LOUISIANA

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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline: July 24, 2020 Primary: November 3, 2020 Run-Off (if needed): December 5, 2020

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on November 20, 2020

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
[ John Bel Edwards (D) - Term-Limited in 2023. ]
Jeff Landry (R) - Attorney General, Ex-Congressman, Ex-Police Officer & Army Veteran
Billy Nungesser (R) - Lt Governor, Ex-Plaquemines Parish President & Businessman
John Schroder (R) - Secretary of State, Ex-State Rep, Businessman & Army Veteran
Mike Strain (R) - State Agriculture Commissioner, Ex-State Rep & Veterinarian

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2023.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Billy Nungesser (R)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Kyle Ardoin (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Jeff Landry (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
John Schroder (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE & FORESTRY:
Mike Strain (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER:
Jim Donelon (R)* - (Campaign Site)

LOUISIANA STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

John Kennedy (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2022.

Bill Cassidy (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2026.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Steve Scalise (R)* - (House Minority Whip Site) - (Campaign Site)

District 2 - SPECIAL ELECTION IN 2021:
[ Cedric Richmond (D)* - Resigning January 20, 2021, to join the Biden Administration. ]
Michael Bagneris (D) - Retired District Judge, Attorney & '14/'17 New Orleans Mayor Candidate
Jay Banks (D) - New Orleans City Counciman & Ex-YMCA School Executive
Regina Barrow (D) - State Sen. & Ex-State Rep.
Lambert Boissiere (D) - Public Service Commissioner & Ex-New Orleans Constable
Joe "Doc" Bouie (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Retired College Administrator
Jared Brossett (D) - New Orleans City Counciman & State Rep.
LaToya Cantrell (D) - New Orleans Mayor & Ex-New Orleans City Councilwoman
Troy Carter (D) - State Sen., Ex-New Orleans City Councilman & '08 Candidate
Karen Carter-Peterson (D) - State Sen, Ex-State Democratic Chair, Ex-State Rep & '06 Candidate
Desi Charbonnet (D) - Ex-Parish Recorder, Ex-Municipal Judge & '17 New Orleans Mayor Candidate
Yvonne Dorsey-Colomb (D) - Ex-State Sen. & Ex-State Rep.
Royce Duplessis (D) - State Rep. & Attorney
Cleo Fields (D) - State Sen., Ex-Congressman, Attorney & '95 Governor Candidate
Randal Gaines (D) - State Rep. & Attorney
Kyle Green (D) - State Rep. & Attorney
Jimmy Harris (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Attorney & Ex-Congressional Aide
Kip Holden (D) - Ex-Baton Rouge Mayor, Ex-State Rep, '15 Lt Gov Candidate & '16 Candidate
Dadrius Lanus (D) - East Baton Rouge School Board Member
Byron Lee (D) - Jefferson Parish Commissioner & '08 Candidate
Denise Marcelle (D) - State Rep. & '16 Baton Rouge Mayor Candidate
Helena Moreno (D) - New Orleans City Councilwoman, Ex-State Rep. & Ex-TV News Anchor
Ed Price (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Businessman
Natalie Robottom (D) - Ex-St. John the Baptist Parish President

District 3:
Clay Higgins (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Mike Johnson (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
[ Ralph Abraham (R)* - Retiring in 2020. ]
Lance Harris (R) - State Rep., Businessman, Farmer & Ex-Banker
Luke Letlow (R) - Ex-Congressional Aide & Ex-Gubernatorial Aide

District 6:
Garret Graves (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Conservative Party of Louisiana (CPL)
Constitution Party of Louisiana (C)
Louisiana Democratic Party (D)
Green Party of Louisiana (G)
Louisiana Independent Party (IP)
Libertarian Party of Louisiana (L)
Republican Party of Louisiana (R)

STATE ELECTION OFFICES:

Secretary of State's Office

Louisiana Board of Ethics (Campaign Finance Reports)

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Alexandria Daily Town Talk
Ascension Citizen
Baton Rouge Advocate
Baton Rouge Business Report
Bayou Brief
Bayou Buzz (Technology & Politics)
Bogalusa Daily News
Bossier Press-Tribune
Caddo Inquisitor
Capitol Watch: RealLouisiana.com
Crowley Post Signal
Daily Kingfish
DeRidder Beauregard Daily News
Franklin Banner-Tribune
Hammond Daily Star
The Hayride
Houma Today
Jackson Independent
L'Observateur (River Parishes - South Louisiana)
Lafayette Daily Advertiser
Lafourche Daily Comet
Lake Charles American Press
LaPolitics.com
Louisiana Public Broadcasting
Louisiana Radio Network
L.S.U. Reveille
Louisiana Weekly (African-American)
Lutcher News-Examiner
Minden Press-Herald
Monroe Free Press (African-American)
Monroe News-Star
Morgan City Daily Review

New Iberia Daily Iberian
New Orleans Ambush Magazine (Gay)
New Orleans City Business
New Orleans Cox.net
New Orleans Exposed
News Orleans Gambit Weekly (Alternative)
New Orleans Post
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Opelousas Daily World
PoliticsLA.com
Ponchatoula Times
Ruston Morning Paper
Shreveport Forum
Shreveport Times
Thibodaux Daily Comet
Times of Acadiana
Tri-Parish Times
Ville Platte Gazette

KEZP 104.3 FM Radio (Alexandria)
WAFB TV-9 (CBS - Baton Rouge)
WBRZ TV-2 (ABC - Baton Rouge)
WDSU TV-6 (NBC - New Orleans)
WTIX 690 AM Radio (New Orleans)
WWL 870 AM Radio (New Orleans)
KEEL 710 AM Radio (Shreveport)

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