United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2022

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2020
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)
Voting in Louisiana

Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid Republican
Inside Elections: Solid Republican
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican
Ballotpedia analysis
U.S. Senate battlegrounds
U.S. House battlegrounds
Federal and state primary competitiveness
Ballotpedia's Election Analysis Hub, 2022
See also
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Louisiana elections, 2022
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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.

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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
Image of John Neely Kennedy
John Neely Kennedy (R)
 
61.6
 
851,568
Image of Gary Chambers
Gary Chambers (D)
 
17.9
 
246,933
Image of Luke Mixon
Luke Mixon (D) Candidate Connection
 
13.2
 
182,887
Image of Syrita Steib
Syrita Steib (D) Candidate Connection
 
2.3
 
31,568
Image of Devin Lance Graham
Devin Lance Graham (R)
 
1.8
 
25,275
Image of M.V. Mendoza
M.V. Mendoza (D)
 
0.9
 
11,910
Image of Beryl Billiot
Beryl Billiot (Independent)
 
0.7
 
9,378
Salvador Rodriguez (D)
 
0.6
 
7,767
Image of Bradley McMorris
Bradley McMorris (Independent)
 
0.4
 
5,388
Image of Aaron Sigler
Aaron Sigler (L)
 
0.4
 
4,865
Image of Xan John
Xan John (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
2,753
Image of W. Thomas La Fontaine Olson
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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Voting information

See also: Voting in Louisiana

Election information in Louisiana: Dec. 10, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: Nov. 9, 2022
  • By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 9, 2022
  • Online: Nov. 19, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

No

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: Dec. 6, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Dec. 6, 2022
  • Online: Dec. 6, 2022

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: Dec. 9, 2022
  • By mail: Received by Dec. 9, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Nov. 26, 2022 to Dec. 3, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A


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
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
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."
** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
*** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

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
Race trackerRace ratings
November 8, 2022November 1, 2022October 25, 2022October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy WalterSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid RepublicanSolid Republican
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal BallSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe RepublicanSafe 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
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
Image of Bill Cassidy
Bill Cassidy (R)
 
59.3
 
1,228,908
Image of Adrian Perkins
Adrian Perkins (D)
 
19.0
 
394,049
Image of Derrick Edwards
Derrick Edwards (D) Candidate Connection
 
11.1
 
229,814
Image of Antoine Pierce
Antoine Pierce (D) Candidate Connection
 
2.7
 
55,710
Image of Dustin Murphy
Dustin Murphy (R) Candidate Connection
 
1.9
 
38,383
Image of David Drew Knight
David Drew Knight (D)
 
1.8
 
36,962
Image of Beryl Billiot
Beryl Billiot (Independent)
 
0.8
 
17,362
Image of John Paul Bourgeois
John Paul Bourgeois (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
16,518
Image of Peter Wenstrup
Peter Wenstrup (D) Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
14,454
Image of Aaron Sigler
Aaron Sigler (L) Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
11,321
Image of M.V. Mendoza
M.V. Mendoza (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
7,811
Melinda Mary Price (Independent)
 
0.4
 
7,680
Image of Jamar Myers-Montgomery
Jamar Myers-Montgomery (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
5,804
Image of Reno Jean Daret III
Reno Jean Daret III (Independent)
 
0.2
 
3,954
Image of Xan John
Xan John (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
2,813

Total votes: 2,071,543
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2016

General election

U.S. Senate, Louisiana General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Kennedy 60.7% 536,191
     Democratic Foster Campbell 39.3% 347,816
Total Votes 884,007
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State

Primary election

2014

General election

U.S. Senate, Louisiana General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Mary Landrieu Incumbent 44.1% 561,210
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBill Cassidy 55.9% 712,379
Total Votes 1,273,589
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State

Primary election

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.

U.S. Senate, Louisiana Primary Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Vitter Incumbent 56.6% 715,415
     Democratic Charlie Melancon 37.7% 476,572
     Independent Michael Karlton Brown 0.8% 9,973
     Independent R. A. "Skip" Galan 0.6% 7,474
     Independent Milton Gordon 0.4% 4,810
     Independent Sam Houston Melton, Jr. 0.3% 3,780
     Libertarian Randall Todd Hayes 1.1% 13,957
     Reform William R. McShan 0.5% 5,879
     Independent Michael Lane "Mike" Spears 0.7% 9,190
     Independent Ernest D. Woolon 0.6% 8,167
     Independent William Robert "Bob" Lang, Jr. 0.5% 5,734
     Independent Thomas G. "Tommy" LaFarge 0.3% 4,043
Total Votes 1,264,994

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

See also: Presidential voting trends in Louisiana and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Louisiana, 2022
District Incumbent Party PVI
Louisiana's 1st Steve Scalise Ends.png Republican R+23
Louisiana's 2nd Troy Carter Electiondot.png Democratic D+25
Louisiana's 3rd Clay Higgins Ends.png Republican R+21
Louisiana's 4th Mike Johnson Ends.png Republican R+14
Louisiana's 5th Julia Letlow Ends.png Republican R+17
Louisiana's 6th Garret Graves Ends.png Republican R+19


2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Louisiana[11]
District Joe Biden Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
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:


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.

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
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

See also: List of United States Senators from Louisiana

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Louisiana.

U.S. Senate election results in Louisiana
Race Winner Runner up
2020 59.3%Republican Party 19.0%Democratic Party
2016 60.7%Republican Party 39.4%Democratic Party
2014 55.9%Republican Party 44.1%Democratic Party
2010 56.6%Republican Party 37.7%Democratic Party
2008 52.1%Democratic Party 45.7%Republican Party
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
Race Winner Runner up
2019 51.3%Democratic Party 48.7%Republican Party
2015 56.1%Democratic Party 43.9%Republican Party
2011 65.8%Republican Party 17.9%Democratic Party
2007 53.9%Republican Party 17.4%Democratic Party
2003 52.0%Democratic Party 45.0%Republican Party
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
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
Office Officeholder
Governor Democratic Party John Bel Edwards
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Billy Nungesser
Secretary of State Republican Party Kyle Ardoin
Attorney General Republican Party Jeff Landry

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
     Democratic Party 11
     Republican Party 26
     Vacancies 2
Total 39

Louisiana House of Representatives

Party As of November 2022
     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
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
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

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Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. Two independents who caucus with Democrats are included with Democrats in the 50-50 split count.
  3. 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.
  4. Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
  5. Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
  6. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
  7. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
  8. Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
  9. Petition signatures only required in lieu of a filing fee.
  10. U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed July 4, 2013
  11. Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022
  12. States' Rights Democratic Party
  13. American Independent Party


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