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Peter Wenstrup

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Peter Wenstrup
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Last election

November 3, 2020

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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
Image of Bill Cassidy
Bill Cassidy (R)
 
59.3
 
1,228,908
Image of Adrian Perkins
Adrian Perkins (D)
 
19.0
 
394,049
Image of Derrick Edwards
Derrick Edwards (D) Candidate Connection
 
11.1
 
229,814
Image of Antoine Pierce
Antoine Pierce (D) Candidate Connection
 
2.7
 
55,710
Image of Dustin Murphy
Dustin Murphy (R) Candidate Connection
 
1.9
 
38,383
Image of David Drew Knight
David Drew Knight (D)
 
1.8
 
36,962
Image of Beryl Billiot
Beryl Billiot (Independent)
 
0.8
 
17,362
Image of John Paul Bourgeois
John Paul Bourgeois (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.8
 
16,518
Image of Peter Wenstrup
Peter Wenstrup (D) Candidate Connection
 
0.7
 
14,454
Image of Aaron Sigler
Aaron Sigler (L) Candidate Connection
 
0.5
 
11,321
Image of M.V. Mendoza
M.V. Mendoza (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.4
 
7,811
Melinda Mary Price (Independent)
 
0.4
 
7,680
Image of Jamar Myers-Montgomery
Jamar Myers-Montgomery (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.3
 
5,804
Image of Reno Jean Daret III
Reno Jean Daret III (Independent)
 
0.2
 
3,954
Image of Xan John
Xan John (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.1
 
2,813

Total votes: 2,071,543
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

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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Mr. Wenstrup is a graduate of Brown University.

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 crafting an economic system that provides any America working 40 hours a week with stable housing, food security, healthy environments, safe neighborhoods, and healthy education for their children.

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.

I am passionate about strengthening the transparency and ethics guidelines that govern our public servants and elected officials.

I believe that the most important qualities for senators are sensitivity and responsiveness to the experiences of citizens at or below median wage. While government experience is certainly helpful, it often is associated with professions that place candidates closer socially and professionally to folks who do not represent the majority of Americans.

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