2014 United States Senate election in Louisiana explained

Election Name:	2014 United States Senate election in Louisiana
Country:	Louisiana
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	2008 United States Senate election in Louisiana
Previous Year:	2008
Election Date:	November 4, 2014 (first round) December 6, 2014 (runoff)
Next Election:	2020 United States Senate election in Louisiana
Next Year:	2020
1Blank:	First round
2Blank:	Runoff
Image1:	Bill Cassidy, official 111th Congress photo portrait (cropped 2).JPG
Nominee1:	Bill Cassidy
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
1Data1:	603,048 40.92%
2Data1:	712,379 55.93%
Nominee2:	Mary Landrieu
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
1Data2:	619,402 42.03%
2Data2:	561,210 44.07%
Image3:	Col Robert Maness.jpg
Nominee3:	Rob Maness
Party3:	Republican Party (United States)
1Data3:	202,556 13.74%
2Data3:	Eliminated
U.S. Senator
Before Election:	Mary Landrieu
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Bill Cassidy
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)
Turnout:	51.5% (first round)43.6% (runoff)

The 2014 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 4, 2014, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Louisiana.

Incumbent senator Mary Landrieu ran for re-election to a fourth term in office against U.S. Representative Bill Cassidy and several other candidates.

Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appear on the same ballot, regardless of party and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system (California and Washington have a similar "top two primary" system). Since no candidate received a majority of the vote in the primary election, a runoff election was held on December 6, 2014, between the top two candidates, Landrieu and Cassidy.^[1]

In the December 6 runoff, Cassidy defeated Landrieu by 11.86 percentage points (55.93% to 44.07%), settling the fate of the final Senate seat of the 2014 midterms, becoming the first Republican to hold this seat since 1883, and giving Senate Republicans 54 seats in the 114th Congress.^[2] This marked the first time since the resignation of William Pitt Kellogg in 1872 that both of Louisiana's Senate seats were held by Republicans, and rendered Cedric Richmond as Louisiana's only congressional Democrat.

Background

Elections in Louisiana, with the exception of U.S. presidential elections, follow a variation of the open primary system called the jungle primary. Candidates of any and all parties are listed on one ballot; voters need not limit themselves to the candidates of one party. Unless one candidate takes more than 50% of the vote in the first round, a run-off election is then held between the top two candidates, who may in fact be members of the same party. This scenario occurred in the 7th District congressional race in 1996, when Democrats Chris John and Hunter Lundy made the runoff for the open seat, and in 1999, when Republicans Suzanne Haik Terrell and Woody Jenkins made the runoff for Commissioner of Elections.

Candidates

Democratic Party

Declared

• Wayne Ables^[3]
• Mary Landrieu, incumbent U.S. Senator^[4]
• Vallian Senegal^[5]
• William Waymire, retired Marine^{[3] [6]}

Withdrew

• Raymond Brown, minister, civil rights activist and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 1998 and 2002 (endorsed Landrieu)^{[7] [8]}

Declined

• Edwin Edwards, former Governor of Louisiana and former U.S. Representative (running for LA-06)^[9]

Republican Party

Declared

• Bill Cassidy, U.S. Representative^[10]
• Thomas Clements, small business owner^[11]
• Rob Maness, retired U.S. Air Force Colonel^[12]

Withdrew

• Paul Hollis, state representative^{[13] [14]}

Declined

• Scott Angelle, member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission and former Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana^[15]
• Charles Boustany, U.S. Representative^[16]
• Jay Dardenne, Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana^[17]
• John Fleming, U.S. Representative^[18]
• Elbert Guillory, state senator^[19]
• Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana^[20]
• Jeff Landry, former U.S. Representative^[21]
• Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, former state representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2002^[22]
• Phil Robertson, reality television star^[23]
• Buddy Roemer, former governor of Louisiana, former U.S. Representative and candidate for President of the United States in 2012^[24]
• Chas Roemer, president of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and son of former governor Buddy Roemer^[25]
• Steve Scalise, U.S. Representative^[16]
• Alan Seabaugh, state representative^[26]

Libertarian Party

Declared

• Brannon McMorris, electrical engineer^[27]

Jungle primary

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 14, 2014
• Complete video of debate, October 29, 2014

