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Peter Wenstrup
Peter Wenstrup (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Louisiana. He lost in the primary on November 3, 2020.
Wenstrup completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Elections
2020
See also: United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2020
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
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. Senate Louisiana on November 3, 2020.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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)
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Peter Wenstrup completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wenstrup's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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He has spent twelve years teaching high school math in public schools in New Orleans, Louisiana. In his time in the classroom, he has developed a reputation for passion in the classroom, a pedagogy that empowers students, and trusted colleague. He has also coached baseball for ten years.
He lives with his wife and two young children in New Orleans, Louisiana.- Defeat Covid-19 with massive investment in testing and PPE, including a mandate to provide both to Essential Workers
- An Economic Recovery that places the needs of workers and small business over Wall Street and Big Corporations
- Reforms that make sure the government serves the people first
I am passionate about clean air, clean water, and clean buildings that allow our children to reach their full potential.
I am passionate about liberalizing the market for teachers and police officers with higher, attractive salaries and more competition in the application and retention processes.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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