's 2nd | Troy Carter | D+25 | |
Louisiana's 3rd | Clay Higgins | R+21 | |
Louisiana's 4th | Mike Johnson | R+14 | |
Louisiana's 5th | Julia Letlow | R+17 | |
Louisiana's 6th | Garret Graves | R+19 |
2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines
2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Louisiana[11] | ||||
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District | Joe Biden |
Donald Trump | ||
Louisiana's 1st | 29.6% | 68.5% | ||
Louisiana's 2nd | 75.4% | 22.9% | ||
Louisiana's 3rd | 30.3% | 68.0% | ||
Louisiana's 4th | 37.2% | 61.3% | ||
Louisiana's 5th | 34.4% | 64.1% | ||
Louisiana's 6th | 33.9% | 64.3% |
2012-2020
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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Democratic | |||||||
Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
Republican | |||||||
Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
New Republican | D | D | R |
Following the 2020 presidential election, 74.1% of Louisianians lived in one of the state's 54 Solid Republican parishes, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 25.9% lived in one of 10 Solid Democratic parishes. Overall, Louisiana was Solid Republican, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Donald Trump (R) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of parish in Louisiana following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each parish type.
Louisiana parish-level statistics, 2020 | |||||||
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Solid Republican | 54 | 74.1% | |||||
Solid Democratic | 10 | 25.9% | |||||
Total voted Democratic | 10 | 25.9% | |||||
Total voted Republican | 54 | 74.1% |
Historical voting trends
Louisiana presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 17 Democratic wins
- 12 Republican wins
- 2 other wins
Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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Winning Party | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | SR[12] | D | R | D | R | AI[13] | R | D | R | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Statewide elections
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Louisiana.
U.S. Senate election results in Louisiana | ||
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Race | Winner | Runner up |
2020 | 59.3% |
19.0% |
2016 | 60.7% |
39.4% |
2014 | 55.9% |
44.1% |
2010 | 56.6% |
37.7% |
2008 | 52.1% |
45.7% |
Average | 56.9 | 37.2 |
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Louisiana
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Louisiana.
Gubernatorial election results in Louisiana | ||
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Race | Winner | Runner up |
2019 | 51.3% |
48.7% |
2015 | 56.1% |
43.9% |
2011 | 65.8% |
17.9% |
2007 | 53.9% |
17.4% |
2003 | 52.0% |
45.0% |
Average | 55.8 | 34.6 |
State partisanship
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Louisiana's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Louisiana, November 2022 | |||
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Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
Democratic | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Republican | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 6 | 8 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Louisiana's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
State executive officials in Louisiana, November 2022 | |
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Office | Officeholder |
Governor | |
Lieutenant Governor | |
Secretary of State | |
Attorney General |
State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Louisiana State Legislature as of November 2022.
Louisiana State Senate
Party | As of November 2022 | |
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Democratic Party | 11 | |
Republican Party | 26 | |
Vacancies | 2 | |
Total | 39 |
Louisiana House of Representatives
Party | As of November 2022 | |
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Democratic Party | 34 | |
Republican Party | 68 | |
Independent | 3 | |
Vacancies | 0 | |
Total | 105 |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Louisiana was a divided government, with Democrats controlling the governorship and Republican majorities in both chambers of the state legislature. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Louisiana Party Control: 1992-2022
Eight years of Democratic trifectas • Five years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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Governor | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in Louisiana and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
Demographic Data for Louisiana | ||
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Louisiana | United States | |
Population | 4,533,372 | 308,745,538 |
Land area (sq mi) | 43,209 | 3,531,905 |
Race and ethnicity** | ||
White | 62% | 72.5% |
Black/African American | 32.2% | 12.7% |
Asian | 1.7% | 5.5% |
Native American | 0.6% | 0.8% |
Pacific Islander | 0% | 0.2% |
Two or more | 2% | 3.3% |
Hispanic/Latino | 5.1% | 18% |
Education | ||
High school graduation rate | 85.2% | 88% |
College graduation rate | 24.1% | 32.1% |
Income | ||
Median household income | $49,469 | $62,843 |
Persons below poverty level | 19.2% | 13.4% |
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The special Senate election in California was for the same seat up for regular election. There were, then, 36 total Senate elections for 35 total seats.
- ↑ Two independents who caucus with Democrats are included with Democrats in the 50-50 split count.
- ↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Petition signatures only required in lieu of a filing fee.
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed July 4, 2013
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022
- ↑ States' Rights Democratic Party
- ↑ American Independent Party
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