2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on November 5, 2024, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Louisiana, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections coincided with the U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

Overview

Background During the 2020 redistricting cycle, Louisiana's congressional map faced legal challenges for alleged violations of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Roughly one-third of Louisiana's population is African American, but only one of Louisiana's six districts was drawn with a Black majority. Legislators overrode Governor John Bel Edwards' veto to enact the districts. The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund sued the state on behalf of Black Louisianan voters. In Robinson v. Ardoin, a U.S. District Judge found that the maps were illegally racially gerrymandered, first ordering the legislature to reconvene to redraw compliant maps, then suggesting that she would enforce court-ordered maps following legislators' "disingenuous" and "insincere" attempts to do so on their own.

The State appealed the case to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals to attempt to keep the discriminatory map in place. The Fifth Circuit first placed a stay on the court-ordered redrawing process pending review, then reversed its decision. The State then appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States, which granted the state's application, stayed the district court's injunction, and allowed the 2022 elections to take place with the discriminatory district map in effect. The Court indicated that it would first review a similar case concerning racial gerrymandering in Alabama, Allen v. Milligan, before dealing with Robinson v. Ardoin.

The Court was widely expected to side with both Alabama and Louisiana, weakening the anti-discrimination protections of the Voting Rights Act. However, the Court upheld a lower court decision in Allen v. Milligan that Alabama's maps were in fact racially gerrymandered, suggesting that it may also decide against Louisiana. On June 26, 2023, the Court decided not to intervene in Robinson v. Ardoin, rescinding its stay and allowing the case to continue in the Fifth Circuit. On November 10, 2023, a decision made by the 5th circuit panel gave the Louisiana state legislature until January 15, 2024, to redraw its congressional maps, with a second majority Black district, in advance of the 2024 election cycle. Because newly elected Governor Jeff Landry was not sworn in until January 8, and a special session of the assembly could not have been convened until at least seven days after the governor calls for one, the Court extended the deadline for the legislature to approve new maps to January 30.

District 1

The 1st district is based in the suburbs of New Orleans, spanning from the northern shore of Lake Pontchartrain south to the Mississippi River Delta. The incumbent was Republican Steve Scalise, who was re-elected with 72.8% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates Declared Randall Arrington (Republican), retired political science professor Frankie Hyers (Independent), piano technician Mel Manuel (Democratic), operations director Steve Scalise (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative and House majority leader Ross Shales (Republican), insurance agent

Endorsements

Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handSteve Scalise (R)$9,421,337$9,988,273$4,085,263Mel Manuel (D)$9,741$4,588$4,133Source: Federal Election Commission

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of Cook Political Report January 23, 2024 Inside Elections January 22, 2024 Sabato's Crystal Ball January 22, 2024 Elections Daily June 8, 2023 CNalysis January 23, 2024

Results

District 2

The 2nd district stretches from New Orleans to inner Baton Rouge. The incumbent was Democrat Troy Carter, who was re-elected with 77.1% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates Declared Troy Carter (Democratic), incumbent U.S. representative Devin Davis (Democratic), political organizer Devin Graham (Republican), real estate broker and perennial candidate Christy Lynch (Republican) Shorell Perrilloux (Republican), businesswoman

Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handTroy Carter (D)$848,486$742,951$471,722Source: Federal Election Commission

Results

District 3

The 3rd district encompasses southwestern Louisiana, taking in Lake Charles and Lafayette. The incumbent was Republican Clay Higgins, who was re-elected with 64.3% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates Declared Priscilla Gonzalez (Democratic), marketing director and candidate for mayor of Corpus Christi, Texas in 2020 Clay Higgins (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative Xan John (Republican), businessman and perennial candidate Sadi Summerlin (Democratic), teacher

Declined Garret Graves (Republican), U.S. representative from the 6th district

Endorsements

Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handClay Higgins (R)$446,953$273,938$200,532Source: Federal Election Commission

Results

District 4

The 4th district encompasses northwestern Louisiana, taking in the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area. The incumbent was Republican and current Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, who ran unopposed in 2022.

Candidates Declared Mike Johnson (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative and Speaker of the House Joshua Morott (Republican), substitute teacher

Endorsements

Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handMike Johnson (R)$8,984,766$5,473,098$4,396,247Source: Federal Election Commission

Results

District 5

The 5th district encompasses rural northeastern Louisiana, central Louisiana, as well as the northern part of Louisiana's Florida parishes in southeast Louisiana, taking in Monroe, Alexandria, Opelousas, Amite and Bogalusa, Louisiana. The incumbent was Republican Julia Letlow, who was re-elected with 67.6% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates Declared Julia Letlow (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative Vinny Mendoza (Republican), farmer and perennial candidate Michael Vallien Jr. (Democratic), realtor

Withdrawn Rivule Sykes (Green), Uber driver

Declined Garret Graves (Republican), U.S. representative from the 6th district

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error GarretGraves (R) JuliaLetlow (R) RivuleSykes (G) Other UndecidedVictory Insights (R)Victory Insights (R)May 24–26, 2024375 (LV)± 5.2%35%38%6%2%19%

Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handJulia Letlow (R)$1,514,096$694,447$1,606,349Source: Federal Election Commission

Results

District 6

The 6th district has been reformed after the decision of Allen v. Milligan into the second majority Black district, giving it a stronger lean to the Democratic Party. It encompasses much of Baton Rouge, Shreveport, and Lafayette. The incumbent, Republican Garret Graves, originally ran for re-election, but on June 14, 2024, he withdrew, as the modified seat was upheld by the Supreme Court for this election cycle. He was re-elected with 80.4% of the vote in 2022.

Candidates Declared Quentin Anderson (Democratic), nonprofit executive Cleo Fields (Democratic), state senator from the 14th district (2020–present), former U.S. representative from the 4th district (1993–1997), and runner-up for governor in 1995 Elbert Guillory (Republican), former state senator from the 24th district (2009–2016), candidate for lieutenant governor in 2015 and 2023, and candidate for the 4th district in 2016 Wilken Jones Jr. (Democratic), museum owner Peter Williams (Democratic), tree farmer and candidate for this district in 2014

Withdrawn Garret Graves (Republican), incumbent U.S. representative

Declined Sharon Weston Broome (Democratic), mayor-president of Baton Rouge (2017–present) (ran for re-election) Jeff Hall (Democratic), former mayor of Alexandria (2018–2022) and former state representative from the 26th district (2015–2018) Ted James (Democratic), former regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration (2022–2024) and former state representative from the 101st district (2011–2022) (ran for mayor of Baton Rouge) Sam Jenkins (Democratic), state senator from the 39th district (2024–present) Gregory Tarver (Democratic), former state senator from the 39th district (1984–2004, 2012–2024) and runner-up for mayor of Shreveport in 2022

Endorsements

Polling

Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error Gerald CleoFields (D) GarretGraves (R) ElbertGuillory (R) UndecidedBDPCBDPCMay 30-June 1, 2024500 (RV)–7%38%19%8%26%

Fundraising Campaign finance reports as of March 31, 2024CandidateRaisedSpentCash on handCleo Fields (D)$601,637$5,477$596,161Source: Federal Election Commission

Results

Notes

References

External links Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

Steve Scalise (R)

Official campaign websites for 5th district candidates Julia Letlow (R)

Official campaign websites for 6th district candidates Quentin Anderson (D) Cleo Fields (D)

2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

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