2016 Senate elections · Louisiana history
Louisiana U.S. Senate election 2016
John Kennedy REP +21.3 · Class III seat · held 12/10/16
- Votes counted
- 884,007
- Margin
- 21.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in LA
- R+19.6same year
Top-two primary 11/8/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kennedy Won | REP | 482,591 | 24.96% | |
| Foster L. Campbell | DEM | 337,833 | 17.47% | |
| Charles W. Boustany Jr. | REP | 298,008 | 15.41% | |
| Caroline Fayard | DEM | 240,917 | 12.46% | |
| John Fleming | REP | 204,026 | 10.55% | |
| Rob Maness | REP | 90,856 | 4.70% | |
| David Duke | REP | 58,606 | 3.03% | |
| Derrick Edwards | DEM | 51,774 | 2.68% | |
| Gary Landrieu | DEM | 45,587 | 2.36% | |
| Donald Crawford | REP | 25,523 | 1.32% | |
| Anh Quang Cao | REP | 21,019 | 1.09% | |
| Beryl A. Billiot | NPA | 19,352 | 1.00% | |
| Thomas Clements | LIB | 11,370 | 0.59% | |
| Troy M. Hebert | NPA | 9,503 | 0.49% | |
| Joshua Pellerin | DEM | 7,395 | 0.38% | |
| Peter Williams | DEM | 6,855 | 0.36% | |
| M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza | DEM | 4,927 | 0.26% | |
| Kaitlin Marone | NPA | 4,108 | 0.21% | |
| Le Roy Gillam | LIB | 4,067 | 0.21% | |
| Charles Marsala | REP | 3,684 | 0.19% | |
| Abhay Patel | REP | 1,576 | 0.08% | |
| Arden Wells | NPA | 1,483 | 0.08% | |
| William Robert Lang | OTH | 1,424 | 0.07% | |
| Gregory Taylor | OTH | 1,151 | 0.06% | |
| Total | 1,933,635 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Runoff 12/10/16
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Kennedy Won | REP | 536,191 | 60.66% | |
| Foster L. Campbell | DEM | 347,816 | 39.35% | |
| Total | 884,007 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Louisiana Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | John Kennedy | 43.7 |
| 2020 | Class II | Bill Cassidy | 40.3 |
| 2016 | Class III | John Kennedy | 21.3 |
| 2014 | Class II | Bill Cassidy | 11.9 |
| 2010 | Class III | David Vitter | 18.9 |
| 2008 | Class II | Mary L. Landrieu | 6.4 |
| 2004 | Class III | David Vitter | 21.7 |
| 2002 | Class II | Mary L. Landrieu | 3.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | John B. Breaux | 32.4 |
| 1996 | Class II | Mary L. Landrieu | 0.3 |
| 1992 | Class III | John B. Breaux | 64.2 |
| 1990 | Class II | Bennett Johnston | 10.4 |
Full Louisiana Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2016 Louisiana Senate race?
John Kennedy (REP) won with 60.7% of the vote, ahead of Foster L. Campbell (39.3%), a margin of 21.3 points.
Did the Louisiana Senate seat change party in 2016?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2016 Louisiana Senate race?
884,007 votes were counted for the candidates in the runoff.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.