Louisiana election results, 2021
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General election
U.S. House special election
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
Special general election for U.S. House Louisiana District 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Troy Carter (D) | 55.2 | 48,513 |
 | Karen Peterson (D) | 44.8 | 39,297 | |
| Total votes: 87,810 | |||
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State executives
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State legislature
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- Louisiana state legislative special elections, 2021 (House District 82)
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Primary election
U.S. House special elections
2nd Congressional District
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
Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 2
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Troy Carter (D) | 36.4 | 34,402 |
| ✔ | | Karen Peterson (D) | 22.9 | 21,673 |
 | Gary Chambers (D) | 21.3 | 20,163 | |
 | Claston Bernard (R) | 9.8 | 9,237 | |
 | Chelsea Ardoin (R) | 3.4 | 3,218 | |
 | Greg Lirette (R) | 2.5 | 2,349 | |
| Sheldon Vincent Sr. (R) | 0.8 | 754 | ||
 | Desiree Ontiveros (D) | 0.7 | 699 | |
 | Belden Batiste (Independent) | 0.6 | 598 | |
| Harold John (D) | 0.4 | 403 | ||
 | Mindy McConnell (L) | 0.3 | 323 | |
 | J. Christopher Johnson (D) | 0.3 | 288 | |
| Jenette Porter (D) | 0.3 | 244 | ||
| Lloyd Kelly (D) | 0.1 | 122 | ||
 | Brandon Jolicoeur (Independent) | 0.1 | 94 | |
| Total votes: 94,567 | |||
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5th Congressional District
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
Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 5
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julia Letlow (R) | 64.9 | 67,203 |
 | Candy Christophe (D) | 27.3 | 28,255 | |
 | Chad Conerly (R) | 5.3 | 5,497 | |
 | Robert Lansden (R) | 0.9 | 929 | |
 | Allen Guillory Sr. (R) | 0.4 | 464 | |
| Jim Davis (Independent) | 0.4 | 402 | ||
| Sancha Smith (R) | 0.3 | 334 | ||
 | M.V. Mendoza (Independent) | 0.2 | 236 | |
 | Jaycee Magnuson (R) | 0.1 | 131 | |
| Richard Pannell (R) | 0.1 | 67 | ||
 | Horace Melton (R) | 0.1 | 62 | |
| Errol Victor (R) | 0.0 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 103,616 | |||
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State executives
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State legislature
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State courts
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