Louisiana's 3rd congressional district: election results
U.S. House elections in Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.
Current representative: Clay Higgins (Republican), term ends 2027-01-03.
| Year | Winner | Party | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 70.6% | 51.9 |
| 2022 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 64.3% | 53.4 |
| 2020 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 67.8% | 49.9 |
| 2018 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 55.7% | 37.9 |
| 2016 | Clay Higgins | Republican | 56.1% | 12.2 |
| 2014 | Charles W. Boustany Jr. | Republican | 78.7% | 66.7 |
| 2012 | Charles W. Boustany Jr. | Republican | 60.9% | 21.8 |
| 2010 | Jeff Landry | Republican | 63.8% | 27.5 |
| 2008 | Charlie Melancon unopposed | Democratic | — | — |
| 2006 | Charlie Melancon | Democratic | 55.0% | 14.7 |
| 2004 | Charlie Melancon | Democratic | 50.2% | 0.5 |
| 2002 | William J. Tauzin | Republican | 86.7% | 78.1 |
| 2000 | William J. Tauzin | Republican | 78.0% | 68.8 |
| 1998 | William J. Tauzin unopposed | Republican | — | — |
| 1980 | William J. Tauzin | Democratic | 85.1% | 70.2 |
| 1978 | David Conner Treen unopposed | Republican | — | — |
| 1976 | David Conner Treen | Republican | 73.3% | 46.6 |
2024
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Higgins Won | REP | 226,279 | 70.56% | |
| Priscilla Gonzalez | DEM | 59,834 | 18.66% | |
| Sadi Summerlin | DEM | 21,323 | 6.65% | |
| Xan John | REP | 13,246 | 4.13% | |
| Total | 320,682 | |||
2022
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Higgins Won | REP | 144,423 | 64.32% | |
| Holden Hoggatt | REP | 24,474 | 10.90% | |
| Lessie Olivia Leblanc | DEM | 23,641 | 10.53% | |
| Tia Lebrun | DEM | 21,172 | 9.43% | |
| Thomas Payne Jr. | REP | 4,012 | 1.79% | |
| Gloria R. Wiggins | IND | 3,255 | 1.45% | |
| Jake Shaheen | REP | 1,955 | 0.87% | |
| Guy McLendon | LIB | 1,620 | 0.72% | |
| Total | 224,552 | |||
2020
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Higgins Won | REP | 230,480 | 67.76% | |
| Braylon Harris | DEM | 60,852 | 17.89% | |
| Rob Anderson | DEM | 39,423 | 11.59% | |
| Brandon Leleux | LIB | 9,365 | 2.75% | |
| Total | 340,120 | |||
Questions and answers
Who represents Louisiana's 3rd congressional district?
Clay Higgins (Republican) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.
Who won the last election in Louisiana's 3rd congressional district?
Clay Higgins won in 2024 by 51.9 points.
Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.