Louisiana election results, 2020
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General election
U.S. House
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 U.S. House Louisiana District 5
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Luke Letlow (R)  | 62.0 | 49,183 |
 | Lance Harris (R) | 38.0 | 30,124 | |
| Total votes: 79,307 | |||
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Primary election
U.S. President
- See also: Presidential election in Louisiana, 2020
Presidential election in Louisiana, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
% |
Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
||
| ✔ |
 
| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
58.5
|
1,255,776 | 8 |
 
| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
39.9
|
856,034 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.0
|
21,645 | 0 | |
 
| Ye/Michelle Tidball (Birthday Party) |
0.2
|
4,897 | 0 | |
 
| Brian T. Carroll/Amar Patel (American Solidarity Party) |
0.1
|
2,497 | 0 | |
 
| Jade Simmons/Claudeliah Roze (Becoming One Nation) |
0.1
|
1,626 | 0 | |
| President Boddie/Eric Stoneham (C.U.P.) |
0.1
|
1,125 | 0 | |
 
| Gloria La Riva/Sunil Freeman (Party for Socialism and Liberation) |
0.0
|
987 | 0 | |
 
| Don Blankenship/William Mohr (Constitution Party) |
0.0
|
860 | 0 | |
 
| Brock Pierce/Karla Ballard (Freedom and Prosperity) |
0.0
|
749 | 0 | |
 
| Tom Hoefling/Andy Prior (Life, Liberty, Constitution) |
0.0
|
668 | 0 | |
 
| Bill Hammons/Eric Bodenstab (Unity Party) |
0.0
|
662 | 0 | |
 
| Alyson Kennedy/Malcolm Jarrett (Socialist Workers Party) |
0.0
|
536 | 0 | |
 |
Total votes: 2,148,062 |
U.S. Senate
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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for U.S. Senate Louisiana
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bill Cassidy (R) | 59.3 | 1,228,908 |
 | Adrian Perkins (D) | 19.0 | 394,049 | |
 | Derrick Edwards (D) | 11.1 | 229,814 | |
 | Antoine Pierce (D) | 2.7 | 55,710 | |
 | Dustin Murphy (R) | 1.9 | 38,383 | |
 | David Drew Knight (D) | 1.8 | 36,962 | |
 | Beryl Billiot (Independent) | 0.8 | 17,362 | |
 | John Paul Bourgeois (Independent) | 0.8 | 16,518 | |
 | Peter Wenstrup (D) | 0.7 | 14,454 | |
 | Aaron Sigler (L) | 0.5 | 11,321 | |
 | M.V. Mendoza (Independent) | 0.4 | 7,811 | |
| Melinda Mary Price (Independent) | 0.4 | 7,680 | ||
 | Jamar Myers-Montgomery (Independent) | 0.3 | 5,804 | |
 | Reno Jean Daret III (Independent) | 0.2 | 3,954 | |
 | Xan John (Independent) | 0.1 | 2,813 | |
| Total votes: 2,071,543 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Greg Fitch (Independent)
- Dartanyon Williams (D)
U.S. House
Democratic
Republican
State ballot measures
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- Louisiana Amendment 1, No Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment (2020)
- Louisiana Amendment 2, Include Oil and Gas Value in Tax Assessment of Wells Amendment (2020)
- Louisiana Amendment 3, Use of Budget Stabilization Fund for Declared Disasters Amendment (2020)
- Louisiana Amendment 4, Expenditures Limit Growth Formula Amendment (2020)
- Louisiana Amendment 5, Payments in Lieu of Property Taxes Option Amendment (2020)
- Louisiana Amendment 6, Homestead Exemption Special Assessment Income Limit Amendment (2020)
- Louisiana Amendment 7, Unclaimed Property Permanent Trust Fund Amendment (2020)
State executives
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State courts
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Local government
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Presidential primary
- See also: Presidential election in Louisiana, 2020
Louisiana Democratic presidential primary on July 11, 2020
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
Pledged delegates |
|
|
| Joe Biden |
79.5
|
212,555 | 54 |
 | Bernie Sanders |
7.4
|
19,859 | 0 |
 | Elizabeth Warren |
2.4
|
6,426 | 0 |
 | Michael Bennet |
2.3
|
6,173 | 0 |
 | Andrew Yang |
1.7
|
4,617 | 0 |
 | Michael Bloomberg |
1.6
|
4,312 | 0 |
 | Amy Klobuchar |
0.9
|
2,431 | 0 |
 | Pete Buttigieg |
0.9
|
2,363 | 0 |
 | Tulsi Gabbard |
0.7
|
1,962 | 0 |
 | John Delaney |
0.7
|
1,877 | 0 |
|
| Steve Burke |
0.6
|
1,537 | 0 |
|
| Robert Carr Wells Jr. |
0.5
|
1,395 | 0 |
 | Thomas Steyer |
0.3
|
902 | 0 |
 | Deval Patrick |
0.3
|
877 | 0 |
|
Total votes: 267,286 • Total pledged delegates: 54 |
Louisiana Republican presidential primary on July 11, 2020
Candidate |
% |
Votes |
Pledged delegates |
|
|
| Donald Trump |
95.9
|
195,910 | 46 |
 | Bill Weld |
1.6
|
3,320 | 0 |
 | Roque De La Fuente |
1.1
|
2,336 | 0 |
 | Matthew Matern |
0.8
|
1,686 | 0 |
 | Bob Ely |
0.5
|
1,043 | 0 |
|
Total votes: 204,295 • Total pledged delegates: 46 |
