2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana explained

Election Name:	2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana
Country:	Louisiana
Type:	legislative
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana
Next Year:	2016
Seats For Election:	All 6 Louisiana seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Last Election1:	5
Seats1:	5
Popular Vote1:	1,031,270
Percentage1:	65.74%
Swing1:	1.28%
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Last Election2:	1
Seats2:	1
Popular Vote2:	406,186
Percentage2:	25.89%
Swing2:	4.83%
Map Size:	300px

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Louisiana, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with those of other federal and state offices, including the United States Senate.

Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party. If no candidate received 50 percent plus one vote during the primary election, a runoff election was held on December 6, 2014, between the top two candidates in the primary.^[1]

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana by district:^[2]

scope=col rowspan=3	District	scope=col colspan=2	Republican	scope=col colspan=2	Democratic	scope=col colspan=2	Others	scope=col colspan=2	Total	scope=col rowspan=3	Result
scope=col colspan=2 style="background:"	!	scope=col colspan=2 style="background:"	!	scope=col colspan=2	!	scope=col colspan=2
scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	% !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	Votes !	scope=col data-sort-type="number"	%
	189,250	77.56%	46,047	18.87%	8,707	3.57%	244,004	100.0%	Republican hold
	0	0.00%	190,006	85.75%	31,564	14.25%	221,570	100.0%	Democratic hold
	207,926	88.00%	0	0.00%	28,342	12.00%	236,268	100.0%	Republican hold
	152,683	73.43%	0	0.00%	55,236	26.57%	207,919	100.0%	Republican hold
	247,211	75.81%	75,006	23.00%	3,856	1.18%	326,073	100.0%	Republican hold
	234,200	70.35%	95,127	28.58%	3,561	1.07%	332,888	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	1,031,270	65.74%	406,186	25.89%	131,266	8.37%	1,568,722	100.0%

District 1

Election Name:	2014 Louisiana's 1st congressional district election
Country:	Louisiana
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 1
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 1
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Steve Scalise 113th Congress.jpg
Candidate1:	Steve Scalise
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	189,250
Percentage1:	77.6%
Candidate2:	M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	24,761
Percentage2:	10.1%
Image3:	File:3x4.svg
Candidate3:	Lee A. Dugas
Party3:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote3:	24,844
Percentage3:	8.7%
Map Size:	300px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Steve Scalise
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Steve Scalise
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: Louisiana's 1st congressional district. Republican incumbent Steve Scalise, who has represented the 1st district since 2008, considered running for the U.S. Senate, but instead ran for re-election.^[3] He faced Democrats Lee A. Dugas and M. V. "Vinny" Mendoza and Libertarian Jeffry "Jeff" Sanford in the election.^[4]

District 2

Election Name:	2014 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district election
Country:	Louisiana
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 2
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 2
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Cedric Richmond 113th Congress.jpg
Candidate1:	Cedric Richmond
Party1:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	152,201
Percentage1:	68.7%
Candidate2:	Gary Landrieu
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	37,805
Percentage2:	17.0%
Candidate4:	David Brooks
Party4:	Independent (US)
Popular Vote4:	16,327
Percentage4:	7.4%
Candidate5:	Samuel Davenport
Party5:	Libertarian Party (US)
Popular Vote5:	15,237
Percentage5:	6.9%
Map Size:	300px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Cedric Richmond
Before Party:	Democratic Party (US)
After Election:	Cedric Richmond
After Party:	Democratic Party (US)

See also: Louisiana's 2nd congressional district. Democratic incumbent Cedric Richmond, who has represented the 2nd district since 2011, ran for re-election. He faced Democrat Gary Landrieu, Libertarian Samuel Davenport and Independent David Brooks in the election.^[4] Democrat Rufus H. Johnson had filed to run, but was disqualified following a lawsuit from Richmond's campaign.^[5]

