The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the six

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from the state of

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, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including the

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. Under Louisiana's

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system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party. If no candidate received 50 percent plus one vote during the primary election, a runoff election will be held on December 6, 2014, between the top two candidates in the primary.

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana by district:

District 1

Republican incumbent

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, who has represented the 1st district since 2008, considered running for the U.S. Senate, but instead ran for re-election. He faced Democrats Lee A. Dugas and M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza and Libertarian Jeffry "Jeff" Sanford in the election.

District 2

Democratic incumbent

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, who has represented the 2nd district since 2011, ran for re-election. He faced Democrat Gary Landrieu, Libertarian Samuel Davenport and Independent David Brooks in the election. Democrat Rufus H. Johnson had filed to run, but was disqualified following a lawsuit from Richmond's campaign.

District 3

Republican incumbent

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, who has represented the 3rd district since 2013, and previously represented the 7th district from 2005 to 2013, considered running for the U.S. Senate, but instead ran for re-election. He faced Republican Bryan Barrilleaux and Independent Russell Richard in the election.

District 4

Republican incumbent John Fleming, who has represented the 4th district since 2009, considered running for the U.S. Senate, but instead ran for re-election. He faced Libertarian Randall Lord in the election. Democrat Justin Ansley had been running, but withdrew from the race.

District 5

The incumbent is Republican

Vance McAllister Vance Michael McAllister Sr. (born January 7, 1974), is an American businessman and Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th congressional district. He won a special runoff election held on Nov ...

, who had represented the district since winning a special election in 2013. In early April 2014, following the release of a video that showed the married McAllister kissing a female staffer who was the wife of a friend, McAllister faced calls for him to resign, which he resisted. Though he initially said that he planned to run for re-election, on April 28, 2014, he announced that he would serve out his term and not run for re-election. However, he later changed his mind and ran for re-election. He did not survive the "top two" primary and was eliminated from the runoff election on December 6.

Candidates

Republican

;Declared * Ralph Abraham, Mangham physician * Harris Brown, Monroe businessman and son of former

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* Zach Dasher, pharmaceutical representative and first cousin of the

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, Public Service Commissioner, former U.S. Representative and candidate for the seat in 2013 *

, incumbent U.S. Representative *

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lawyer and former Grant Parish

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and candidate for

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in 1995 ;Withdrew * Jeff Guerriero, attorney ;Declined *

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, former secretary of the

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and former U.S. Representative *

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, state representative *

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, state senator * Chris Hazel, state representative *

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, state representative *

Jay Morris John Clyde Morris III (born May 24, 1958) is a businessman and attorney from Monroe, Louisiana. A Republican, Morris has been a member of the Louisiana State Senate for the 35th district in North Louisiana since 2020. From 2012 until 2020, ...

, state representative and candidate for the seat in 2013 *

Neil Riser Hartwell Neil Riser Jr. (born April 25, 1962) is an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the 32nd district of the Louisiana State Senate. Riser is currently a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Riser was bo ...

, state senator and candidate for the seat in 2013 * Adam Terry, McAllister's chief of staff *

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, state senator

Democratic

;Declared * Jamie Mayo, Mayor of Monroe and candidate for the seat in 2013 ;Declined * Marcus Hunter, state representative and candidate for the seat in 2013 * Bob Johnson, state representative and candidate for the seat in 2013 * Jacques Roy, Mayor of

Libertarian

;Declared * Charles Saucier ;Withdrew * Clay Grant, businessman and candidate for the seat in 2012

Green

;Declared * Eliot Barron, realtor,

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volunteer and veteran

Jungle primary

Polling

;Jungle primary with McAllister and Riser ;Jungle primary without McAllister

Results

Runoff

Polling

* * Internal poll for the Ralph Abraham campaign Neither having received 50% in the primary, Mayo and Abraham will face each other in the runoff.Edwards earns runoff spot; kiss McAllister goodbye

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, Kevin McGill, November 5, 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.

Results

District 6

Incumbent Republican

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, who had represented the 6th district since 2009, ran for the

seat then held by

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Candidates

Republican

;Declared * Bob Bell,

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activist and retired U.S Navy captain * Dan Claitor, state senator * Norm Clark, disabled veteran and Ph.D. candidate in LSU's political science program * Paul Dietzel, businessman *

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, former adviser to Governor

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* Craig McCulloch, physical therapist and businessman * Charles "Trey" Thomas,

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player * Lenar Whitney, state representative ;Withdrew * Cassie Felder, attorney (endorsed Dan Claitor) ;Declined *

, incumbent U.S. Representative (''running for

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'') * Hunter Greene, state representative * Ryan Heck, Baton Rouge Metro Councilman * Shelley Hendrix, autism awareness advocate *

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, former U.S. Representative ( running for Attorney General of Louisiana in 2015) *

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, state representative * Chas Roemer, president of the

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Democratic

;Declared *

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, former

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and former U.S. Representative * Richard Dean Lieberman, real estate broker * Peter Williams ;Declined * Quentin Anderson, resource development campaign manager for the Capital Area United Way * Ted James, state representative

Libertarian

;Declared * Rufus Holt Craig, Jr., attorney, Democratic candidate for the seat in

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and Libertarian candidate for the seat in

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Jungle primary

Polling

Results

Runoff

Neither having achieved 50% of the popular in the primary, Edwards and Graves contested in a runoff election.

Results

References

External links

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Overview

District 1

District 2

District 3

District 4

District 5

Candidates

Republican

Democratic

Libertarian

Green

Jungle primary

Polling

Results

Runoff

Polling

Results

District 6

Candidates

Republican

Democratic

Libertarian

Jungle primary

Polling

Results

Runoff

Results

See also

References

External links