Louisiana's Scalise, Carter, Higgins and Johnson re-elected

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 4 Nov, 10:00 · Archive

Four sitting House members from Louisiana won re-election on Tuesday.

Republican Steve Scalise and Democrat Troy Carter retained their U.S. House seats in easy victories on Tuesday. Scalise, 61, representing Louisiana's 1st Congressional District centred on Metairie, won with 61 per cent of the vote, outdistancing Democratic challenger Lauren Jewett (34 per cent), Republican Randall Arrington (4 per cent) and independent E. 'Liddy' Glass (2 per cent). He will be serving his 11th term after first being elected to Congress in 2008 and has served as House Majority Leader since 2023.

Carter, 63, representing the 2nd district based in New Orleans, won with 80 per cent of the vote, defeating Republican Peter Williams (15 per cent), Libertarian Lisa Ballay (3 per cent) and independents Walter 'Rocky' Beach and Renada 'Honey' Collins (1 per cent each). Carter has served in Congress since 2021, having won a special election to finish the term vacated by former Rep. Cedric Richmond, who took a senior advisor position with former President Joe Biden.

Republicans Clay Higgins and House Speaker Mike Johnson also retained their seats in Louisiana's 3rd and 4th districts respectively, winning with 55 per cent and 58 per cent support. Louisiana's 5th district headed to a runoff between Democrat Patricia 'Pat' Moore (18 per cent) and Republican Gabe Firment (17 per cent) on 12 December. The 6th district, redrawn in May to favour Republicans, saw ten candidates compete to replace Democratic Rep. Cleo Fields, who declined to run within the new boundary.

Louisiana's Scalise, Carter, Higgins and Johnson re-elected — Image: WAFB

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WATCH LIVE: Louisiana’s Scalise, Carter, Higgins and Johnson re-elected to new terms in U.S. HouseDistricts 5 and 6 appear headed to runoffsWAFB · 4 Nov, 03:09
WATCH LIVE: Louisiana’s Scalise, Carter, Higgins and Johnson re-elected to new terms in U.S. HouseDistricts 5 and 6 appear headed to runoffsKNOE · 4 Nov, 03:09
Louisiana’s Scalise, Carter, Higgins and Johnson re-elected to new terms in U.S. HouseDistricts 5 and 6 appear headed to runoffsWAFB · 4 Nov, 03:09

In this story: Steve Scalise · Troy Carter · Clay Higgins · Mike Johnson · Julia Letlow · Louisiana

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