District 3

Election Name:	2014 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district election
Country:	Louisiana
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 3
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 3
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:Rep. Charles Boustany (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Charles Boustany
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	185,867
Percentage1:	78.7%
Candidate2:	Russell Richard
Party2:	Independent (US)
Popular Vote2:	28,342
Percentage2:	12.0%
Image3:	File:3x4.svg
Candidate3:	Bryan Barrilleaux
Party3:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote3:	22,059
Percentage3:	9.3%
Map Size:	250px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Charles Boustany
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Charles Boustany
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: Louisiana's 3rd congressional district. Republican incumbent Charles Boustany, who has represented the 3rd district since 2013, and previously represented the 7th district from 2005 to 2013, considered running for the U.S. Senate, but instead ran for re-election.^[3] He faced Republican Bryan Barrilleaux and Independent Russell Richard in the election.^[4]

District 4

Election Name:	2014 Louisiana's 4th congressional district election
Country:	Louisiana
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 4
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 4
Next Year:	2016
Image1:	File:John Fleming 113th Congress.jpg
Candidate1:	John Fleming
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
Popular Vote1:	152,683
Percentage1:	73.4%
Candidate2:	Randall Lord
Party2:	Libertarian Party (US)
Popular Vote2:	55,236
Percentage2:	26.6%
Map Size:	200px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	John Fleming
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	John Fleming
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: Louisiana's 4th congressional district. Republican incumbent John Fleming, who has represented the 4th district since 2009, considered running for the U.S. Senate, but instead ran for re-election.^[6] He faced Libertarian Randall Lord in the election. Democrat Justin Ansley had been running, but withdrew from the race.^[4]

District 5

Election Name:	2014 Louisiana's 5th congressional district election
Country:	Louisiana
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2013 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election
Previous Year:	2013 (special)
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 5
Next Year:	2016
1Blank:	First round
2Blank:	Runoff
Image1:	File:Ralph Abraham official congressional photo (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Ralph Abraham
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
1Data1:	55,489 23.2%
2Data1:	134,616 64.2%
Candidate2:	Jamie Mayo
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
1Data2:	67,611 28.2%
2Data2:	75,006 35.8%
Image3:	File:3x4.svg
Candidate3:	Zach Dasher
Party3:	Republican Party (US)
1Data3:	53,628 22.4%
2Data3:	Eliminated
Candidate4:	Vance McAllister
Party4:	Republican Party (US)
1Data4:	26,606 11.1%
2Data4:	Eliminated
Image5:	File:Clyde C. Holloway.jpg
Candidate5:	Clyde C. Holloway
Party5:	Republican Party (US)
1Data5:	17,877 7.5%
2Data5:	Eliminated
Map Size:	200px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Vance McAllister
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Ralph Abraham
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: Louisiana's 5th congressional district. The incumbent is Republican Vance McAllister, who had represented the district since winning a special election in 2013. In early April 2014, following the release of a video that showed the married McAllister kissing a female staffer who was the wife of a friend, McAllister faced calls for him to resign, which he resisted.^{[7] [8]} Though he initially said that he planned to run for re-election,^[9] on April 28, 2014, he announced that he would serve out his term and not run for re-election.^{[10] [11]} However, he later changed his mind and ran for re-election.^{[10] [12]} He did not survive the "top two" primary and was eliminated from the runoff election on December 6.

Candidates

Republican

Declared

• Ralph Abraham, Mangham physician^[13]
• Harris Brown, Monroe businessman and son of former State Senator William Denis Brown, III^[14]
• Zach Dasher, pharmaceutical representative and first cousin of the Robertson family^{[15] [16]}
• Clyde C. Holloway, Public Service Commissioner, former U.S. Representative and candidate for the seat in 2013^{[17] [4]}
• Vance McAllister, incumbent U.S. Representative^{[10] [12]}
• Ed Tarpley, Alexandria lawyer and former Grant Parish District Attorney and candidate for Louisiana Attorney General in 1995^[18]

Withdrew

• Jeff Guerriero, attorney^[19]

