# 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 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 those of other federal and state offices, including the United States Senate.
Under Louisiana's jungle primary 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 was 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 | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Others | Others | Total | Total | Result |
| District | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| District 1 | 189,250 | 77.56% | 46,047 | 18.87% | 8,707 | 3.57% | 244,004 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 190,006 | 85.75% | 31,564 | 14.25% | 221,570 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
| District 3 | 207,926 | 88.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 28,342 | 12.00% | 236,268 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 152,683 | 73.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 55,236 | 26.57% | 207,919 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 5 | 247,211 | 75.81% | 75,006 | 23.00% | 3,856 | 1.18% | 326,073 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| District 6 | 234,200 | 70.35% | 95,127 | 28.58% | 3,561 | 1.07% | 332,888 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
| Total | 1,031,270 | 65.74% | 406,186 | 25.89% | 131,266 | 8.37% | 1,568,722 | 100.0% | |
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## District 1

Republican incumbent Steve Scalise, 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.
Louisiana's 1st congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Steve Scalise (incumbent) | 189,250 | 77.6 |
| | Democratic | M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza | 24,761 | 10.1 |
| | Democratic | Lee A. Dugas | 21,286 | 8.7 |
| | Libertarian | Jeffry "Jeff" Sanford | 8,707 | 3.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 244,004 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 2

Democratic incumbent Cedric Richmond, 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.
Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cedric Richmond (incumbent) | 152,201 | 68.7 |
| | Democratic | Gary Landrieu | 37,805 | 17.0 |
| | Independent | David Brooks | 16,327 | 7.4 |
| | Libertarian | Samuel Davenport | 15,237 | 6.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 221,570 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 3

Republican incumbent Charles Boustany, 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.
Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Charles Boustany (incumbent) | 185,867 | 78.7 |
| | Independent | Russell Richard | 28,342 | 12.0 |
| | Republican | Bryan Barrilleaux | 22,059 | 9.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 236,268 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## 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.
Louisiana's 4th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | John Fleming (incumbent) | 152,683 | 73.4 |
| | Libertarian | Randall Lord | 55,236 | 26.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 207,919 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 5

The incumbent is Republican Vance McAllister, 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 State Senator William Denis Brown, III
* Zach Dasher, pharmaceutical representative and first cousin of the Robertson family
* Clyde C. Holloway, Public Service Commissioner, former U.S. Representative and candidate for the seat in 2013
* Vance McAllister, incumbent U.S. Representative
* Ed Tarpley, Alexandria lawyer and former Grant Parish District Attorney and candidate for Louisiana Attorney General in 1995
Withdrew
* Jeff Guerriero, attorney
Declined
* Rodney Alexander, former secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs and former U.S. Representative
* Charles "Bubba" Chaney, state representative
* Elbert Guillory, state senator
* Chris Hazel, state representative
* Frank A. Hoffmann, state representative
* Jay Morris, state representative and candidate for the seat in 2013
* Neil Riser, state senator and candidate for the seat in 2013
* Adam Terry, McAllister's chief of staff
* Mike Walsworth, 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 Alexandria

#### Libertarian

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

#### Green

Declared
* Eliot Barron, realtor, Red Cross volunteer and veteran

### Jungle primary
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ralph Abraham (R) | Eliot Barron (G) | Harris Brown (R) | Zach Dasher (R) | Clay Grant (L) | Jeff Guerriero (R) | Clyde C. Holloway (R) | Jamie Mayo (D) | Vance McAllister (R) | Charles Saucier (L) | Ed Tarpley (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Glascock Group | October 2014 | 501 | — | 25% | 2% | 7% | 15% | — | — | 10% | 18% | 16% | 2% | 6% | — | — |
| Glascock Group | October 2014 | — | — | 20% | <1% | 6% | 11% | — | — | 6% | 18% | 24% | <1% | 2% | — | 12% |
| Cygnal | September 22–24, 2014 | 504 | ± 4.36% | 11% | — | 5% | 13% | — | — | 8% | 19% | 17% | — | 2% | 3% | 22% |
| JMC Analytics* | September 13, 2014 | — | — | 17% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22% | 13% | — | — | — | — |
| Glascock Group | August 2014 | 466 | — | 22% | 4% | 11% | 7% | — | 4% | 9% | 15% | 20% | 2% | 6% | — | — |
| Glascock Group | August 2014 | 519 | — | 18% | — | 6% | 14% | 5% | — | — | 21% | 27% | — | 9% | — | — |
Jungle primary with McAllister and Riser
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Ralph Abraham (R) | Harris Brown (R) | Clay Grant (L) | Robert Johnson (D) | Jamie Mayo (D) | Vance McAllister (R) | Neil Riser (R) | Ed Tarpley (R) | Undecided |
| Glascock Group | June 2014 | — | — | 13% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 8.5% | 13.5% | 26.1% | 25.6% | 6.8% | 34.8% |
Jungle primary without McAllister
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Harris Brown (R) | Zach Dasher (R) | Clay Grant (L) | Robert Johnson (D) | Jamie Mayo (D) | Jay Morris (R) | Neil Riser (R) | Ed Tarpley (R) |
| Glascock Group | May 5–9, 2014 | 503 | ± ? | 9% | 8% | 2% | 9% | 14% | 6% | 48% | 5% |

#### Results

Louisiana's 5th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jamie Mayo | 67,611 | 28.2 |
| | Republican | Ralph Abraham | 55,489 | 23.2 |
| | Republican | Zach Dasher | 53,628 | 22.4 |
| | Republican | Vance McAllister (incumbent) | 26,606 | 11.1 |
| | Republican | Clyde C. Holloway | 17,877 | 7.5 |
| | Republican | Harris Brown | 9,890 | 4.1 |
| | Republican | Ed Tarpley | 4,594 | 1.9 |
| | Libertarian | Charles Saucier | 2,201 | 0.9 |
| | Green | Eliot Barron | 1,655 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 239,551 | 100.0 |

### Runoff
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Vance McAllister (R) | Neil Riser (R) | Undecided |
| Glascock Group | June 2014 | ? | ± ? | 49% | 51% | — |
| Glascock Group | April 14, 2014 | 1,300 | ± ? | 44% | 56% | — |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Vance McAllister (R) | Chris Hazel (R) | Undecided |
| Glascock Group | April 14, 2014 | 1,300 | ± ? | 48% | 52% | — |
* * Internal poll for the Ralph Abraham campaign
Neither having received 50% in the primary, Mayo and Abraham will face each other in the runoff.

