Peter Williams (Louisiana)

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Peter Williams
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November 5, 2024

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Peter Williams (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 6th Congressional District. He lost in the primary on November 5, 2024.

Elections

2024

See also: Louisiana's 6th Congressional District election, 2024


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 6

Cleo Fields won election outright against Elbert Guillory, Quentin Anthony Anderson, Peter Williams, and Wilken Jones Jr. in the primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 6 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cleo Fields
Cleo Fields (D)
 
50.8
 
150,323
Image of Elbert Guillory
Elbert Guillory (R)
 
37.7
 
111,737
Image of Quentin Anthony Anderson
Quentin Anthony Anderson (D) Candidate Connection
 
8.0
 
23,811
Image of Peter Williams
Peter Williams (D)
 
2.1
 
6,252
Wilken Jones Jr. (D)
 
1.3
 
3,910

Total votes: 296,033
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Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Williams in this election.

2023

See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2023


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

The primary election was canceled. Caleb Kleinpeter (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Williams in this election.

2019

See also: Louisiana Agriculture Commissioner election, 2019


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 Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry

Incumbent Michael Strain won election outright against Marguerite Green, Charlie Greer, Bradley Zaunbrecher, and Peter Williams in the primary for Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry on October 12, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Strain
Michael Strain (R)
 
56.8
 
724,706
Image of Marguerite Green
Marguerite Green (D) Candidate Connection
 
20.3
 
259,718
Charlie Greer (D)
 
8.4
 
106,891
Bradley Zaunbrecher (R)
 
8.3
 
105,721
Image of Peter Williams
Peter Williams (D)
 
6.2
 
79,632

Total votes: 1,276,668
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2016

See also: United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated Louisiana's U.S. Senate race as safely Republican. The seat was open following incumbent David Vitter's decision to retire. A total of 24 candidates filed to run and competed in the primary election on November 8, 2016. John Kennedy (R) and Foster Campbell (D) took the top two spots in the election, advancing to the general election on December 10, 2016. Kennedy subsequently defeated Campbell in the general election.[1]

U.S. Senate, Louisiana General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Kennedy 60.7% 536,191
     Democratic Foster Campbell 39.3% 347,816
Total Votes 884,007
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State

2014

See also: United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, 2014

Williams ran for election to the U.S. House, representing the 6th Congressional District of Louisiana.

U.S. House, Louisiana District 6 Primary Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Bob Bell 2.0% 5,182
     Republican Dan Claitor 10.26% 26,524
     Republican Norm Clark 0.71% 1,848
     Republican Paul Dietzel 13.55% 35,024
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngGarret Graves 27.36% 70,715
     Republican Craig McCulloch 2.25% 5,815
     Republican Trey Thomas 0.56% 1,447
     Republican Lenar Whitney 7.41% 19,151
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngEdwin Edwards 30.12% 77,866
     Democratic Richard Lieberman 2.83% 7,309
     Democratic Peter Williams 1.56% 4,037
     Libertarian Rufus Holt Craig Jr. 1.38% 3,561
Total Votes 258,479
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State

2013

See also: Louisiana's 5th Congressional District special election, 2013

Williams ran for the U.S. House representing the 5th Congressional District of Louisiana.[2] The election was held to replace Rodney Alexander, who announced his resignation in order to take a position as the next Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs at the end of September 2013.[3] He was defeated in the open primary on October 19, 2013.[4]

U.S. House, Louisiana District 5 Special Election Open Primary, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngNeil Riser 32% 33,045
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngVance McAllister 17.8% 18,386
     Republican Clyde Holloway 10.9% 11,250
     Republican Phillip "Blake" Weatherly 0.5% 517
     Republican Jay Morris 6.9% 7,083
     Democratic Marcus Hunter 3% 3,088
     Democratic Robert Johnson 9.6% 9,971
     Democratic Jamie Mayo 14.8% 15,317
     Democratic Weldon Russell 2.5% 2,554
     Libertarian Henry Herford, Jr. 0.9% 886
     Libertarian S.B.A. Zaitoon 0.1% 129
     Green Eliot Barron 0.5% 492
     Independent Tom Gibbs 0.3% 324
     Independent Peter Williams 0.3% 335
Total Votes 103,377
Source: Official results via Louisiana Secretary of State

Campaign themes

2024

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2023

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2019

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Campaign finance summary


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Peter Williams campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* U.S. House Louisiana District 6Lost primary$21,825 N/A**
Grand total$21,825 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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