Declined

• Rodney Alexander, former secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs and former U.S. Representative^{[20] [21]}
• Charles "Bubba" Chaney, state representative^[7]
• Elbert Guillory, state senator^{[7] [22]}
• Chris Hazel, state representative^[23]
• Frank A. Hoffmann, state representative^[7]
• Jay Morris, state representative and candidate for the seat in 2013^[24]
• Neil Riser, state senator and candidate for the seat in 2013^{[24] [25]}
• Adam Terry, McAllister's chief of staff^[24]
• Mike Walsworth, state senator^[7]

Democratic

Declared

• Jamie Mayo, Mayor of Monroe and candidate for the seat in 2013^[26]

Declined

• Marcus Hunter, state representative and candidate for the seat in 2013^[7]
• Bob Johnson, state representative and candidate for the seat in 2013^[7]
• Jacques Roy, Mayor of Alexandria^[27]

Libertarian

Declared

• Charles Saucier^{[19] [4]}

Withdrew

• Clay Grant, businessman and candidate for the seat in 2012^{[23] [4]}

Green

Declared

• Eliot Barron, realtor, Red Cross volunteer and veteran^{[23] [4]}

Jungle primary

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ralph Abraham (R)	Eliot Barron (G)	Harris Brown (R)	Zach Dasher (R)	Clay Grant (L)	Jeff Guerriero (R)	Clyde C. Holloway (R)	Jamie Mayo (D)	Vance McAllister (R)	Charles Saucier (L)	Ed Tarpley (R)	Other	Undecided
Glascock Group^[28]	October 2014	501	—	align=center	25%	2%	7%	15%	—	—	10%	align=center	18%	16%	2%	6%	—	—
Glascock Group^[29]	October 2014	—	—	align=center	20%	<1%	6%	11%	—	—	6%	18%	align=center	24%	<1%	2%	—	12%
Cygnal^[30]	September 22–24, 2014	504	± 4.36%	11%	—	5%	13%	—	—	8%	align=center	19%	align=center	17%	—	2%	3%^[31]	align=center	22%
JMC Analytics ^[32]	September 13, 2014	—	—	align=center	17%	—	—	—	—	—	—	align=center	22%	13%	—	—	—	—
Glascock Group^[33]	August 2014	466	—	align=center	22%	4%	11%	7%	—	4%	9%	15%	align=center	20%	2%	6%	—	—
Glascock Group	August 2014	519	—	18%	—	6%	14%	5%	—	—	align=center	21%	align=center	27%	—	9%	—	—

Jungle primary with McAllister and Riser

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Ralph Abraham (R)	Harris Brown (R)	Clay Grant (L)	Robert Johnson (D)	Jamie Mayo (D)	Vance McAllister (R)	Neil Riser (R)	Ed Tarpley (R)	Undecided
Glascock Group^[34] ^[35] ^[36]	June 2014	—	—	13%	2.8%	3.8%	8.5%	13.5%	align=center	26.1%	align=center	25.6%	6.8%	34.8%

Jungle primary without McAllister

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Harris Brown (R)	Zach Dasher (R)	Clay Grant (L)	Robert Johnson (D)	Jamie Mayo (D)	Jay Morris (R)	Neil Riser (R)	Ed Tarpley (R)
Glascock Group^[37]	May 5–9, 2014	503	± ?	9%	8%	2%	9%	align=center	14%	6%	align=center	48%	5%

Results

Runoff

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Vance McAllister (R)	Neil Riser (R)	Undecided
Glascock Group	June 2014	?	± ?	49%	align=center	51%	—
Glascock Group^[38]	April 14, 2014	1,300	± ?	44%	align=center	56%	—

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Vance McAllister (R)	Chris Hazel (R)	Undecided
Glascock Group	April 14, 2014	1,300	± ?	48%	align=center	52%	—

• * Internal poll for the Ralph Abraham campaign

Neither having received 50% in the primary, Mayo and Abraham will face each other in the runoff.^[39]

