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Chuemai Yang
Chuemai Yang was a 2016 independent candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 1st Congressional District of Louisiana.[1]
Elections
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. A total of seven candidates filed to run and competed in the primary election on November 8, 2016. Incumbent Steve Scalise (R) defeated Lee Ann Dugas (D), Danil Ezekiel Faust (D), Joe Swider (D), Howard Kearney (L), Eliot Barron (G), and Chuemai Yang (I) to win the election.[1]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | ![]() |
74.6% | 243,645 | |
Democratic | Lee Ann Dugas | 12.8% | 41,840 | |
Democratic | Danil Faust | 3.9% | 12,708 | |
Libertarian | Howard Kearney | 2.9% | 9,405 | |
Democratic | Joe Swider | 2.8% | 9,237 | |
Green | Eliot Barron | 2.1% | 6,717 | |
Independent | Chuemai Yang | 1% | 3,236 | |
Total Votes | 326,788 | |||
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State |
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See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Louisiana's 1st Congressional District election, 2016
- Louisiana's 1st Congressional District
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