# List of third-party and independent performances in Louisiana state legislative elections

Hundreds of third-party and independent candidates have run for state legislative seats in the state of Louisiana. Louisiana state law disallows write-in candidates for public office. Only candidates who achieved more than 5% of the vote since 1982 are included.

## Candidate won seat outright or won runoff election
### State house

| Election | District | Party | Candidate | Race | Votes | % | Place |
| 2019 (general) | HD 62 | Independent | Roy Daryl Adams | Primary | 5,854 | 38.0 / 100 | Advanced to runoff 1st of 4 |
| 2019 (general) | HD 62 | Independent | Roy Daryl Adams | Runoff | 9,491 | 53.3 / 100 | Elected 1st of 2 |
| 2019 (general) | HD 85 | Unaffiliated | Joseph Marino | Only candidate to file | Only candidate to file | Only candidate to file | Only candidate to file |
| 2019 (special) | HD 62 | Independent | Roy Daryl Adams | Primary | 1,556 | 30.8 / 100 | Advanced to runoff 2nd of 5 |
| 2019 (special) | HD 62 | Independent | Roy Daryl Adams | Runoff | 2,925 | 53.6 / 100 | Elected 1st of 2 |
| 2016 (special) | HD 85 | Unaffiliated | Joseph Marino | Only candidate to file | Only candidate to file | Only candidate to file | Only candidate to file |
| 2015 | HD 22 | Other | Terry Brown | Primary | 6,627 | 52.4 / 100 | Elected 1st of 2 |
| 2011 | HD 22 | Other | Terry Brown | Primary | 4,724 | 33.3 / 100 | Advanced to runoff 2nd of 3 |
| 2011 | HD 22 | Other | Terry Brown | Runoff | 6,015 | 52.4 / 100 | Elected 1st of 2 |
| 2011 | HD 55 | Unaffiliated | Dee Richard | Primary | 8,123 | 78.0 / 100 | Elected 1st of 2 |
| 2007 | HD 55 | Unaffiliated | Dee Richard | Primary | 5,562 | 40.7 / 100 | Advanced to runoff 1st of 4 |
| 2007 | HD 55 | Unaffiliated | Dee Richard | Runoff | 4,120 | 58.6 / 100 | Elected 1st of 2 |
| 2007 | HD 45 | Other | Joel Robideaux | Only candidate to file | Only candidate to file | Only candidate to file | Only candidate to file |
| 2004 | HD 45 | Other | Joel Robideaux | Primary | 1,622 | 27.1 / 100 | Advanced to runoff 2nd of 5 |
| 2004 | HD 45 | Other | Joel Robideaux | Runoff | 2,751 | 55.3 / 100 | Elected 1st of 2 |
| 1991 | HD 22 | Other | Steve Gunn | Primary | 6,087 | 32.8 / 100 | Advanced to runoff 2nd of 3 |
| 1991 | HD 22 | Other | Steve Gunn | Runoff | 9,931 | 50.2 / 100 | Elected 1st of 2 |
| 1987 | HD 43 | Other | Odon L. Bacque Jr. | Primary | 6,473 | 40.0 / 100 | Advanced to runoff 2nd of 3 |
| 1987 | HD 43 | Other | Odon L. Bacque Jr. | Runoff | 6,811 | 57.2 / 100 | Elected 1st of 2 |

## Candidate advanced to runoff
### State senate

| Election | District | Party | Party | Candidate | Race | Votes | % | Place | Ref |
| 1991 | SD 18 | | Other | Jeff Diez | Primary | 20,975 | 44.8 / 100 | Advanced to runoff 2nd of 3 | |
| 1991 | SD 18 | | Other | Jeff Diez | Runoff | 25,436 | 47.9 / 100 | 2nd of 2 | |