Results

District 6

Election Name:	2014 Louisiana's 6th congressional district election
Country:	Louisiana
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 6
Previous Year:	2012
Next Election:	2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 6
Next Year:	2016
1Blank:	First round
2Blank:	Runoff
Image1:	File:Garret Graves official congressional photo (cropped).jpg
Candidate1:	Garret Graves
Party1:	Republican Party (US)
1Data1:	70,715 27.4%
2Data1:	139,209 62.4%
Candidate2:	Edwin Edwards
Party2:	Democratic Party (US)
1Data2:	77,866 30.1%
2Data2:	83,781 37.6%
Image3:	File:3x4.svg
Candidate3:	Paul Dietzel
Party3:	Republican Party (US)
1Data3:	35,024 13.5%
2Data3:	Eliminated
Candidate4:	Dan Claitor
Party4:	Republican Party (US)
1Data4:	26,524 10.3%
2Data4:	Eliminated
Candidate5:	Lenar Whitney
Party5:	Republican Party (US)
1Data5:	19,151 7.4%
2Data5:	Eliminated
Map Size:	200px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:	Bill Cassidy
Before Party:	Republican Party (US)
After Election:	Garret Graves
After Party:	Republican Party (US)

See also: Louisiana's 6th congressional district. Incumbent Republican Bill Cassidy, who had represented the 6th district since 2009, ran for the United States Senate seat then held by Mary Landrieu.^[40]

Candidates

Republican

Declared

• Bob Bell, Tea Party activist and retired U.S. Navy captain
• Dan Claitor, state senator
• Norm Clark, disabled veteran and Ph.D. candidate in LSU's political science program^[41]
• Paul Dietzel, businessman^[42]
• Garret Graves, former adviser to Governor Bobby Jindal^[43]
• Craig McCulloch, physical therapist and businessman^[41]
• Charles "Trey" Thomas, LSU Tigers football player
• Lenar Whitney, state representative^[44]

Withdrew

• Cassie Felder, attorney (endorsed Dan Claitor)^[45]

Declined

• Bill Cassidy, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for U.S. Senate)
• Hunter Greene, state representative^[46]
• Ryan Heck, Baton Rouge Metro Councilman^[41]
• Shelley Hendrix, autism awareness advocate^[47]
• Jeff Landry, former U.S. Representative (running for Attorney General of Louisiana in 2015)^[48]
• Erich Ponti, state representative^[46]
• Chas Roemer, president of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education^[46]

Democratic

Declared

• Edwin Edwards, former Governor of Louisiana and former U.S. Representative^[49]
• Richard Dean Lieberman, real estate broker^[47]
• Peter Williams^[4]

Declined

• Quentin Anderson, resource development campaign manager for the Capital Area United Way^[47]
• Ted James, state representative^[46]

Libertarian

Declared

• Rufus Holt Craig Jr., attorney, Democratic candidate for the seat in 2004 and Libertarian candidate for the seat in 2012^[4]

Jungle primary

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Bell (R)	Dan Claitor (R)	Paul Dietzel (R)	Edwin Edwards (D)	Cassie Felder (R)	Garret Graves (R)	Richard Lieberman (D)	Craig McCulloch (R)	Charles Thomas (R)	Lenar Whitney (R)	Other	Undecided
Jefferson Research (R-Whitney)^[50]	September 23–24, 2014	4,885	—	—	11%	14%	align=center	35%	1%	10%	2%	4%	1%	align=center	16%	align=center	6%	align=center	—
Glascock Group^[51]	September 2014	—	—	4%	align=center	19%	align=center	19%	align=center	32%	3%	7%	1%	2%	1%	11%	align=center colspan=2	40%
JMC Analytics (R-Dietzel)^[52]	July 26, 2014	576	±4.1%	—	9%	align=center	13%	align=center	35%	—	3%	—	—	—	—	align=center colspan=2	40%
Glascock Group^[53]	June 2014	687	±3%	—	align=center	16%	align=center	16%	align=center	32%	—	—	—	—	—	—	align=center colspan=2	36%
JMC Analytics^[54]	April 10–12, 2014	621	±3.9%	—	align=center	11%	align=center	11%	align=center	32%	2%	2%	—	1%	—	—	10%^[55]	align=center	30%
Glascock Group^[56]	March 2014	718	±3%	—	align=center	20%	19%	align=center	43%	4%	4%	2%	4%	3%	—	—	align=center	25%

