Gus Rantz
Gus Rantz (Republican Party) ran for election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 31. Rantz lost in the general election on November 16, 2019.
Rantz was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Louisiana.[1]
Elections
2019
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019
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.
General election
General election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 31
Jonathan Goudeau defeated Gus Rantz in the general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 31 on November 16, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jonathan Goudeau (R) | 53.9 | 8,379 | |
 | Gus Rantz (R) | 46.1 | 7,161 | |
| Total votes: 15,540 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 31
Jonathan Goudeau and Gus Rantz defeated Jim Dore and Quinta Thompson in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 31 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jonathan Goudeau (R) | 33.1 | 4,643 | |
| ✔ | | Gus Rantz (R) | 28.1 | 3,935 |
| Jim Dore (R) | 25.0 | 3,499 | ||
 | Quinta Thompson (D) | 13.8 | 1,935 | |
| Total votes: 14,012 | |||
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2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. The seat was open following incumbent Charles Boustany Jr.'s decision to run for Senate. A total of 12 candidates filed to run and competed in the primary election on November 8, 2016. Of those 12, Scott Angelle (R) and Clay Higgins (R) advanced to the general election on December 10, 2016. Higgins subsequently defeated Angelle in the general election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Clay Higgins |
56.1% | 77,671 | |
| Republican | Scott Angelle | 43.9% | 60,762 | |
| Total Votes | 138,433 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Scott Angelle |
28.6% | 91,532 | |
| Republican | Clay Higgins |
26.5% | 84,912 | |
| Democratic | Dorian Phibian | 8.9% | 28,385 | |
| Democratic | Larry Rader | 8.7% | 27,830 | |
| Republican | Gus Rantz | 8% | 25,662 | |
| Republican | Greg Ellison | 7.8% | 24,882 | |
| Republican | Brett Geymann | 6.7% | 21,607 | |
| Republican | Bryan Barrilleaux | 1.9% | 6,223 | |
| Libertarian | Guy McLendon | 0.9% | 2,937 | |
| Independent | Kenny Scelfo | 0.8% | 2,670 | |
| Republican | Grover Rees | 0.8% | 2,457 | |
| Republican | Herman Vidrine | 0.4% | 1,357 | |
| Total Votes | 320,454 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Gus Rantz did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
- United States House of Representatives
- Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
- Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District
External links
Footnotes