#### Results

Louisiana's 5th congressional district runoff, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Ralph Abraham | 134,616 | 64.2 |
| | Democratic | Jamie Mayo | 75,006 | 35.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 209,622 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 6

Incumbent Republican Bill Cassidy, who had represented the 6th district since 2009, ran for the United States Senate seat then held by Mary Landrieu.

### Candidates
#### Republican

Declared
* Bob Bell, Tea Party 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
* Garret Graves, former adviser to Governor Bobby Jindal
* Craig McCulloch, physical therapist and businessman
* Charles "Trey" Thomas, LSU Tigers football player
* Lenar Whitney, state representative
Withdrew
* Cassie Felder, attorney (endorsed Dan Claitor)
Declined
* Bill Cassidy, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for U.S. Senate)
* Hunter Greene, state representative
* Ryan Heck, Baton Rouge Metro Councilman
* Shelley Hendrix, autism awareness advocate
* Jeff Landry, former U.S. Representative (running for Attorney General of Louisiana in 2015)
* Erich Ponti, state representative
* Chas Roemer, president of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

#### Democratic

Declared
* Edwin Edwards, former Governor of Louisiana 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 2004 and Libertarian candidate for the seat in 2012

### Jungle primary
#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Bob Bell (R) | Dan Claitor (R) | Paul Dietzel (R) | Edwin Edwards (D) | Cassie Felder (R) | Garret Graves (R) | Richard Lieberman (D) | Craig McCulloch (R) | Charles Thomas (R) | Lenar Whitney (R) | Other | Undecided |
| Jefferson Research (R-Whitney) | September 23–24, 2014 | 4,885 | — | — | 11% | 14% | 35% | 1% | 10% | 2% | 4% | 1% | 16% | 6% | — |
| Glascock Group | September 2014 | — | — | 4% | 19% | 19% | 32% | 3% | 7% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 11% | 40% | 40% |
| JMC Analytics (R-Dietzel) | July 26, 2014 | 576 | ±4.1% | — | 9% | 13% | 35% | — | 3% | — | — | — | — | 40% | 40% |
| Glascock Group | June 2014 | 687 | ±3% | — | 16% | 16% | 32% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36% | 36% |
| JMC Analytics | April 10–12, 2014 | 621 | ±3.9% | — | 11% | 11% | 32% | 2% | 2% | — | 1% | — | — | 10% | 30% |
| Glascock Group | March 2014 | 718 | ±3% | — | 20% | 19% | 43% | 4% | 4% | 2% | 4% | 3% | — | — | 25% |

#### Results

Louisiana's 6th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edwin Edwards | 77,866 | 30.1 |
| | Republican | Garret Graves | 70,715 | 27.4 |
| | Republican | Paul Dietzel | 35,024 | 13.5 |
| | Republican | Dan Claitor | 26,524 | 10.3 |
| | Republican | Lenar Whitney | 19,151 | 7.4 |
| | Democratic | Richard Dean Lieberman | 7,309 | 2.8 |
| | Republican | Craig McCulloch | 5,815 | 2.2 |
| | Republican | Bob Bell | 5,182 | 2.0 |
| | Democratic | Peter Williams | 4,037 | 1.6 |
| | Libertarian | Rufus Holt Craig, Jr. | 3,561 | 1.4 |
| | Republican | Norm Clark | 1,848 | 0.7 |
| | Republican | Charles "Trey" Thomas | 1,447 | 0.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 254,918 | 100.0 |

### Runoff

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Garrett Graves (R) | Edwin Edwards (D) | Undecided |
| JMC Analytics | November 17, 2014 | 793 | ± 3.5% | 61% | 35% | 4% |
| Glascock Group | March 2014 | 718 | ± 3% | 53% | 47% | — |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Dan Claitor (R) | Paul Dietzel (R) | Undecided |
| JMC Analytics | February 24–25, 2014 | 581 | ± 4.1% | 17% | 18% | 65% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Dan Claitor (R) | Edwin Edwards (D) | Undecided |
| Glascock Group | September 2014 | ? | ±? | 59% | 41% | — |
| Glascock Group | March 2014 | 718 | ± 3% | 52.3% | 47.7% | — |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Paul Dietzel (R) | Edwin Edwards (D) | Undecided |
| Glascock Group | September 2014 | ? | ±? | 60% | 40% | — |
| JMC Analytics | April 10–12, 2014 | 621 | ± 3.9% | 48% | 39% | 13% |
| JMC Analytics | February 24–25, 2014 | 581 | ± 4.1% | 43% | 34% | 23% |
| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Lenar Whitney (R) | Edwin Edwards (D) | Undecided |
| Glascock Group | September 2014 | ? | ±? | 55% | 45% | — |
Neither having achieved 50% of the popular in the primary, Edwards and Graves contested in a runoff election.

#### Results

Louisiana's 6th congressional district runoff, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Garret Graves | 139,209 | 62.4 |
| | Democratic | Edwin Edwards | 83,781 | 37.6 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 222,990 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |