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Mark Halverson
Mark Halverson (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 4th Congressional District. Halverson lost in the primary on November 6, 2018.
Halverson was a 2016 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 4th Congressional District of Louisiana.[1]
Elections
2018
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. House Louisiana District 4
Incumbent Mike Johnson won election outright against Ryan Trundle and Mark Halverson in the primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Johnson (R) | 64.2 | 139,326 |
 | Ryan Trundle (D) | 33.6 | 72,934 | |
 | Mark Halverson (Independent) | 2.1 | 4,612 | |
| Total votes: 216,872 | |||
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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.[2]
| 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 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Louisiana's 4th Congressional District election, 2016
- Louisiana's 4th Congressional District
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