2020 Louisiana elections
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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on November 3, 2020.[1] To vote by mail, registered Louisiana voters must request a ballot by October 30, 2020.[2]
State offices
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Two seats in the Louisiana Public Service Commission were up for election for a six-year term.
District 1
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Eric Skrmetta (incumbent) | 134,900 | 31.30 | |
Democratic | Allen Borne Jr. | 107,174 | 24.87 | |
Republican | J. Kevin Pearson | 60,189 | 13.96 | |
Republican | John Mason | 57,652 | 13.38 | |
Republican | Richard Sanderson II | 35,502 | 8.24 | |
Independent | John Schwegmann | 23,707 | 5.50 | |
Green | William Boartfield Jr. | 11,890 | 2.76 | |
Total votes | 431,014 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Eric Skrmetta (incumbent) | 55,987 | 61.78 | |
Democratic | Allen Borne Jr. | 34,639 | 38.22 | |
Total votes | 90,626 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 5
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Since a candidate won more than half of the votes in the primary, no general runoff was held.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Foster Campbell (incumbent) | 198,033 | 52.77 | |
Republican | Shane Smiley | 177,228 | 47.23 | |
Total votes | 375,261 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Louisiana House of Representatives (special)
A special election was held for District 54 of the Louisiana House of Representatives due to the death of incumbent Reggie Bagala.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph Orgeron | 4,040 | 54.55 | |
Republican | James Cantrelle | 1,450 | 19.58 | |
Republican | Donny Lerille | 808 | 10.91 | |
Republican | Kevin Duet | 691 | 9.33 | |
Republican | Phil Gilligan | 242 | 3.27 | |
Republican | Dave Carskadon | 175 | 2.36 | |
Total votes | 7,406 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
Louisiana Supreme Court
Two seats in the Louisiana Supreme Court were up for election.
District 4
A special election was held for District 4 due to the retirement of incumbent justice Marcus R. Clark.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jay McCallum | 122,458 | 56.69 | |
Republican | Shannon Gremillion | 93,569 | 43.31 | |
Total votes | 216,027 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
District 7
On November 6, 2020, Terri Love withdrew from the race. Therefore, no general run-off was held.[4]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Piper Griffin | 78,603 | 43.93 | |
Democratic | Terri Love | 56,387 | 31.51 | |
Democratic | Sandra Cabrina Jenkins | 43,949 | 24.56 | |
Total votes | 178,939 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold |
Federal offices
President and vice president of the United States
Louisiana had eight electoral votes in the Electoral College. Republican Donald Trump won all of them with 58% of the popular vote.
U.S. House of Representatives
All of Louisiana's six representatives in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans won five seats while Democrats won one seat. No seats changed hands.
U.S. Senate
Republican Bill Cassidy was re-elected.
Ballot measures
Amendment 1 (November)
Louisiana Amendment 1, the No Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment of 2020, passed with a yes vote of 62.06%. It explicitly adds language that denies a person's right to abortion. It adds the following language to the state constitution:[5]
nothing in this constitution shall be construed to secure or protect a right to abortion or require the funding of abortion.
— Louisiana Legislature, Amendment 1, State Constitution
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 1,274,167 | 62.06 |
No | 779,005 | 37.94 |
Total votes | 2,053,172 | 100.00 |
Amendment 2
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 1,158,766 | 58.34 |
No | 827,516 | 41.66 |
Total votes | 1,986,282 | 100.00 |
Amendment 3
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 1,097,196 | 55.34 |
No | 885,304 | 44.66 |
Total votes | 1,982,500 | 100.00 |
Amendment 4
Choice | Votes | % |
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No | 1,079,618 | 55.76 |
Yes | 856,559 | 44.24 |
Total votes | 1,936,177 | 100.00 |
Amendment 5
Choice | Votes | % |
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No | 1,221,254 | 62.67 |
Yes | 727,372 | 37.33 |
Total votes | 1,948,626 | 100.00 |
Amendment 6
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 1,225,682 | 62.16 |
No | 746,021 | 37.84 |
Total votes | 1,971,703 | 100.00 |
Amendment 7
Choice | Votes | % |
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Yes | 1,267,414 | 64.32 |
No | 702,930 | 35.68 |
Total votes | 1,970,344 | 100.00 |
Amendment 1 (December)
Choice | Votes | % |
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No | 385,647 | 76.47 |
Yes | 118,651 | 23.53 |
Total votes | 504,298 | 100.00 |
See also
References
- ^ "Louisiana elections, 2020". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
- ^ Lily Hay Newman (August 27, 2020), "How to Vote by Mail and Make Sure It Counts", Wired.com, archived from the original on October 6, 2020
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Louisiana Secretary of State - Live Election Results". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
- ^ Simerman, John (November 6, 2020). "A Louisiana Supreme Court candidate just won the runoff by default; here's why". NOLA.com. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
- ^ "Louisiana Amendment 1, No Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment (2020)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
External links
- "League of Women Voters of Louisiana". (State affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
- Government Documents Round Table of the American Library Association, "Louisiana", Voting & Elections Toolkits
- "Louisiana: Election Tools, Deadlines, Dates, Rules, and Links", Vote.org, Oakland, CA
- Louisiana 2019 & 2020 Elections, OpenSecrets
- "State Elections Legislation Database", Ncsl.org, Washington, D.C.: National Conference of State Legislatures,
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020