2020 Senate elections · Louisiana history
Louisiana U.S. Senate election 2020
Bill Cassidy REP +40.3 · Class II seat · held 11/3/20
- Votes counted
- 2,071,543
- Margin
- 40.3 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in LA
- R+18.6same year
Top-two primary 11/3/20
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Cassidy Won | REP | 1,228,908 | 59.32% | |
| Adrian Perkins | DEM | 394,049 | 19.02% | |
| Derrick Edwards | DEM | 229,814 | 11.09% | |
| Antoine Pierce | DEM | 55,710 | 2.69% | |
| Dustin Murphy | REP | 38,383 | 1.85% | |
| David Drew Knight | DEM | 36,962 | 1.78% | |
| Beryl A. Billiot | NPA | 17,362 | 0.84% | |
| John Paul Bourgeois | NPA | 16,518 | 0.80% | |
| Peter Wenstrup | DEM | 14,454 | 0.70% | |
| Aaron C. Sigler | LIB | 11,321 | 0.55% | |
| M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza | IND | 7,811 | 0.38% | |
| Melinda Mary Price | OTH | 7,680 | 0.37% | |
| Jamar Montgomery | NPA | 5,804 | 0.28% | |
| Reno Jean Daret | NPA | 3,954 | 0.19% | |
| Xan John | OTH | 2,813 | 0.14% | |
| Total | 2,071,543 | |||
Official source: 2020-11-03
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 2020 Louisiana Senate race?
Bill Cassidy (REP) won with 59.3% of the vote, ahead of Adrian Perkins (19.0%), a margin of 40.3 points.
Did the Louisiana Senate seat change party in 2020?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2020 Louisiana Senate race?
2,071,543 votes were counted for the candidates in the top-two primary.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.