United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, 2016
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana will be held on November 8, 2016, to elect the six U.S. Representatives from the state of Louisiana, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2016 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.
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District 1
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The incumbent is Republican Steve Scalise, who has represented the district since 2008. He was re-elected with 78% of the vote in 2014.
In late 2014, Scalise became embroiled in a controversy over a speech he had given to the white supremacist group European-American Unity and Rights Organization, which was founded by David Duke, in 2002. After it emerged that earlier in his career, Scalise has compared himself to Duke, Scalise distanced himself from Duke. This prompted Duke to say that he may run against Scalise in 2016 because Scalise had been "elected on false pretenses" and had "betrayed" the voters by "suggesting that they're racist because they supported my views".[1][2][3]
District 2
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Democratic incumbent Cedric Richmond has represented the 2nd district since 2011. He was re-elected in 2014 with 69% of the vote.
Democrat Kip Holden, the Mayor of Baton Rouge and 2015 candidate for Lieutenant Governor, is reportedly being encouraged to challenge Richmond.[4]
District 3
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Incumbent Republican Charles Boustany, who has represented the 3rd district since 2013, and previously represented the 7th district from 2005 to 2013, is running for the United States Senate.[5]
Candidates
Republican
- Declared
- retired Lt. Col. Greg Ellison, Energy Executive[6]
- Erick Knezek, Lafayette School Board member[7]
- Scott Angelle, Public Service Commissioner, former Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana and candidate for Governor in 2015[8]
- Clay Higgins, Deputy Marshal of Lafayette, former Public Information Officer and Captain of St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office[9]
- Brett Geymann, State Representative[10][11]
- Grover Rees, III, former United States Ambassador to East Timor[12]
- Gus Rantz, Businessman
- Potential
- Stuart Bishop, State Senator[10][11]
- Joey Durel, former Mayor of Lafayette[10]
- Nancy Landry, State Representative[10]
Democratic
- Declined
- Jack Montoucet, State Representative[11]
- Stephen Ortego, former State Representative[11]
Independent
- Declared
- Kenny P. Scelfo, Candidate for Mayor of Franklin in 2014, Franklin City Councilman
District 4
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Incumbent Republican John Fleming, who has represented the 4th district since 2009, is running for the United States Senate.[13]
Candidates
Republican
- Declared
- Trey Baucum, cardiologist[14]
- Elbert Guillory, former State Senator and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2015[15]
- Mike Johnson, State Representative[16]
- Potential
- Oliver Jenkins, Shreveport City Councilman[17]
- Rick John, attorney[16]
- Jim Morris, State Representative[11][18]
- Barrow Peacock, State Senator[10]
- Mike Reese, businessman[17]
- Alan Seabaugh, State Representative[10]
- Rocky Rockett, President of the Greater Bossier Economic Development Foundation[11][18]
Democratic
- Potential
- Cedric Glover, State Representative and former Mayor of Shreveport[10][18]
- Keith Hightower, former Mayor of Shreveport[4]
- Patrick Jefferson, State Representative[11][18]
District 5
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The incumbent is Republican Ralph Abraham, who has represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 64% of the vote in the 2014 runoff election.
District 6
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Incumbent Republican Garret Graves, who has represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 62% of the vote in the 2014 runoff election over former four-term governor and convicted felon Edwin Washington Edwards.
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