Polling

Poll source				Mary Landrieu (D)	Bill Cassidy (R)	Paul Hollis (R)	Rob Maness (R)	Other	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[28]	August 16–19, 2013	721	± 3.6%		48%		24%	—	5%	—	23%
align=left	Southern Media & Opinion Research^[29]	November 6–12, 2013	600	± 4%		41%		34%	—	10%	—	16%
align=left	Harper Polling^[30]	January 19–20, 2014	992	± 3.11%		42%		29%	4%	4%	—	20%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[31]	February 6–9, 2014	635	± 3.9%		43%		25%	5%	3%	—		25%
align=left	Magellan Strategies^[32]	March 24–26, 2014	600	± 4.1%		39%		26%	3%	3%	—		28%
align=left	Harper Polling^[33]	April 7–9, 2014	538	± 4.22%		40%		35%	3%	4%	—	18%
align=left	New York Times/Kaiser Family^[34]	April 8–15, 2014	946	± ?		42%		18%	5%	4%	3%		27%
align=left	Southern Media & Opinion Research^[35]	April 28–30, 2014	600	± 4%		36%		35%	4%	7%	—	18%
align=left	Greenberg Quinlan Rosner^[36]	May 5–8, 2014	600	± 4%		48%		29%	8%	7%	—	8%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[37]	June 26–29, 2014	664	± 3.8%		44%		27%	5%	8%	—	17%
align=left	Senate Conservatives Fund^[38]	August 16–18, 2014	600	± 4%		43%		32%	—	16%	1%	8%
align=left	CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[39]	August 18 – September 2, 2014	870	± 5%		36%		38%	—	10%	3%^[40]	11%
align=left	Greenberg Quinlan Rosner^[41]	August 28 – September 2, 2014	600	± 4%		47%		32%	—	13%	—	8%
align=left	Gravis Marketing^[42]	September 5–9, 2014	426	± 5%		45%		30%	—	14%	—	12%
align=left	Fox News^[43]	September 14–16, 2014	617	± 4%		31%		35%	—	7%	—	16%
align=left rowspan=2	CNN/ORC^[44]	September 22–25, 2014	610 LV	± 4%		43%		40%	—	9%	4%	4%
866 RV	± 3.5%			45%		35%	—	8%	6%	5%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[45]	September 25–28, 2014	1,141	± 2.9%		42%		34%	—	12%	2%	10%
align=left	Hickman Analytics^[46]	September 26 – October 2, 2014	502	± 4.4%		39%		30%	—	6%	5%^[47]	19%
align=left	0ptimus^[48]	September 30 – October 2, 2014	5,711	± 1.3%		38%		36%	—	18%	—	9%
align=left	Rasmussen Reports^[49]	October 13–14, 2014	965	± 3%		41%		38%	—	14%	2%	5%
align=left	Vox Populi Polling^[50]	October 13–14, 2014	546	± 4.2%		38%		38%	—	10%	6%^[51]	8%
align=left	Multi-Quest International^[52]	October 14–19, 2014	605	± 4%		36%		32%	—	6%	3%	23%
align=left	Rasmussen Reports	October 22–23, 2014	988	± 3%		43%		36%	—	13%	3%	6%
align=left	CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[53]	October 16–23, 2014	1,316	± 5%		37%		32%	—	5%	5%^[54]	19%
align=left	University of New Orleans^[55]	October 11–24, 2014	590	± 4.1%		38%		33%	—	7%	1%	21%
align=left	Suffolk University^[56]	October 23–26, 2014	500	± 4%		36%		35%	—	11%	3%^[57]	15%
align=left rowspan=2	NBC News/Marist^[58]	October 26–30, 2014	630 LV	± 3.9%		44%		36%	—	15%	1%	4%
961 RV	± 3.2%			42%		35%	—	15%	1%	6%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[59]	October 30 – November 1, 2014	1,003	± 3.1%		43%		35%	—	15%	1%	6%

Jungle primary

Poll source				Mary Landrieu (D)	Bill Cassidy (R)	John Fleming (R)	Elbert Guillory (R)	Chas Roemer (R)	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling	August 16–19, 2013	721	± 3.6%		47%		20%	—	6%	2%		25%
align=left	Public Opinion Strategies^^[60]	March 3–5, 2013	500	± 4.38%		47%	14%		15%	—	6%	18%