Results

Runoff

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Garrett Graves (R)	Edwin Edwards (D)	Undecided
JMC Analytics^[57]	November 17, 2014	793	± 3.5%	align=center	61%	35%	4%
Glascock Group	March 2014	718	± 3%	align=center	53%	47%	—

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Dan Claitor (R)	Paul Dietzel (R)	Undecided
JMC Analytics^[58]	February 24–25, 2014	581	± 4.1%	17%	align=center	18%	align=center	65%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Dan Claitor (R)	Edwin Edwards (D)	Undecided
Glascock Group	September 2014	?	±?	align=center	59%	41%	—
Glascock Group	March 2014	718	± 3%	align=center	52.3%	47.7%	—

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Paul Dietzel (R)	Edwin Edwards (D)	Undecided
Glascock Group	September 2014	?	±?	align=center	60%	40%	—
JMC Analytics	April 10–12, 2014	621	± 3.9%	align=center	48%	39%	13%
JMC Analytics	February 24–25, 2014	581	± 4.1%	align=center	43%	34%	23%

Poll source	Date(s) administered	class=small	Sample size	Margin of error	Lenar Whitney (R)	Edwin Edwards (D)	Undecided
Glascock Group	September 2014	?	±?	align=center	55%	45%	—

Neither having achieved 50% of the popular in the primary, Edwards and Graves contested in a runoff election.^[39]

Results

See also

• 2014 United States House of Representatives elections
• 2014 United States elections

