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List of United States Senators from Louisiana

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This page displays current and historical information pertaining to the U.S. Senate delegation from Louisiana.

Current members

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Louisiana are:


Office Name Party Date assumed office Date term ends
U.S. Senate Louisiana Bill Cassidy Republican January 3, 2015 January 3, 2027
U.S. Senate Louisiana John Neely Kennedy Republican January 3, 2017 January 3, 2029


Election history

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Class II

Senators in Class II were elected to office in the November 2020 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class II terms run from the beginning of the 117th Congress on January 3, 2021, to the end of the 119th Congress on January 3, 2027.

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
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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

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,071,543
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

2014

On November 4, 2014, Bill Cassidy (R) won election to the U.S. Senate. He defeated incumbent Mary Landrieu (D) in the general election.

U.S. Senate, Louisiana General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Mary Landrieu Incumbent 44.1% 561,210
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBill Cassidy 55.9% 712,379
Total Votes 1,273,589
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State


2008

On November 4, 2008, Mary Landrieu won re-election to the United States Senate. She defeated John Kennedy (R), Richard Fontanesi (L), Jay Patel (I) and Robert Stewart (I) in the primary election.

U.S. Senate, Louisiana Primary Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMary Landrieu 52.4% 988,298
     Republican John Kennedy 45.9% 867,177
     Libertarian Richard Fontanesi 1% 18,590
     Independent Jay Patel 0.7% 13,729
     Independent Robert Stewart 0% 0
Total Votes 1,887,794


2002

U.S. Senate, Louisiana "Jungle Primary", 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMary Landrieu incumbent 46% 573,347
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSuzanne Haik Terrell 27.2% 339,506
     Republican John Cooksey 13.8% 171,752
     Republican "Tony" Perkins 9.6% 119,776
     Republican Ernest Edward Skillman, Jr. 0.1% 1,668
     Democratic Raymond Brown 1.9% 23,553
     Independent Patrick E. "Live Wire" Landry 0.8% 10,442
     Independent James Lemann 0.3% 3,866
     Independent Garry D. Robbins 0.2% 2,423
Total Votes 1,246,333


1996

On November 5, 1996, Mary Landrieu won election to the United States Senate. She defeated Louis "Woody" Jenkins (R) in the runoff election.[1]


U.S. Senate, Louisiana Runoff Election, 1996
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMary Landrieu 50.2% 852,945
     Republican Louis "Woody" Jenkins 49.8% 847,157
Total Votes 1,700,102


Class III

Senators in Class III were elected to office in the November 2022 general election, unless they took their seat through appointment or special election. Class III terms run from the beginning of the 118th Congress on January 3, 2023, to the end of the 120th Congress on January 3, 2029.

2022

See also: United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2022


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 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of John Neely Kennedy
John Neely Kennedy (R)
 
61.6
 
851,568
Image of Gary Chambers
Gary Chambers (D)
 
17.9
 
246,933
Image of Luke Mixon
Luke Mixon (D) Candidate Connection
 
13.2
 
182,887
Image of Syrita Steib
Syrita Steib (D) Candidate Connection
 
2.3
 
31,568
Image of Devin Lance Graham
Devin Lance Graham (R)
 
1.8
 
25,275
Image of M.V. Mendoza
M.V. Mendoza (D)
 
0.9
 
11,910
Image of Beryl Billiot
Beryl Billiot (Independent)
 
0.7
 
9,378
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Salvador Rodriguez (D)
 
0.6
 
7,767
Image of Bradley McMorris
Bradley McMorris (Independent)
 
0.4
 
5,388
Image of Aaron Sigler
Aaron Sigler (L)
 
0.4
 
4,865
Image of Xan John
Xan John (Independent) Candidate Connection
 
0.2
 
2,753
Image of W. Thomas La Fontaine Olson
W. Thomas La Fontaine Olson (Independent)
 
0.1
 
1,676
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Thomas Wenn (Independent)
 
0.1
 
1,322

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,383,290
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

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.[2]

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

2010

On November 2, 2010, Vitter (R) won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated Charlie Melancon (D), Michael Karlton Brown (I), R. A. "Skip" Galan (I), Milton Gordon (I), Sam Houston Melton, Jr. (I), Randall Todd Hayes (L), William R. McShan (Reform), Michael Lane "Mike" Spears (I), Ernest D. Woolon (I), William Robert "Bob" Lang, Jr. (I) and Thomas G. "Tommy" LaFarge (I) in the primary election.[3]

Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% 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.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

U.S. Senate, Louisiana Primary Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Vitter Incumbent 56.6% 715,415
     Democratic Charlie Melancon 37.7% 476,572
     Independent Michael Karlton Brown 0.8% 9,973
     Independent R. A. "Skip" Galan 0.6% 7,474
     Independent Milton Gordon 0.4% 4,810
     Independent Sam Houston Melton, Jr. 0.3% 3,780
     Libertarian Randall Todd Hayes 1.1% 13,957
     Reform William R. McShan 0.5% 5,879
     Independent Michael Lane "Mike" Spears 0.7% 9,190
     Independent Ernest D. Woolon 0.6% 8,167
     Independent William Robert "Bob" Lang, Jr. 0.5% 5,734
     Independent Thomas G. "Tommy" LaFarge 0.3% 4,043
Total Votes 1,264,994


