United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, 2012

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The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Louisiana will take place on November 6, 2012. Voters will elect six candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's six congressional districts.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run is August 17, 2012. The primary elections will be held on November 6, 2012.

Partisan breakdown

Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party holds six of the seven Congressional seats from Louisiana. However, the state lost one seat after the 2010 census and will elect six representatives.

Members of the U.S. House from Louisiana -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	1	1
	Republican Party	6	5
Total		7	6

Incumbents

Heading into the 2012 election, the incumbents for the seven congressional districts are:

Name:	Party:	District:
Bill Cassidy	Republican	U.S. House, Louisiana, District 6
Cedric Richmond	Democratic	U.S. House, Louisiana, District 2
Charles Boustany Jr.	Republican	U.S. House, Louisiana, District 3
Jeff Landry	Republican	U.S. House, Louisiana, District 3
John Fleming	Republican	U.S. House, Louisiana, District 4
Rodney Alexander	Republican	U.S. House, Louisiana, District 5
Steve Scalise	Republican	U.S. House, Louisiana, District 1