External links

• U.S. House elections in Louisiana, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elections 2014 . June 24, 2013.
2. Web site: Haas. Karen L.. Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2014. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. October 28, 2019. March 9, 2015.
3. Web site: Boustany and Scalise won't run against Landrieu in 2014, but others keep options open . https://web.archive.org/web/20130307020127/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/03/boustany_wont_run_against_land.html . dead . March 7, 2013 . March 5, 2013 . . Bruce . Alpert . April 22, 2013.
4. Web site: Candidate Inquiry. September 13, 2014. Louisiana Secretary of State.
5. Web site: Congressman Cedric Richmond sues would-be candidate Rufus Johnson, claims Johnson is ineligible for Nov. 4 primary election. October 24, 2014. November 25, 2014. The Louisiana Record.
6. Web site: Fleming decides not to run for Senate. https://archive.today/20130630004230/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/04/fleming_decides_not_to_run_for.html. dead. June 30, 2013. April 4, 2013. April 22, 2013. The Times-Picayune. Bruce. Alpert.
7. Web site: Vance McAllister should resign, says state lawmaker. https://web.archive.org/web/20140409015830/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/04/mcallister_should_resign_says.html. dead. April 9, 2014. April 8, 2014. April 9, 2014. The Times-Picayune. Lauren McGaughy.
8. Web site: Louisiana Republican chairman calling for McAllister's resignation. April 9, 2014. April 10, 2014. The Hill. Lauren McGaughy.
9. Web site: Rep. Vance McAllister plans on running for re-election. April 8, 2014. April 9, 2014. Shreveport Times. Lauren McGaughy.
10. Web site: UPDATE: McAllister won't seek re-election, will finish term. April 28, 2014. April 28, 2014. The News-Star. Greg Hilburn.
11. Web site: Vance McAllister declares he will not seek re-election. April 29, 2014. April 29, 2014. The Advocate. Mark Ballard.
12. News: Embattled Rep. Vance McAllister is running for reelection. June 30, 2014. July 1, 2014. The Washington Post. Sullivan. Sean.
13. Web site: NELA Doctor Running for Congress. May 30, 2014. June 2, 2014. myarklamiss.com. November 10, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141110045638/http://www.myarklamiss.com/story/d/story/nela-doctor-running-for-congress/91351/n2Wcnu8DrkG-bKuzagMnNg. dead.
14. Web site: Harris Brown announces 5th District candidacy. May 14, 2014. June 2, 2014. KNOE. https://web.archive.org/web/20140602200713/http://www.knoe.com/story/25518274/harris-brown-announces-5th-district-candidacy. June 2, 2014. dead.
15. Web site: 'Duck Dynasty' cousin may run for McAllister's seat in Congress, News Star reports. https://web.archive.org/web/20140508031824/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/05/duck_dynasty_cousin_may_run_fo.html. dead. May 8, 2014. May 5, 2014. May 7, 2014. nola.com. Julia O'Donoghue.
16. Web site: Duck Dynasty family cousin joins 5th District congressional race. https://web.archive.org/web/20140620024437/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/06/duck_dynasty_cousin_joins_5th.html. dead. June 20, 2014. June 16, 2014. June 17, 2014. The Times-Picayune. Julia O'Donoghue.
17. Web site: Open Field in the 5th Congressional District. April 28, 2014. April 29, 2014. LA Politics. Jeremy Alford. John Maginnis.
18. Web site: Ed Tarpley to run for Vance McAllister's US House seat. https://archive.today/20140415162349/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/04/ed_tarpley_to_run_for_vance_mc.html. dead. April 15, 2014. April 14, 2014. April 15, 2014. nola.com.
19. Web site: Guerriero withdraws from 5th District race. September 5, 2014. September 5, 2014. The News Star.
20. Web site: Former Rep. Alexander may seek old job back. April 10, 2014. April 10, 2014. The News Star. Greg Hilburn.
21. Web site: Spokeswoman: Alexander not running in 5th District. https://archive.today/20140415135555/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/04/spokeswoman_alexander_not_runn.html. dead. April 15, 2014. April 14, 2014. April 15, 2014. nola.com.
22. Web site: Sen @ElbertGuillory said he .... April 9, 2014. April 10, 2014. Twitter. Lauren McGaughy.
23. Web site: Boyce businessman Grant announces run for Congress; Hazel won't run for seat. April 28, 2014. April 29, 2014. The Town Talk. https://archive.today/20140429134307/http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20140429/NEWS01/304290022/Boyce-businessman-Grant-announces-run-Congress-Hazel-won-t-run-seat. April 29, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
24. Web site: Vance McAllister Kissing Video Could Prompt Flood of GOP Challengers. April 7, 2014. April 9, 2014. Roll Call. Emily Cahn.
25. Web site: Sen. Neil Riser says no to 2nd run for 5th Congressional District seat. https://web.archive.org/web/20140618193936/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/06/sen_neil_riser_says_no_to_2nd.html. dead. June 18, 2014. June 16, 2014. June 17, 2014. The Times-Picayune. Bruce Alpert.
