LOUISIANA

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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline: July 17, 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 March 25, 2020

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
John Bel Edwards (D) - Term-Limited in 2023.
Jeff Landry (R) - Attorney General
Billy Nungesser (R) - Lt Governor
John Schroder (R) - Secretary of State
Mike Strain (R) - State Agriculture Commissioner

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:

Bill Cassidy (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Gregory Fitch (NPA) - '18 US Rep Candidate in Alaska
Drew Knight (D) - Sanders Campaign Activist
Jamar "Doc" Montgomery (I) - Attorney, Mechanical Engineer & Navy Veteran
Antoine Pierce (D) - Community Activist, '16 City Council Candidate & '15 St Rep Candidate
Dartanyon "DAW" Williams (D) - Businessman, Author & Felon

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

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Steve Scalise (R)* - (House Minority Whip Site) - (Campaign Site)
Lee Ann Dugas (D) - Disabled Navy Veteran, Democratic Activist & Frequent Candidate

District 2:
Cedric Richmond (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
Clay Higgins (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Rob Anderson (D) - Construction Worker, Ex-IT Professional, Artist & '18 Candidate
Verone Thomas (D) - Businessman, Music Engineer, Navy Veteran & '18 Candidate

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

District 5:
[ Ralph Abraham (R)* - Retiring in 2020. ]
Candy Christophe (D) - Clinical Social Worker & Nonprofit Group Founder
Zach Dasher (R) - Businessman & '14 Candidate
Daniel Edwards (D) - Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff, Attorney & Brother of Gov. Jon Bel Edwards
Lance Harris (R) - State Rep., Businessman, Farmer & Ex-Banker
Luke Letlow (R) - Ex-Congressional Aide & Ex-Gubernatorial Aide
Mike Johnson (R) - State Rep. & Attorney
Jamie Mayo (D) - Monroe Mayor, Businessman & '13/'14 Candidate
Jack McFarland (R) - State Rep., Ex-Winn Parish Police Jury President & TImber Company Owner
Jay Morris (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & '13 Candidate
Brody Pierrottie (D) - Restaurant Manager
Neil Riser (R) - State Rep., Funeral Home Owner & '13 Candidate
Scotty Robinson (R) - Ouachita Parish Police Jury President & Realtor
Mike Walsworth (R) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Real Estate Developer

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

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Consevative 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)
Reform Party of Louisiana (REF)
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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