• ^ Internal poll for John Fleming Campaign

Republican primary

Results

Runoff

Debates

• Complete video of debate, December 1, 2014

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
align=left	The Cook Political Report^[62]		November 21, 2014
align=left	Sabato's Crystal Ball^[63]		December 4, 2014
align=left	Rothenberg Political Report^[64]		November 6, 2014
align=left	Real Clear Politics^[65]		November 19, 2014

Polling

Poll source				Mary Landrieu (D)	Bill Cassidy (R)	Other	Undecided
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[66]	February 8–12, 2013	603	± 4%		50%	40%	—	10%
align=left	Harper Polling	April 6–7, 2013	541	± 4.21%		46%	41%	—	13%
align=left	On Message Inc.^[67]	August 13–15, 2013	600	± 4.0%		45%	43%	—	12%
align=left	Harper Polling^[68]	August 14–15, 2013	596	± 4.01%	45%		47%	—	8%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	August 16–19, 2013	721	± 3.6%		50%	40%	—	10%
align=left	Harper Polling^[69]	September 22–23, 2013	561	± 4.14%		46%	44%	—	10%
align=left	Public Policy Polling^[70]	October 14–15, 2013	632	± 3.9%		48%	41%	—	11%
align=left	Harper Polling	January 19–20, 2014	992	± 3.11%	44%		45%	—	11%
align=left	Rasmussen Reports	January 28–29, 2014	500	± 4.5%	40%		44%	5%	11%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	February 6–9, 2014	635	± 3.9%		45%	44%	—	10%
align=left	Hickman Analytics^[71]	February 17–24, 2014	404	± 4.9%	42%		46%	—	11%
align=left	Voter/Consumer Research^[72]	February 20–25, 2014	600	± 4%		45%	44%	1%	9%
align=left	Harper Polling	April 7–9, 2014	538	± 4.22%	43%		47%	—	10%
align=left	Magellan Strategies^[73]	April 14–15, 2014	775	± 3.52%	42%		44%	10%	4%
align=left	Greenberg Quinlan Rosner	May 5–8, 2014	600	± 4%	49%	49%	—	2%
align=left	Magellan Strategies^[74]	June 5–8, 2014	719	± 3.65%	44%		50%	5%	1%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	June 26–29, 2014	664	± 3.8%	47%	47%	—	6%
align=left	Rasmussen Reports	July 8–9, 2014	750	± 4%		46%	43%	5%	6%
align=left	CBS News/NYT/YouGov^[75]	July 5–24, 2014	1,456	± 3.5%	46%		47%	6%	2%
align=left	Senate Conservatives Fund	August 16–18, 2014	600	± 4%		49%	43%	—	8%
align=left	Greenberg Quinlan Rosner	August 28 – September 2, 2014	600	± 4%		48%	46%	—	6%
align=left	Rasmussen Reports	September 2–3, 2014	800	± 3.5%	41%		44%	9%	6%
align=left	Gravis Marketing	September 5–9, 2014	426	± 5%	45%	45%	—	10%
align=left	Fox News	September 14–16, 2014	617	± 4%	38%		51%	—	9%
align=left rowspan=2	CNN/ORC	September 22–25, 2014	610 LV	± 4%	47%		50%	—	3%
866 RV	± 3.5%			51%	45%	—	4%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	September 25–28, 2014	1,141	± 2.9%	45%		48%	—	7%
align=left	CBS News/NYT/YouGov	September 20 – October 1, 2014	2,187	± 2%	41%		47%	0%	13%
align=left	Hickman Analytics	September 26 – October 2, 2014	502	± 4.4%	45%		46%	—	9%
align=left	Rasmussen Reports	October 13–14, 2014	965	± 3%	43%		52%	—	5%
align=left	Vox Populi Polling	October 13–14, 2014	546	± 4.2%	44%		48%	—	8%
align=left	Multi-Quest International	October 14–19, 2014	605	± 4%	40%		43%	—	17%
align=left	Rasmussen Reports	October 22–23, 2014	988	± 3%	46%		50%	—	4%
align=left	CBS News/NYT/YouGov	October 16–23, 2014	1,316	± 5%	42%		46%	0%	12%
align=left	University of New Orleans^[76]	October 11–24, 2014	590	± 4.1%	43%		51%	—	6%
align=left	Suffolk University^[77]	October 23–26, 2014	500	± 4%	41%		48%	—	11%
align=left rowspan=2	NBC News/Marist	October 26–30, 2014	630 LV	± 3.9%	45%		50%	1%	5%
961 RV	± 3.2%		44%		49%	2%	6%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	October 30 – November 1, 2014	1,003	± 3.1%	47%		48%	—	5%
align=left	Gravis Marketing^[78]	November 12–14, 2014	643	± 4%	38%		59%	—	3%
align=left	Vox Populi Polling^[79]	November 16–17, 2014	761	± 3.55%	42%		53%	—	5%
align=left	Rasmussen Reports	November 16–19, 2014	1,000	± 3%	41%		56%	—	3%
align=left	JJMC Analytics^[80]	November 20, 2014	754	± 3.6%	40%		55%	—	5%
align=left	GEB International^[81]	November 20, 2014	850	± 3.36%	34%		60%	—	6%
align=left	WPA Opinion Research^[82]	November 24–25, 2014	500	± 4.4%	33%		57%	—	10%
align=left	Rasmussen Reports	December 2–4, 2014	1,000	± 3%	40%		56%	—	4%

