2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana
The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Louisiana , one from each of the state's six congressional districts . The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections .
District 1
2022 Louisiana's 1st congressional district election
The 1st district is based in the suburbs of New Orleans , spanning from the northern shore of Lake Pontchartrain south to the Mississippi River delta . The incumbent is Republican Steve Scalise , who was re-elected with 72.2% of the vote in 2020.[1]
Candidates
Declared
Katie Darling (Democratic), businesswoman
Howard Kearney (Libertarian), computer programmer and candidate for this district in 2016 and 2020
Steve Scalise (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative and House Minority Whip
General election
Predictions
Results
District 2
2022 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district election
The 2nd district stretches from New Orleans to inner Baton Rouge . Democrat Cedric Richmond , who was re-elected with 63.6% of the vote in 2020, resigned on January 15, 2021 to become the director of the White House Office of Public Engagement .[10] Democrat Troy Carter won the 2021 special election in a runoff with 55.2% of the vote.[11]
Candidates
Declared
Troy Carter (Democratic), incumbent U.S. Representative
Dan Lux (Republican), entertainment producer
Endorsements
General election
Predictions
Results
District 3
2022 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district election
The 3rd district encompasses southwestern Louisiana , taking in Lake Charles and Lafayette . The incumbent is Republican Clay Higgins , who was re-elected with 67.8% of the vote in 2020.[1]
Candidates
Declared
Clay Higgins (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative
Holden Hoggatt (Republican), prosecutor[13]
Lessie Olivia Leblanc (Democratic), journalist
Tia LeBrun (Democratic), teacher
Guy McLendon (Libertarian), perennial candidate
Thomas "Lane" Payne, Jr. (Republican), pastor
Jacob "Jake" Shaheen (Republican), teacher
Gloria R. Wiggins (Independent)
Withdrawn
Endorsements
Holden Hoggatt (R)
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
General election
Predictions
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size[a]
Margin of error
Clay Higgins (R)
Holden Hoggatt (R)
Lessie LeBlanc (D)
Tia Lebrun (D)
Thomas Lane Payne (R)
Other
Undecided
The Kitchens Group (R) [A]
August 2022
400 (LV)
± 4.9%
29%
21%
7%
10%
4%
10%
19%
Results
District 4
2022 Louisiana's 4th congressional district election
The 4th district encompasses northwestern Louisiana , taking in the Shreveport–Bossier City metropolitan area . The incumbent is Republican Mike Johnson , who was re-elected with 60.4% of the vote in 2020.[1]
Candidates
Declared
Endorsements
Mike Johnson (R)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
General election
Predictions
Results
District 5
2022 Louisiana's 5th congressional district election
The 5th district encompasses rural northeastern Louisiana, central Louisiana, as well as the northern part of Louisiana's Florida parishes in southeast Louisiana, taking in Monroe , Alexandria , Opelousas , Amite and Bogalusa, Louisiana . Republican Luke Letlow , who was elected in a runoff with 62.0% of the vote, died on December 29, 2020 of COVID-19 before he took office.[19] Letlow's widow Julia won the 2021 special election with 64.9% of the vote.[11]
Candidates
Declared
Oscar "Omar" Dantzler (Democratic), candidate for governor in 2019
Allen Guillory (Republican), perennial candidate
Walter Earl Huff (Democratic), businessman
Julia Letlow (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative[20] [21]
Hunter Pullen (Republican), U.S. Army veteran
Endorsements
General election
Predictions
Results
District 6
2022 Louisiana's 6th congressional district election
The 6th district encompasses the suburbs of Baton Rouge . The incumbent is Republican Garret Graves , who was re-elected with 71.0% of the vote in 2020.[1]
Candidates
Declared
Brian Belzer (Republican), businessman
Rufus Holt Craig (Libertarian), former chair of the Louisiana Libertarian Party and perennial candidate
Garret Graves (Republican), incumbent U.S. Representative
Endorsements
General election
Predictions
Results