26. News: Monroe Mayor Jamie Mayo enters 5th Congressional District race. Jillian Corder. July 6, 2014. Monroe News-Star. August 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140810155648/http://www.knoe.com/story/25950202/monroe-mayor-jamie-mayo-enters-5th-congressional-district-race. August 10, 2014. dead.
27. Web site: Several politicians show interest, but few commit to vie for 5th District seat. April 29, 2014. April 29, 2014. The News Star.
28. http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/28/abraham-leads-dasher-makes-move-th-district-poll/18062177/ Glascock Group
29. http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/politics/2014/10/09/mcallister-retakes-lead-th-district-poll/16964155/ Glascock Group
30. http://www.hannapub.com/ouachitacitizen/news/mayo-leads-dasher-moves-up-in-cygnal-poll/article_b76cccbe-4dc2-11e4-ba10-0017a43b2370.html Cygnal
31. "Third Party"
32. http://www.hannapub.com/ouachitacitizen/news/mayo-leads-dasher-moves-up-in-cygnal-poll/article_b76cccbe-4dc2-11e4-ba10-0017a43b2370.html JMC Analytics*
33. http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20140805/NEWS01/308050016/McAllister-leads-5th-District-poll Glascock Group
34. Web site: McAllister, Riser lead new poll. Greg Hilburn, The News-Star. June 15, 2014. September 26, 2014.
35. Web site: Elections - Shreveporttimes - shreveporttimes.com. Shreveporttimes. September 26, 2014.
36. Web site: Dubious Poll Puts Cassidy in the Lead; McAllister Comeback?. Bayoubuzz. September 26, 2014.
37. http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20140509/NEWS01/305090026/Poll-Riser-Mayo-top-field-5th-District-hopefuls Glascock Group
38. http://www.thenewsstar.com/article/20140416/NEWS01/304160030/Poll-McAllister-s-reputation-damaged-not-destroyed Glascock Group
39. http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Edwards-earns-runoff-spot-kiss-McAllister-goodbye-5872309.php Edwards earns runoff spot; kiss McAllister goodbye
40. Web site: Louisiana: Cassidy Challenging Landrieu. April 2, 2013. April 22, 2013. Roll Call. Kyle. Trygstad. April 5, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130405005335/http://atr.rollcall.com/louisiana-cassidy-challenging-landrieu/. dead.
41. Web site: Edwin Edwards brings signature banter to Twitter . https://web.archive.org/web/20140323054945/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/03/edwin_edwards_funny_twitter_lo.html . dead . March 23, 2014 . The Times-Picayune . Lauren McGaughy . March 20, 2014.
42. Web site: First Republican Enters Race for Cassidy's House Seat #LA06. May 2, 2013. February 6, 2014. Roll Call. Kyle Trygstad.
43. Web site: Jindal's ex-coastal leader running for Congress. February 26, 2014. February 28, 2014. WBRZ.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20140305123008/http://www.wbrz.com/news/jindal-s-ex-coastal-leader-running-for-congress/. March 5, 2014. dead.
44. Web site: State lawmaker from Houma announces congressional bid. May 31, 2014. June 2, 2014. Houma Today.
45. Web site: Cassie Felder drops out of 6th District race and endorses Dan Claitor. October 30, 2014. November 25, 2014. The Advocate.
46. Web site: Washington Watch: U.S. Senate race will open House seat. April 14, 2013. April 22, 2013. The Advocate. Jordan. Blum.
47. Web site: Shelley Hendrix could jump into 6th District race, report says. https://archive.today/20140212163154/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/6th_congress_br_shelley_hendri.html. dead. February 12, 2014. February 11, 2014. February 12, 2014. NOLA.com. Lauren McGaughy.
48. Web site: Former Congressman Jeff Landry announces run for Louisiana attorney general. https://web.archive.org/web/20140301170017/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/02/jeff_landry_louisiana_attorney.html. dead. March 1, 2014. February 24, 2014. February 25, 2014. NOLA.com. Lauren McGaughy.
49. News: It's official: Edwin Edwards is running for Congress. https://web.archive.org/web/20140318055639/http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/03/edwin_edwards_congress_announc.html. dead. March 18, 2014. March 17, 2014. March 18, 2014. NOLA.com.
50. http://thehayride.com/2014/09/is-lenar-whitney-in-the-lead-among-6th-district-gop-candidates/ Jefferson Research (R-Whitney)
51. http://laconservativealliance.blogspot.ca/2014/09/new-poll-edwards-still-leads-6th.html Glascock Group
52. http://www.businessinsider.com/r-louisianas-edwards-after-eight-years-in-prison-leads-poll-in-house-bid-2014-20 JMC Analytics (R-Dietzel)
53. http://www.businessinsider.com/r-louisianas-edwards-after-eight-years-in-prison-leads-poll-in-house-bid-2014-20 Glascock Group
54. http://lapolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Dietzel-Executive-Summary-Poll-2-RELEASE.pdf JMC Analytics
55. "Democrat" 6%, "Republican" 4%
56. http://lapolitics.com/2014/03/edwards-leads-congressional-poll/ Glascock Group
57. http://winwithjmc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/6th-CD-Executive-Summary.pdf JMC Analytics
58. http://lapolitics.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Dietzel-Executive-Summary-Poll-1-Runoff.pdf JMC Analytics