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Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District election, 2016
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December 10, 2016 |
November 8, 2016 |
Clay Higgins  |
Charles Boustany Jr. |
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Cook Political Report: Solid R[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2] Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe R[3] |
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The 3rd Congressional District of Louisiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on December 10, 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.[4]
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.
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Charles Boustany Jr. (R), who was first elected in 2004. Boustany did not seek re-election in 2016. He instead ran for Louisiana's U.S. Senate seat.
Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District is located in southern Louisiana and stretches from the Texas border to the center of the state. Acadia, Calcasieu, Cameron, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, St. Martin, St. Mary and Vermillion parishes along with portions of St. Landry Parish lie within the district. [5]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Clay Higgins |
56.1% | 77,671 | |
| Republican | Scott Angelle | 43.9% | 60,762 | |
| Total Votes | 138,433 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| 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 | ||||
Candidates
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General election candidates: Scott Angelle Clay Higgins  |
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Primary candidates:  Dorian Phibian[6] Larry Rader[7] Greg Ellison - Businessman[8] Gus Rantz - Businessman[9] Grover Rees - Former U.S. ambassador[10] Brett Geymann - Former state rep.[11] Scott Angelle - Public service commissioner[12] Clay Higgins[13] Bryan Barrilleaux[14] Herman Vidrine[4] Guy McLendon[4] Kenny Scelfo[15] |
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Not running: |
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Withdrew: Erick Knezek (R) - Lafayette Parish School Board member[16][4] |
Endorsements
Scott Angelle
- Outgoing incumbent Charles Boustany - "I am proud to support Scott Angelle for the Third Congressional District. I've worked with Scott to support our farmers, our ports, and to restore our coastline. We fought together against the Obama administration in the wake of the Gulf drilling moratorium and won. I'm supporting Scott because he's the best candidate to stop Washington's war on oil, repeal Obamacare, and secure our border."[17]
Media
Scott Angelle
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Gus Rantz
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District history
2014
The 3rd Congressional District of Louisiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Charles Boustany Jr. (R) defeated Bryan Barrilleaux (R) and Russell Richard (I) of candidates in the primary election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Charles Boustany Incumbent |
78.67% | 185,867 | |
| Republican | Bryan Barrilleaux | 9.34% | 22,059 | |
| Independent | Russell Richard | 12.0% | 28,342 | |
| Total Votes | 236,268 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
2012
The 3rd Congressional District of Louisiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Charles Boustany Jr. (R) won the election in the district.[18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Charles Boustany Jr. Incumbent |
60.9% | 58,820 | |
| Republican | Jeff Landry Incumbent | 39.1% | 37,764 | |
| Total Votes | 96,584 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election". | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Louisiana elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Louisiana in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| September 8, 2015 | Campaign finance | "180th day prior to primary report" due | |
| December 2, 2015 | Ballot access | Qualifying period opens for presidential preference and municipal primaries | |
| December 4, 2015 | Ballot access | Qualifying period closes for presidential preference and municipal primaries | |
| December 7, 2015 | Campaign finance | "90th day prior to primary report" due | |
| February 4, 2016 | Campaign finance | "30th day prior to primary report" due | |
| February 24, 2016 | Campaign finance | "10th day prior to primary report" due | |
| March 5, 2016 | Election date | Presidential preference primary and municipal primary elections | |
| March 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | "Election Day expenditures report" due | |
| March 23, 2016 | Campaign finance | "10th day prior to general report" due | |
| April 2, 2016 | Election date | Municipal general election | |
| April 12, 2016 | Campaign finance | "Election Day expenditures report" due | |
| May 12, 2016 | Campaign finance | "40th day after general report" due | |
| May 12, 2016 | Campaign finance | "180th day prior to primary report" due | |
| July 20, 2016 | Ballot access | Qualifying period opens for open primary election | |
| July 22, 2016 | Ballot access | Qualifying period closes for open primary election | |
| August 10, 2016 | Campaign finance | "90th day prior to primary report" due | |
| October 11, 2016 | Campaign finance | "30th day prior to primary report" due | |
| October 29, 2016 | Campaign finance | "10th day prior to primary report" due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | Open primary election | |
| November 18, 2016 | Campaign finance | "Election Day expenditures report" due | |
| November 30, 2016 | Campaign finance | "10th day prior to general report" due | |
| December 10, 2016 | Election date | Open general election | |
| December 20, 2016 | Campaign finance | "Election Day expenditures report" due | |
| January 19, 2017 | Campaign finance | "40th day after general report" due | |
| February 15, 2017 | Campaign finance | "Annual report" due | |
| Sources: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 Elections," June 2014 Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "Schedule of Reporting and Filing Dates for Candidates and PACs Supporting or Opposing Candidates, Primary Election–March 5, 2016, General Election–April 2, 2016," accessed June 30, 2015 Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "Schedule of Reporting and Filing Dates for Candidates and PACs Supporting or Opposing Candidates, Primary Election–November 8, 2016, General Election–December 10, 2016 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 25, 2016
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia, June 13, 2016
- ↑ Larry Rader for Congress, "Home," accessed June 29, 2016
- ↑ The News Star, "Lafayette's Ellison makes 3rd District bid," January 5, 2016
- ↑ KATC.com, "Gus Rantz announces bid for Congress," February 16, 2016
- ↑ The Advertiser, "Former US ambassador to enter 3rd District race," February 20, 2016
- ↑ The news star, "Republican Brett Geymann will run for 3rd District seat," March 2, 2016
- ↑ KLFY, "Scott Angelle joins 3rd Congressional District race," March 3, 2016
- ↑ WAFB, "Clay Higgins running for Boustany's congressional seat," May 18, 2016
- ↑ Email submission to Ballotpedia, July 22, 2016
- ↑ Kenny Scelfo for Congress, "Home," accessed May 24, 2016
- ↑ The Town Talk, "Candidates scramble for House seats," December 21, 2015
- ↑ The Advertiser, "Boustany endorses Angelle for Congress," May 7, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map," accessed August 15, 2012
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
