| Election Name: | 2020 Louisiana elections |
| Country: | Louisiana |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2019 Louisiana elections |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Next Election: | 2021 Louisiana elections |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
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.
Two seats in the Louisiana Public Service Commission were up for election for a six-year term.
| Country: | Louisiana |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2014 Louisiana Public Service Commissioner District 5 election |
| Previous Year: | 2014 |
| Next Year: | 2026 |
| Next Election: | 2026 Louisiana Public Service Commissioner District 5 election |
| Nominee1: | Foster Campbell |
| Nominee2: | Shane Smiley |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 198,033 |
| Popular Vote2: | 177,228 |
| Percentage1: | 52.77% |
| Percentage2: | 47.23% |
| Before Election: | Foster Campbell |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Foster Campbell |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| 5th District Commissioner | |
| Election Name: | Louisiana Public Service Commissioner District 5 election, 2020 |
| Map Size: | 200px |
Since a candidate won more than half of the votes in the primary, no general runoff was held.
A special election was held for District 54 of the Louisiana House of Representatives due to the death of incumbent Reggie Bagala.
Two seats in the Louisiana Supreme Court were up for election.
A special election was held for District 4 due to the retirement of incumbent justice Marcus R. Clark.
On November 6, 2020, Terri Love withdrew from the race. Therefore, no general run-off was held.[2]
See main article: 2020 United States presidential election in Louisiana. Louisiana had eight electoral votes in the Electoral College. Republican Donald Trump won all of them with 58% of the popular vote.
See main article: 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana. 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.
See main article: 2020 United States Senate election in Louisiana.
Republican Bill Cassidy was re-elected.
| No Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment | |
| Country: | Louisiana |
| Question: | Do you support an amendment declaring that, to protect human life, a right to abortion and the funding of abortion shall not be found in the Louisiana Constitution? (Adds Article I, Section 20.1) [3] |
| Yes: | 1,274,167 |
| No: | 779,005 |
| Total: | 2,053,172 |
| Map: | YesNo |
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:[4]