2004

On November 2, 2004, David Vitter won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Christopher John (D), John Kennedy (D), Arthur A. Morrell (D), Sam Houston Melton, Jr. (D), Richard M. Fontanesi(I) and R.A. "Skip" Galan (I) in the general election.[4]

U.S. Senate, Louisiana General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Vitter 51% 943,014
     Democratic Christopher John 29.3% 542,150
     Democratic John Kennedy 14.9% 275,821
     Democratic Arthur A. Morrell 2.6% 47,222
     Democratic Sam Houston Melton, Jr. 0.7% 12,289
     Independent Richard M. Fontanesi 0.8% 15,097
     Independent R.A. "Skip" Galan 0.7% 12,463
Total Votes 1,848,056


1998

On November 3, 1998, John B. Breaux won re-election to the United States Senate. He defeated "Jim" Donelon (R), Darryl Paul Ward (R), Sam Houston Melton, Jr. (D), Raymond Brown (Other Party), L.D. "Nota" Knox, Sr. (Other Party), Jeffrey H. Diket (Other Party) and Martin A. Rosenthal (Other Party) in the general election.[5]

U.S. Senate, Louisiana General Election, 1998
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn B. Breaux incumbent 64% 620,502
     Republican "Jim" Donelon 31.6% 306,616
     Republican Darryl Paul Ward 0.8% 7,964
     Democratic Sam Houston Melton, Jr. 1% 9,893
     Other party Raymond Brown 1.3% 12,203
     Other party L.D. "Nota" Knox 0.7% 6,366
     Other party Jeffrey H. Diket 0.3% 3,227
     Other party Martin A. Rosenthal 0.2% 2,394
Total Votes 969,165


Historical members

The following individuals were elected to the U.S. Senate from Louisiana.

Historical Representation to the U.S. Senate by Party from Louisiana
Party Total
     Democratic 32
     Democratic-Republican 8
     Republican 7
     Whig 3
     Anti-Jacksonian 2
     Jacksonian 1
     Democratic-Republican; National Republican 1
     Democratic-Republican; National Republican; Whig 1
Class 2 Senators from Louisiana
Senator Years Served Party
Jean N. Destréhan 1812-1812 Democratic-Republican
Thomas Posey 1812-1813 Democratic-Republican
James Brown 1813-1817 Democratic-Republican
William C. C. Claiborne 1817-1817 Democratic-Republican
Henry Johnson 1818-1824 Democratic-Republican; National Republican; Whig
C. D. J. Dominique Bouligny 1824-1829 Democratic-Republican; National Republican
Edward Livingston 1829-1831 Jacksonian
George A. Waggaman 1831-1835 Anti-Jacksonian
Robert C. Nicholas 1836-1841 Democratic
Alexander Barrow 1841-1846 Whig
Pierre Soulé 1847-1847 Democratic
Solomon W. Downs 1847-1853 Democratic
Judah P. Benjamin 1853-1861 Democratic
John S. Harris 1868-1871 Republican
J. Rodman West 1871-1877 Republican
William P. Kellogg 1877-1883 Republican
Randall L. Gibson 1883-1892 Democratic
Donelson Caffery 1892-1901 Democratic
Murphy J. Foster 1901-1913 Democratic
Joseph E. Ransdell 1913-1931 Democratic
Huey P. Long 1932-1935 Democratic
Rose McConnell Long 1936-1937 Democratic
Allen J. Ellender 1937-1972 Democratic
Elaine S. Edwards 1972-1972 Democratic
J. Bennett Johnston, Jr. 1972-1997 Democratic
Mary Landrieu 1997-2015 Democratic
Bill Cassidy 2015-Present Republican
Class 3 Senators from Louisiana
Senator Years Served Party
Allan B. Magruder 1812-1813 Democratic-Republican
Eligius Fromentin 1813-1819 Democratic-Republican
James Brown 1819-1823 Democratic-Republican
Josiah S. Johnston 1824-1833 Democratic-Republican
Alexander Porter 1833-1837 Anti-Jacksonian
Alexander Mouton 1837-1842 Democratic
Charles M. Conrad 1842-1843 Whig
Henry Johnson 1844-1849 Whig
Pierre Soulé 1849-1853 Democratic
John Slidell 1853-1861 Democratic
William P. Kellogg 1868-1872 Republican
James B. Eustis 1876-1879 Democratic
Benjamin F. Jonas 1879-1885 Democratic
James B. Eustis 1885-1891 Democratic
Edward D. White 1891-1894 Democratic
Newton C. Blanchard 1894-1897 Democratic
Samuel D. McEnery 1897-1910 Democratic
John R. Thornton 1910-1915 Democratic
Robert F. Broussard 1915-1918 Democratic
Walter Guion 1918-1918 Democratic
Edward J. Gay 1918-1921 Democratic
Edwin S. Broussard 1921-1933 Democratic
John H. Overton 1933-1948 Democratic
William C. Feazel 1948-1948 Democratic
Russell B. Long 1948-1987 Democratic
John B. Breaux 1987-2005 Democratic
David Vitter 2005-2017 Republican
John Neely Kennedy 2017-Present Republican


See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Clerk.House.gov, "Election Results," accessed December 4, 2014
  2. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 25, 2016
  3. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed July 4, 2013
  4. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  5. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1998," accessed March 28, 2013


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