Poll source				Mary Landrieu (D)	Elbert Guillory (R)	Undecided
align=left	Harper Polling	August 14–15, 2013	596	± 4.01%	44%	44%	11%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	August 16–19, 2013	721	± 3.6%		50%	36%	14%

Poll source				Mary Landrieu (D)	Rob Maness (R)	Other	Undecided
align=left	Harper Polling	August 14–15, 2013	596	± 4.01%		47%	41%	—	12%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	August 16–19, 2013	721	± 3.6%		50%	37%	—	13%
align=left	Public Policy Polling	February 6–9, 2014	635	± 3.9%		47%	42%	—	10%
align=left	Senate Conservatives Fund	August 16–18, 2014	600	± 4%		48%	44%	—	8%
align=left rowspan=2	CNN/ORC	September 22–25, 2014	610 LV	± 4%	48%	48%	—	4%
866 RV	± 3.5%			53%	42%	—	5%
align=left rowspan=2	NBC News/Marist	October 26–30, 2014	630 LV	± 3.9%	46%		50%	1%	4%
961 RV	± 3.2%		46%		47%	1%	5%

Results

Parishes that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Allen (Largest city: Oakdale)
• Avoyelles (Largest city: Marksville)
• Calcasieu (Largest city: Lake Charles)
• Cameron (Largest community: Grand Lake)
• Claiborne (Largest town: Homer)
• Concordia (Largest city: Vidalia)
• DeSoto (Largest city: Mansfield)
• East Feliciana (Largest town: Jackson)
• Evangeline (Largest city: Ville Platte)
• Iberia (Largest city: New Iberia)
• Jefferson Davis (Largest city: Jennings)
• Lafourche (Largest city: Thibodaux)
• Morehouse (Largest city: Bastrop)
• Natchitoches (Largest city: Natchitoches)
• Plaquemines (Largest community: Belle Chasse)
• Red River (Largest town: Coushatta)
• Saint Martin (Largest city: Breaux Bridge)
• Saint Mary (Largest city: Morgan City)
• Washington (Largest city: Bogalusa)
• Webster (Largest city: Minden)
• West Feliciana (Largest town: St. Francisville)
• West Baton Rouge (Largest city: Port Allen)

By congressional district

Cassidy won 5 of the 6 congressional districts in Louisiana.