### State house

| Election | District | Party | Candidate | Race | Votes | % | Place |
| 2023 | HD 57 | Unaffiliated | Russ Wise | Primary | 1,573 | 15.9 / 100 | Advanced to runoff 2nd of 8 |
| 2023 | HD 57 | Unaffiliated | Russ Wise | Runoff | 2,398 | 34.8 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2019 | HD 21 | Independent | Glen B. McGlothin Jr. | Primary | 3,018 | 23.3 / 100 | Advanced to runoff 2nd of 4 |
| 2019 | HD 21 | Independent | Glen B. McGlothin Jr. | Runoff | 5,528 | 41.3 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2019 | HD 50 | Unaffiliated | Raymond Harris Jr. | Primary | 2,961 | 25.1 / 100 | Advanced to runoff 2nd of 5 |
| 2019 | HD 50 | Unaffiliated | Raymond Harris Jr. | Runoff | 5,601 | 41.9 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2015 | HD 21 | Other | James Barker | Primary | 4,240 | 25.6 / 100 | Advanced to runoff 2nd of 4 |
| 2015 | HD 21 | Other | James Barker | Withdrew from runoff | Withdrew from runoff | Withdrew from runoff | Withdrew from runoff |
| 2011 | HD 57 | Unaffiliated | Russ Wise | Primary | 3,768 | 28.8 / 100 | Advanced to runoff 2nd of 5 |
| 2011 | HD 57 | Unaffiliated | Russ Wise | Runoff | 2,548 | 31.0 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2011 | HD 96 | Other | Eric Martin | Primary | 3,760 | 40.7 / 100 | Advanced to runoff 2nd of 6 |
| 2011 | HD 96 | Other | Eric Martin | Runoff | 3,654 | 44.1 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 1991 | HD 29 | Other | Ron Johnson | Primary | 3,831 | 33.2 / 100 | Advanced to runoff 2nd of 5 |
| 1991 | HD 29 | Other | Ron Johnson | Runoff | 5,698 | 40.9 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |

## Other candidates

The following candidates did not advance to a runoff, as they did not place 2nd or better in a race where no candidate earned 50% of the vote.

### State senate

| Election | District | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Place |
| 2023 | SD 37 | Independent | Ivan M. Scioneaux Jr. | 3,197 | 13.4 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2019 | SD 6 | Libertarian | Rufus H. Craig | 7,596 | 20.5 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2019 | SD 24 | Unaffiliated | Cory Levier I | 7,922 | 24.5 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2019 | SD 37 | Independent | Debbie Hollis | 6,593 | 28.9 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2015 | SD 6 | Unaffiliated | Eric Weil | 5,208 | 15.7 / 100 | 2nd of 3 |
| 2015 | SD 16 | Other | Brent Campanella | 4,564 | 14.0 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2015 | SD 20 | Unaffiliated | Mark Atzenhoffer | 1,456 | 6.2 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2015 | SD 23 | Other | Terry Hughes | 5,235 | 16.1 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2011 (special) | SD 22 | Unaffiliated | David Groner | 2,534 | 11.8 / 100 | 3rd of 6 |
| 2007 | SD 4 | Unaffiliated | Clayton Joffrion | 897 | 5.9 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2007 | SD 10 | Unaffiliated | Mike Zito | 8,752 | 31.1 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2007 | SD 15 | Other | James E. Slaughter | 5,877 | 19.9 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2007 | SD 16 | Libertarian | Richard Fontanesi | 3,995 | 9.0 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2007 | SD 24 | Unaffiliated | Bradford Jackson | 5,796 | 16.6 / 100 | 2nd of 3 |
| 2003 | SD 3 | Other | Jason Neville | 1,528 | 6.1 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2003 | SD 4 | Other | Greg Kahn | 1,366 | 5.1 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2003 | SD 39 | Other | Jim Slagle | 1,819 | 7.7 / 100 | 5th of 5 |
| 1999 (general) | SD 27 | Other | Thimco Francis Sr. | 1,522 | 5.2 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 1999 (general) | SD 33 | Other | Colvin L. Wines | 2,685 | 8.9 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| Feb 1999 (special) | SD 3 | Other | Leroy Douglas | 757 | 7.3 / 100 | 4th of 4 |
| 1995 | SD 24 | Other | John Miller | 8,901 | 26.2 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 1995 | SD 32 | Other | Paul A. Nugent | 5,048 | 12.5 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 1995 | SD 36 | Other | Ralph L. Rentz | 4,168 | 16.9 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 1995 | SD 38 | Other | Jim Crowley | 2,652 | 8.7 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 1991 | SD 7 | Other | Jim Gaudet | 1,720 | 6.3 / 100 | 5th of 6 |
| 1991 | SD 10 | Other | Robert V. J. Buras | 3,161 | 9.5 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 1991 | SD 12 | Other | Roy L. Crawford | 4,701 | 12.6 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 1991 | SD 16 | Other | Michael S. Wolf | 2,391 | 5.3 / 100 | 3rd of 4 |
| 1991 | SD 21 | Other | Eddie Albares | 5,232 | 14.5 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 1987 | SD 7 | Other | Roy Juncker | 5,746 | 24.2 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 1987 | SD 10 | Other | John W. Bode | 3,389 | 11.5 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 1987 | SD 11 | Other | W. L. Aarden-Wells | 2,617 | 6.2 / 100 | 4th of 4 |
| 1987 | SD 15 | Other | Ken Ward | 2,063 | 6.1 / 100 | 4th of 5 |
| 1983 | SD 36 | Other | Michael Tritico | 3,943 | 25.1 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |

### State house

| Election | District | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | Place |
| 2023 | HD 19 | Independent | Norm Davis | 2,442 | 22.1 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2023 | HD 30 | Independent | William "BJ" Jones | 967 | 14.9 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2023 | HD 85 | Unaffiliated | Andrew Bennett | 409 | 6.2 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2023 | HD 90 | Libertarian | Heide Alejandro-Smith | 772 | 8.6 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2022 (special) | HD 101 | Independent | Terry Hebert | 278 | 9.7 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2019 | HD 21 | Independent | Clint Vegas | 2,815 | 21.7 / 100 | 4th of 4 |
| 2019 | HD 24 | Independent | Willie Banks | 1,402 | 10.0 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2019 | HD 28 | Unaffiliated | Ramondo Ramos | 641 | 5.0 / 100 | 4th of 4 |
| 2019 | HD 50 | Unaffiliated | Javon Charles | 1,367 | 11.6 / 100 | 5th of 5 |
| 2019 | HD 62 | Unaffiliated | Derald Spears Sr. | 1,569 | 10.2 / 100 | 4th of 4 |
| 2019 | HD 69 | Libertarian | Ryan Chase Lee | 2,924 | 21.2 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2019 | HD 72 | Unaffiliated | Marylee Bellau | 2,268 | 19.1 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2019 | HD 90 | Libertarian | Heide Alejandro-Smith | 1,046 | 9.6 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2019 | HD 96 | Independent | Bob Titus II | 2,274 | 22.4 / 100 | 2nd of 4 |
| 2017 (special) | HD 77 | Unaffiliated | Lisa Condrey Ward | 1,785 | 20.9 / 100 | 3rd of 4 |
| 2015 (general) | HD 44 | Other | Desmond Onezine | 1,319 | 15.9 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2015 (special) | HD 66 | Unaffiliated | Susan Nelson | 483 | 11.4 / 100 | 3rd of 4 |
| 2011 | HD 16 | Unaffiliated | James M. Murphy | 482 | 7.5 / 100 | 4th of 4 |
| 2011 | HD 32 | Unaffiliated | John Arthur Williams | 2,563 | 21.7 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2011 | HD 39 | Unaffiliated | Jamie Arnaud | 2,103 | 20.5 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2011 | HD 45 | Libertarian | W. David Chance | 1,918 | 21.2 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2011 | HD 51 | Unaffiliated | Howard John Castay Jr. | 2,448 | 28.2 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2011 | HD 54 | Unaffiliated | Micah Hebert | 3,859 | 41.4 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2011 | HD 70 | Unaffiliated | Greg Baldwin | 2,033 | 22.6 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2011 | HD 72 | Unaffiliated | Johnny "I Can" Duncan | 2,032 | 16.9 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2011 | HD 86 | Unaffiliated | David Ridder | 1,099 | 12.3 / 100 | 4th of 5 |
| 2011 | HD 95 | Unaffiliated | Matthew Mitchell | 682 | 6.4 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2011 | HD 96 | Other | Vincent Alexander | 509 | 5.5 / 100 | 5th of 6 |
| 2009 (special) | HD 40 | Unaffiliated | Bradford Jackson | 831 | 13.9 / 100 | 4th of 10 |
| 2007 | HD 16 | Unaffiliated | Benjamin P. Arnold | 749 | 5.6 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2007 | HD 31 | Other | Nancy Landry | 7,332 | 49.9 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2007 | HD 32 | Unaffiliated | Dickey Crider | 714 | 5.3 / 100 | 4th of 4 |
| 2007 | HD 44 | Unaffiliated | Terry C. Landry | 2,090 | 23.1 / 100 | 3rd of 5 |
| 2007 | HD 64 | Unaffiliated | Joe Achord | 2,216 | 15.1 / 100 | 2nd of 3 |
| 2007 | HD 64 | Unaffiliated | Wally North | 1,170 | 8.0 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2007 | HD 91 | Other | Bob Murray | 407 | 6.3 / 100 | 5th of 7 |
| 2007 | HD 102 | Unaffiliated | Riki Lombard | 1,014 | 14.4 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2007 | HD 103 | Unaffiliated | Joseph Cao | 895 | 14.1 / 100 | 5th of 6 |
| 2007 (special) | HD 40 | Unaffiliated | Bradford Jackson | 1,099 | 19.6 / 100 | 3rd of 6 |
| Dec 2004 (special) | SD 4 | Other | Clayton J. Joffrion | 623 | 8.7 / 100 | 2nd of 3 |
