Here's who we think will win the 2020 elections in Louisiana 8 Electoral votes 1 Senate race 6 House races Published 11/19/2019 5:00 PM EST Updated 11/2/2020 4:30 AM EDT Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District is a squiggly strip that runs from New Orleans to Baton Rouge, encompassing surrounding areas. (WAFB) - Below are the results for the U.S. Representative, 2nd Congressional District race. Harris, who helped lead clashes with Gov. Julia Barnhill Letlow, a Republican who lives in Richland Parish, announced her campaign launch in a statement and a radio interview ahead … (KNOE) - The race for the state’s 5th Congressional District seat is heating up with nine candidates vying for incumbent Ralph Abraham’s position. Published: Nov. 4, 2020 at 11:24 AM CST NEW ORLEANS … FILE - In this July 22, 2020 file photo, Luke Letlow, R-Start, chief of staff to exiting U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, speaks after signing up to run for Louisiana's 5th Congressional … Letlow is the first member of Congress (or Congressman-elect) to die of COVID-19 complications. State Sen. Accused murderer qualifies for Louisiana congressional race from jail Greg Hilburn, Monroe News-Star 1/22/2021. PHOTO BY PATRICK DENNIS State Sen. By WAFB Staff | November 4, 2020 at 5:59 AM CST - Updated November 4 at 5:59 AM BATON ROUGE, La. Letlow's campaign released a video of Kennedy's endorsement Monday as early voting resumed for the March 20 special election. It is a shocking and tragic story. Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District race heads to runoff. Louisiana voters picked the winning presidential candidate in every election from 1972 to 2004. The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana primary was held on November 3, 2020, with candidates that receive a simple majority being elected. A runoff election for the 5th district was held on December 5, 2020. In any race where no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote, a … While Rep. Cedric Richmond might not have yet resigned to take his White House post, the contest to succeed him in the Second Congressional District race is certainly underway. 2020 Louisiana U.S. Senate RaceBack to Map. MONROE, La. John Bel Edwards last term said Wednesday, March 4, 2020, he is running for Louisiana's 5th District congressional seat. While Louisiana is expected to maintain its 6 congressional districts, expect some changes to the district boundaries that will be effective with the 2022 election. 2020 Louisiana Runoff Ballot Guide: How To Vote And What We’re Voting On ... U.S. Representative for Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District. Includes trends and polls for the 2020 election, as well as a Louisiana voting history and narrative. Track the 2020 Louisiana Senate Election here. Only 1 Congressional race in Louisiana expected to be a contest. Election, Primary & Caucus Dates: State Primary: November 3, 2020 Run-Off (if needed): December 5, 2020 Presidential Primary: June 20, 2020 Type: closed Democrat Delegates: 61 (54 pledged, 7 super) Republican Delegates: 46 Louisiana Electoral Votes: 8 Troy Carter, D-New Orleans, speaks about his campaign for the 2nd Congressional District seat after signing up for the race on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in Baton Rouge, La. The widow of Republican U.S. Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, who died from complications related to COVID-19 before he could take office, declared Thursday that she is entering the race to fill the Louisiana congressional vacancy left by her husband's death. Julia Barnhill Letlow, a Republican who lives in Richland Parish, announced her […] OpenSecrets.org coverage of the Louisiana Congressional races being held in 2020 Former President Donald J. Trump has endorsed Julia Letlow, who is running for the seat in Louisiana's 5th Congressional District left vacant by her late husband Luke Letlow. A Grade Letter above a photo indicates the latest in-Congress immigration grade for the incumbent in the race or for a person who previously served in Congress. Louisiana Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy is endorsing Republican Julia Letlow of Start in the 5th Congressional District race. The streak was broken in 2008, when Republican John McCain won the state but lost the White House. Published 11/19/2019 5:00 PM EST Updated 11/2/2020 4:30 AM EDT MONROE, LA (KTVE/KARD)– In the November 3, 2020, election, their were 9 candidates running for the 5th Congressional District Race. Senator Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, and Karen Carter Peterson, D-New Orleans, chat in the Senate in January 2020. The 5th District is Louisiana's only congressional race that wasn't settled in the primary and was the state's only congressional race without an incumbent.