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Louisiana's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 4th Congressional District of Louisiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent John Fleming (R), who was first elected in 2008, defeated challenger Randall Lord (I) in the primary election. He won re-election with 75% of the vote in 2012.
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 |
|---|---|---|
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by October 6, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was November 5, 2014.[4][5]
- See also: Louisiana elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was John Fleming (R), who was first elected in 2008.
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.[6]
Candidates
- John Fleming - Incumbent
Randall Lord[7]
Withdrew
Elections
General election results
The 4th Congressional District of Louisiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent John Fleming (R) defeated challenger Randall Lord (L) in the general election.
| 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 | ||||
Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[8] Fleming joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[9][10]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[11] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[12] John Fleming voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[13]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[14] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. John Fleming voted against HR 2775.[15]
Campaign contributions
John Fleming
| John Fleming (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[16] | April 11, 2013 | $481,211.43 | $234,583.90 | $(83,313.46) | $632,481.87 | ||||
| July Quarterly[17] | July 18, 2013 | $632,481.87 | $201,496.11 | $(119,040.10) | $714,937.88 | ||||
| October Quarterly[18] | October 13, 2013 | $714,937.88 | $156,156.92 | $(155,365.20) | $715,729.60 | ||||
| Year-end[19] | January 31, 2014 | $715,729 | $106,359 | $(123,526) | $698,562 | ||||
| April Quarterly[20] | April 15, 2014 | $698,562 | $405,139 | $(100,660) | $1,003,041 | ||||
| July Quarterly[21] | July 15, 2014 | $1,003,041 | $197,459 | $(108,527) | $1,092,399 | ||||
| October Quarterly[22] | October 15, 2014 | $1,072,863 | $90,569 | $(64,982) | $1,098,450 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,391,762.93 | $(755,413.76) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, John Fleming (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Randall Lord in the general election.
| 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" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, John Fleming won re-election to the United States House. He defeated David Melville (D) and Artis Cash (Independent).
| U.S. House, Louisiana District 4 Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John Fleming |
62.3% | 105,223 | |
| Democratic | David Melville | 32.4% | 54,609 | |
| Independent | Artis Cash | 5.3% | 8,962 | |
| Total Votes | 168,794 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 7, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State Website, "Register to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State Website, "Search Election Dates," accessed September 4, 2014
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Louisiana Elections and Voting, "Candidate list," accessed August 27, 2014
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 28, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2014