| Dec 2004 (special) | SD 4 | Other | Adam D. Wilson | 384 | 5.4 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| Sep 2004 (special) | HD 40 | Other | Bradford Jackson | 611 | 5.2 / 100 | 6th of 10 |
| Mar 2004 (special) | HD 45 | Other | Beverly Broussard Wilson | 652 | 10.9 / 100 | 3rd of 5 |
| 2003 | HD 24 | Other | Jack Adair | 1,677 | 11.8 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2003 | HD 27 | Other | Pete Ferrington | 4,519 | 39.0 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2003 | HD 36 | Other | Mike Johnson | 2,771 | 19.2 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2003 | HD 38 | Other | Brent Sanders | 2,336 | 19.4 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2003 | HD 39 | Other | Tiger Guillory | 1,714 | 12.0 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 2003 | HD 58 | Other | Wayne Lawson | 2,357 | 14.5 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2003 | HD 69 | Other | Robelynn Hood Abadie | 3,091 | 19.5 / 100 | 2nd of 3 |
| 2003 | HD 84 | Other | Geoffrey Charles Rodriguez | 2,024 | 19.9 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2003 | HD 88 | Other | Willis Blackwell | 975 | 6.5 / 100 | 5th of 5 |
| 2003 | HD 93 | Other | Les Evenchick | 754 | 11.4 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 2003 | HD 105 | Other | Bobby Riggs | 1,682 | 11.4 / 100 | 3rd of 4 |
| 2003 | HD 105 | Other | Dan Thompson | 1,152 | 7.8 / 100 | 4th of 4 |
| 2000 (special) | HD 11 | Other | Huey Dean | 892 | 14.3 / 100 | 3rd of 4 |
| 1999 | HD 33 | Other | R.D. Boykin | 1,306 | 10.8 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 1999 | HD 34 | Other | Donald Jackson | 687 | 7.0 / 100 | 3rd of 4 |
| 1999 | HD 58 | Other | A. Wayne Lawson | 928 | 5.9 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 1999 | HD 67 | Other | Rhadd Noel Hunt | 451 | 7.7 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 1999 | HD 68 | Other | Glenda Natale | 1,734 | 12.9 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 1999 | HD 72 | Other | Nick Duncan | 1,472 | 10.2 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 1999 | HD 100 | Other | Twin Alcorn | 1,345 | 13.2 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 1995 | HD 24 | Other | Matt Chachere | 3,831 | 24.1 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 1995 | HD 26 | Other | Noland Howard | 766 | 9.0 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 1995 | HD 34 | Other | D. D. Jackson | 1,862 | 19.1 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 1995 | HD 53 | Other | Paul A. Lapeyrouse | 797 | 7.0 / 100 | 5th of 6 |
| 1995 | HD 61 | Other | Verna M. Bradley-Jackson | 1,592 | 17.2 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 1995 | HD 70 | Other | Steve Myers | 6,666 | 44.9 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 1995 | HD 75 | Other | Jacqueline Carr | 916 | 7.1 / 100 | 4th of 4 |
| 1995 | HD 82 | Other | Eddie Lirette | 862 | 7.2 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 1995 | HD 90 | Other | Claire Hudock Torrey | 2,313 | 17.4 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 1991 (general) | HD 7 | Other | E. G. Asseff | 2,451 | 20.4 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 1991 (general) | HD 9 | Other | Kermit K. Westmoreland | 2,983 | 25.9 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 1991 (general) | HD 15 | Other | James R. Elee | 882 | 6.4 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 1991 (general) | HD 80 | Other | Raymond Waguespack | 2,224 | 20.5 / 100 | 2nd of 2 |
| 1991 (general) | HD 93 | Other | Marilyn Jean Alexander | 743 | 9.0 / 100 | 3rd of 4 |
| 1991 (general) | HD 99 | Other | Raymond Brown | 1,106 | 10.7 / 100 | 2nd of 3 |
| Feb 1991 (special) | HD 50 | Other | Pam Daniels | 1,759 | 19.3 / 100 | 3rd of 4 |
| 1987 | HD 8 | Other | Freddy Shewmake | 3,465 | 29.8 / 100 | 2nd of 3 |
| 1987 | HD 68 | Other | Ben Peabody | 3,311 | 19.1 / 100 | 3rd of 3 |
| 1987 | HD 70 | Other | Richard J. Brazan Jr. | 1,807 | 9.5 / 100 | 4th of 4 |