Louisiana's 4th Congressional District election, 2016

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Louisiana's 4th Congressional District

General Election Date December 10, 2016

Primary Date November 8, 2016

December 10 Election Winner: Mike Johnson

Incumbent prior to election: John Fleming

Race Ratings Cook Political Report: Solid R Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe R

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2016 U.S. Senate Elections

2016 U.S. House Elections

The 4th 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 John Fleming's decision to run for Senate. A total of eight candidates filed to run and competed in the primary election on November 8, 2016. Of those eight, Marshall Jones (D) and Mike Johnson (R) advanced to the general election which was held on December 10, 2016. Johnson subsequently defeated Jones in the general election.

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
July 22, 2016	November 8, 2016	December 10, 2016

Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was John Fleming (R), who was first elected in 2008. Fleming did not seek re-election in 2016. He instead ran for Louisiana's U.S. Senate seat.

Louisiana's 4th Congressional District is located in the western portion of the state. Allen, Beauregard, Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, De Soto, Evangeline, Natchitoches, Red River, Sabine, Union, Vernon, and Webster parishes and a portion of St. Landry Parish make up the district.

Election results

General election

U.S. House, Louisiana District 4 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Johnson	65.2%	87,370
	Democratic	Marshall Jones	34.8%	46,579
Total Votes				133,949
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State

Primary election

U.S. House, Louisiana District 4 Primary Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Marshall Jones	28.2%	80,593
	Republican	Mike Johnson	24.7%	70,580
	Republican	Trey Baucum	17.6%	50,412
	Republican	Oliver Jenkins	15.6%	44,521
	Republican	Elbert Guillory	7.3%	21,017
	Republican	Rick John	4.6%	13,220
	Independent	Mark Halverson	1.1%	3,149
	Independent	Kenneth Krefft	0.9%	2,493
Total Votes				285,985
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State

Candidates

General election candidates:

Marshall Jones
Mike Johnson a

Primary candidates:

Marshall Jones a
Trey Baucum, M.D.
Elbert Guillory - Former state sen.
Oliver Jenkins
Rick John
Mike Johnson - State rep. a
Mark Halverson
Kenneth Krefft

Not running:

John Fleming (R) - Incumbent

Endorsements

Mike Johnson

• Senate Conservatives Fund - "He has a proven conservative record, he has strong support among the grassroots and he can win this race if he gets his message out. He understands the role of the Constitution in protecting liberty and will bring much-needed accountability to Washington."

• FreedomWorks

• Citizens United Political Victory Fund - "Mike Johnson is the clear conservative candidate in this primary election. He's a principled conservative and has a proven record to stand on, and Citizens United Political Victory Fund (CUPVF) is proud to endorse him for Congress."

• The Club for Growth

Marshall Jones

• The Louisiana Federation of Teachers - "Marshall Jones has deep roots in his community. He’s ready to go to work on Day 1 to make a real difference in Washington. His history of working to improve the lives of the people of (northwestern) Louisiana proves that."

District history

2014

See also: Louisiana's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of Louisiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. John Fleming (R) defeated Randall Lord (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Louisiana District 4 Primary Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Fleming Incumbent	73.43%	152,683
	Libertarian	Randall Lord	26.57%	55,236
Total Votes				207,919
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State

2012

See also: Louisiana's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 4th Congressional District of Louisiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. John Fleming (R) won the election in the district.

U.S. House, Louisiana District 4 Primary Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	John Fleming Incumbent	75.3%	187,894
	Libertarian	Randall Lord	24.7%	61,637
Total Votes				249,531
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
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

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Louisiana's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Bill Cassidy (R)

John Kennedy (R)

Representatives

District 1

Steve Scalise (R)

District 2

Troy Carter (D)

District 3

Clay Higgins (R)

District 4

Mike Johnson (R)

District 5

Julia Letlow (R)

District 6

Cleo Fields (D)

Republican Party (6)

Democratic Party (2)