2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Louisiana, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 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.

By district
Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana by district:

District 1
The incumbent was Republican Steve Scalise, who had represented the district since 2008. He was re-elected with 78% of the vote in 2014.

In late 2014, Scalise became embroiled in a controversy over a speech he had given to the white supremacist group European-American Unity and Rights Organization, which was founded by David Duke, in 2002. After it emerged that earlier in his career, Scalise had compared himself to Duke, Scalise distanced himself from Duke. This prompted Duke to say that he might run against Scalise in 2016 because Scalise had been "elected on false pretenses" and had "betrayed" the voters by "suggesting that they're racist because they supported my views". In July 2016, Duke said he was considering running against Scalise.

Declared

 * Steve Scalise, incumbent U.S. Representative and House Majority Whip

Declined

 * David Duke, former state representative, candidate for governor of Louisiana in 1991, and former Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard (ran for U.S. Senate)

Declared

 * Lee Ann Dugas
 * Danil Faust
 * Joe Swider, psychiatrist

Declared

 * Howard Kearney

Declared

 * Eliot Barron

Declared

 * Chuemai Yang

District 2
Incumbent Democrat Cedric Richmond, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+23.

Declared

 * Kenneth Cutno
 * Kip Holden, mayor-president of East Baton Rouge Parish and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2015
 * Cedric Richmond, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrawn

 * Samuel Davenport, candidate for this seat in 2014

District 3
Incumbent Republican Charles Boustany, who had represented the 3rd district since 2013, and previously represented the 7th district from 2005 to 2013, ran for the United States Senate.

Republican

 * Declared
 * Scott Angelle, Public Service Commissioner, former Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana and candidate for governor in 2015
 * Bryan Barrilleaux, physician and candidate in 2012 and 2014
 * Greg Ellison, energy executive, retired lieutenant colonel
 * Brett Geymann, state representative
 * Clay Higgins, deputy marshal of Lafayette, former public information officer and captain of St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office
 * Gus Rantz, businessman
 * Grover J. Rees III, former United States Ambassador to East Timor
 * Herman Vidrine, retired state employee


 * Withdrawn
 * Erick Knezek, Lafayette School Board member

Democratic

 * Declared
 * Jacob "Dorian Phibian" Hebert, artist and musician
 * Larry Rader, 2011 Democratic candidate for District 49 of the Louisiana House of Representatives

Libertarian

 * Declared
 * Guy McLendon, Texarkana Regional Director of the Gary Johnson 2016 campaign for president, and previously served on the Libertarian Party National Committee, Texas vice-chair, chair of Harris County, Texas, Louisiana vice-chair, and four terms on the LP National Platform Committees – 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2014

Independent

 * Declared
 * Kenny P. Scelfo Sr., candidate for mayor of Franklin in 2014, Franklin City Councilman, Franklin mayor pro tempore

District 4
Incumbent Republican John Fleming, who had represented the 4th district since 2009, ran for the United States Senate.

Republican

 * Declared
 * Trey Baucum, Shreveport cardiologist
 * Elbert Guillory, former state senator from Opelousas and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2015
 * Oliver Jenkins, Shreveport City Councilman
 * Rick John, attorney
 * Mike Johnson, state representative


 * Declined
 * Jim Morris, state representative
 * Barrow Peacock, state senator
 * Mike Reese, businessman
 * Rocky Rockett, president of the Greater Bossier Economic Development Foundation
 * Alan Seabaugh, state representative

Democratic

 * Declared
 * Marshall Jones, attorney and candidate in 1988


 * Declined
 * LaLeshia Walker Alford, former Shreveport City Court Judge and candidate for Caddo Parish District Attorney in 2015
 * LaBrisha Almond, real estate agent and candidate for congress in 2000
 * Cedric Glover, state representative and former Mayor of Shreveport
 * Keith Hightower, former mayor of Shreveport
 * Patrick Jefferson, state representative

Independent

 * Declared
 * Mark Halverson
 * Kenneth Kreft

District 5
The incumbent was Republican Ralph Abraham, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 64% of the vote in the 2014 runoff election.

Republican

 * Declared
 * Ralph Abraham, incumbent U.S. Representative
 * Billy Burkette

District 6
Incumbent Republican Garret Graves, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 62% of the vote in the 2014 runoff election over former four-term governor and convicted felon Edwin Washington Edwards, who represented the now-defunct 7th district from 1965 until his first election as governor in 1972.

Republican

 * Declared
 * Bob Bell, retired navy captain and candidate for this seat in 2014
 * Garret Graves, incumbent U.S. Representative

Democratic

 * Declared
 * Richard Lieberman, real estate broker and candidate for this seat in 2014

Libertarian

 * Declared
 * Richard Fontanesi

Independent

 * Declared
 * Devin Graham