District	Cassidy	Landrieu	Representative
		65.64%	34.36%		Steve Scalise
		19.64%	80.36%		Cedric Richmond
		66.19%	33.81%		Charles Boustany
		58.38%	41.62%		John Fleming
		60.96%	39.04%		Ralph Abraham
		64.03%	35.97%		Garret Graves

See also

• 2014 United States Senate elections
• 2014 United States elections

External links

• Elections Division from the Louisiana Secretary of State
• U.S. Senate elections in Louisiana, 2014 at Ballotpedia
• Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets
• Mary Landrieu for Senate
• Bill Cassidy for Senate

Notes and References

1. Web site: Louisiana Senate race going to runoff - CNN.com . . November 5, 2014 . CNN . December 17, 2014.
2. Web site: Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu Ousted in Louisiana Election by Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy . Reid J. Epstein . December 7, 2014 . WSJ . December 17, 2014.
3. Web site: A look at candidates signed up for Nov. 4 election . August 21, 2014 . August 22, 2014 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114202/http://www.kplctv.com/story/26339439/a-look-at-candidates-signed-up-for-nov-4-election . August 26, 2014 . dead .
4. Web site: Sen. Mary Landrieu plans to seek a fourth Senate term . February 5, 2011 . NOLA.
5. Web site: Senate race just getting started . September 3, 2014 . September 7, 2014 . Bayou Buzz.
6. Web site: Louisiana's long shot Senate candidates fight system for votes . October 14, 2014 . October 26, 2014 . nola.com.
7. Web site: Louisiana US Senate race: An online debate for the future . August 28, 2014 . September 7, 2014 . Bayou Buzz . September 8, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140908015902/http://www.bayoubuzz.com/buzz/latest-buzz/item/733895-louisiana-us-senate-race-an-online-debate-for-the-future . dead .
8. Web site: New Orleans preacher Raymond Brown disqualified from U.S. Senate race . September 17, 2014 . October 26, 2014 . nola.com.
9. Web site: It's official: Edwin Edwards is running for Congress . March 17, 2014 . March 18, 2014 . NOLA.com.
10. Web site: Louisiana: Cassidy Challenging Landrieu . April 2, 2013 . April 4, 2013 . . Kyle . Trygstad . April 5, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130405005335/http://atr.rollcall.com/louisiana-cassidy-challenging-landrieu/ . dead .
11. Web site: Thomas Clements Announces Run for U.S. Senate in 2014 . December 7, 2013 . July 28, 2014 . . https://archive.today/20140806095805/http://www.katc.com/news/thomas-clements-announces-run-for-u-s-senate-in-2014/ . August 6, 2014 . dead .
12. Web site: DeMint-Linked Group Eyes Louisiana Senate Candidate . May 15, 2013 . May 15, 2013 . . Kyle . Trygstad . June 9, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130609215519/http://atr.rollcall.com/demint-linked-group-eyes-louisiana-senate-candidate/ . dead .
13. Web site: LOUISIANA . December 23, 2013 . December 24, 2013 . Politics1.
14. Web site: Louisiana Senate Race Has One Fewer Republican . . July 14, 2014 . July 14, 2014 . Emily . Cahn . July 28, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140728023000/http://atr.rollcall.com/republican-withdraws-from-louisiana-senate-race/?dcz= . dead .
15. Web site: Mary Landrieu's 2014 Playbook is Her Own . March 29, 2013 . March 31, 2013 . Gibson . Ginger. .
16. Web site: Boustany and Scalise won't run against Landrieu in 2014, but others keep options open . March 5, 2013 . April 21, 2013 . . Bruce . Alpert.
17. News: Tagean Goddard . Dardenne Will Not Challenge Landrieu . Political Wire . March 15, 2013 . March 16, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130315183157/http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/03/15/dardenne_will_not_challenge_landrieu.html . March 15, 2013 . dead .
18. Web site: Fleming Won't Join Cassidy In La. Senate Run . April 4, 2013 . April 4, 2013 . . Sarah . Mimms . https://web.archive.org/web/20130406061132/http://www.nationaljournal.com/blogs/hotlineoncall/2013/04/fleming-won-t-join-cassidy-in-la-senate-run-04 . April 6, 2013 . dead .
19. Web site: State Sen. Guillory rules out run for U.S Senate, endorses Bill Cassidy . December 2, 2013 . December 2, 2013 . . Bruce . Alpert.
20. Web site: In 2014, GOP gets third crack at Senate . November 11, 2012 . November 11, 2012 . . Dave . Catanese.
