Election Day is over and results are in for Louisiana. Voters weighed in on congressional races, statewide ballot amendments, a pair of public service commission seats and several other key state and local elections.
Here’s a rundown of some of the results from Tuesday’s elections. For each race, the winner or approved amendment will be bolded and underlined.
If the races goes to a runoff, an asterisk will be in front of the candidates' names and italicized.
U.S. SENATE
John Kennedy (R) - Incumbent
Gary Chambers (D)
Luke Mixon (D)
Syrita Steib (D)
U.S. HOUSE
1st Congressional District
Katie Darling (D)
Steve Scalise (R), Incumbent
2nd Congressional District
Troy Carter (D), Incumbent
Dan Lux (R)
3rd Congressional District
Clay Higgins (R), Incumbent
Holden Hoggatt (R)
Lessie LeBlanc (D)
Tia Lebrun (D)
4th Congressional District
Mike Johnson (R), Incumbent
5th Congressional District
Julia Letlow (R), Incumbent
Oscar Dantzler (D)
Allen Guillory (R)
Walter Huff (D)
6th Congressional District
Brian Belzer (R)
Garret Graves (R), Incumbent
Rufus Craig (Ind)
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Eight proposed amendments were on the ballot. Voters were asked to weigh in on provisions of the state constitution that, among other things, dealt with certain tax breaks for veterans and people with disabilities. Another affects how the state invests money in its various trust funds.
Amendment 7 generated a lot of attention during the election. It asked voters if they want to rewrite the portion of the state constitution that prohibits slavery and limits involuntary servitude.
The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana published a handy guideto the amendments ahead of the election.
Amendment 1
Amendment 2
Amendment 3
Amendment 4
Amendment 5
Amendment 6
Amendment 7
Amendment 8
LEGISLATIVE RACES
In New Orleans, the race for State Senate District 5 featured State Representatives Mandie Landry and Royce Duplessis squaring off against each other. The winner succeeds Karen Carter Peterson, who resigned in April and pleaded guilty to federal wire fraud charges a few months later.
In West Baton Rouge Parish, the contest for State Senate District 17 saw State Rep. Jeremy Lacombe, a Democrat, facing off against two Republicans — West Baton Rouge Parish Councilman Caleb Kleinpeter and physician Kirk Rousset.
5th State Senatorial District
Royce Duplessis (D)
Mandie Landry (D)
17th State Senatorial District
Caleb Seth Kleinpeter (R)
Jeremy Lacombe (D)
Kirk Rousset (R)
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
PSC District 3
*This race is headed to a December runoff between Lambert C. Boissier III (D), Incumbent and Davante Lewis (D)
Lambert C. Boissier III (D), Incumbent
Willie Jones (D)
Davante Lewis (D)
Gregory Manning (D)
Jesse T. Thompson (D)
PSC District 4
Mike Francis (R), Incumbent
Shalon Latour (R)
Keith Bodin (Ind)