21. Web site: Former La. Rep. Jeff Landry forms SuperPAC . April 9, 2013 . February 12, 2014 . Best of New Orleans . Kevin Allman . February 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140223151458/http://www.bestofneworleans.com/blogofneworleans/archives/2013/04/09/former-la-rep-jeff-landry-forms-superpac . dead .
22. Web site: Tony Perkins Suggests He May Run For David Vitter's Senate Seat: 'I Never Say Never' . January 22, 2013 . February 12, 2014 . The Huffington Post . Mollie Reilly.
23. Web site: 'Duck Dynasty' patriarch rules out Senate run . . February 12, 2014 . February 12, 2014 . Alexandra . Jaffe.
24. Web site: Buddy Roemer, Former Louisiana Governor, discusses how money has corrupted our political systems . February 6, 2013 . May 26, 2013 . . Locke . Meredith.
25. Web site: Politics in 6th Congressional District already intense . December 24, 2013 . January 7, 2014 . HoumaToday.com . January 7, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140107084918/http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20131224/ARTICLES/131229821?p=4&tc=pg#gsc.tab=0 . dead .
26. Web site: Potential Senate Opponent Instead Backs Cassidy in Louisiana . November 4, 2013 . November 4, 2013 . Roll Call . Kyle Trygstad . November 5, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131105164938/http://atr.rollcall.com/potential-senate-opponent-instead-backs-cassidy-in-louisiana/ . dead .
27. Web site: Senate race now deemed a tossup . January 24, 2014 . January 24, 2014 . . Jordan . Blum . https://web.archive.org/web/20140409120146/https://www.theadvocate.com/home/8180690-125/senate-race-now-deemed-a/. April 9, 2014.
28. http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2011/PPP_Release_LA_082013.pdf Public Policy Polling
29. http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/11/louisiana_poll_landrieu_cassidy_jindal_vitter.html Southern Media & Opinion Research
30. http://www.americancrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/AC-Toplines-2-7-14.pdf Harper Polling
31. http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2014/PPP_Release_LA_211.pdf Public Policy Polling
32. https://www.scribd.com/doc/216344549/LA-Sen-LA-Gov-Magellan-for-Lane-Grigsby-March-2014 Magellan Strategies
33. http://www.americancrossroads.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/AC-14.04-LA-Toplines.pdf Harper Polling
34. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/04/23/upshot/24upshot-south-poll.html?smid=tw-share New York Times/Kaiser Family
35. http://www.bayoubuzz.com/buzz/item/664287-breaking-smor-poll-landrieu-hits-new-low-39 Southern Media & Opinion Research
36. https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2014/05/16/mary-landrieus-winning-math-501-literally/ Greenberg Quinlan Rosner
37. http://www.publicpolicypolling.com/pdf/2014/PPP_Release_LA_701.pdf Public Policy Polling
38. https://web.archive.org/web/20140901104817/http://www.senateconservatives.com/site/post/2811/col-rob-maness-surges-in-louisiana-senate-race Senate Conservatives Fund
39. https://today.yougov.com/news/2014/09/07/battleground-tracker-2014-louisiana/ CBS News/NYT/YouGov
40. Thomas Clements 2%, Brannon McMorris 1%, Other 0%
41. https://www.scribd.com/doc/239575871/LA-Sen-GQR-for-Senate-Majority-PAC-Sept-2014 Greenberg Quinlan Rosner
42. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006113124/http://media.townhall.com/townhall/blog/louisianapollingseptember2014.pdf Gravis Marketing
43. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/interactive/2014/09/17/senate-battlegrounds-louisiana/ Fox News
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47. Wayne Ables (D) 0%, Thomas Clements (R) 1%, Brannon McMorris (L) 3%, Vallian Senegal (D) 0%, William Waymire (D) 1%
48. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009185342/http://0ptimus.com/analysis/louisiana 0ptimus
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51. Brannon McMorris (L) 2%, Other 4%
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54. Wayne Ables (D) 0%, Raymond Brown (D) 1%, Thomas Clements (R) 1%, Brannon McMorris (L) 3%, Vallian Senegal (D) 0%, William Waymire (D) 0%, Other 0%
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56. http://www.suffolk.edu/documents/SUPRC/10_27_2014_marginals.pdf Suffolk University
57. Wayne Ables (D) 1%, Thomas Clements (R) 1%, Brannon McMorris (L) 1%, Vallian Senegal (D) 0%, William Waymire (D) 0%
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