2020 United States Senate election in Louisiana
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The 2020 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Louisiana, concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the United States Senate, elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. A blanket primary was held on November 3, 2020; if no candidate had won a majority of the vote in the blanket primary, then a runoff election would have been held on December 5.[1]
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November 3, 2020
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Candidates
Republican Party
Declared
- Bill Cassidy, incumbent U.S. senator[2]
- Dustin Murphy, welder[3][4]
Democratic Party
Though there were multiple Democratic candidates, the one with the most institutional support was Shreveport Mayor Adrian Perkins, who had the endorsements of the Louisiana Democratic Party and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and would end up receiving the nomination.[5]
Declared
- Derrick Edwards, perennial candidate[6]
- Drew Knight[7]
- Adrian Perkins, mayor of Shreveport[8]
- Antoine Pierce, community activist[9]
- Peter Wenstrup, teacher[4]
Withdrew
- Dartanyon Williams, businessman and author (running for Louisiana's 6th congressional district)[10][11][6]
Declined
- Mary Landrieu, former U.S. senator[12]
- Mitch Landrieu, former mayor of New Orleans[13]
Endorsements
Federal officials
- Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States[14]
State officials
- John Bel Edwards, Governor of Louisiana[15]
Local officials
- Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020)[16]
Organizations
U.S. senators
- Cory Booker, U.S. senator from New Jersey (2013–present)[16]
- Kamala Harris, U.S. senator from California (2017–2021) and Democratic 2020 vice presidential nominee[20]
Individuals
- Andrew Yang, businessman, entrepreneur, non-profit leader and 2020 presidential candidate[21]
Organizations
- DUH! Demand Universal Healthcare[22]
- Humanity Forward[21]
Libertarian Party
Declared
- Aaron Sigler, neurosurgeon[6]
Independents
Declared
Withdrew
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[25] | Safe R | October 29, 2020 |
| Inside Elections[26] | Safe R | October 28, 2020 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[27] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Daily Kos[28] | Safe R | October 30, 2020 |
| Politico[29] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| RCP[30] | Safe R | October 23, 2020 |
| DDHQ[31] | Safe R | November 3, 2020 |
| 538[32] | Safe R | November 2, 2020 |
| Economist[33] | Likely R | November 2, 2020 |
Polling
Head to head matchups
Bill Cassidy vs. Adrian Perkins
Bill Cassidy vs. generic opponent
Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bill Cassidy (incumbent) | 1,228,908 | 59.32% | |
| Democratic | Adrian Perkins | 394,049 | 19.02% | |
| Democratic | Derrick Edwards | 229,814 | 11.09% | |
| Democratic | Antoine Pierce | 55,710 | 2.69% | |
| Republican | Dustin Murphy | 38,383 | 1.85% | |
| Democratic | Drew Knight | 36,962 | 1.78% | |
| Independent | Beryl Billiot | 17,362 | 0.84% | |
| Independent | John Paul Bourgeois | 16,518 | 0.8% | |
| Democratic | Peter Wenstrup | 14,454 | 0.7% | |
| Libertarian | Aaron Sigler | 11,321 | 0.55% | |
| Independent | M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza | 7,811 | 0.38% | |
| Independent | Melinda Mary Price | 7,680 | 0.37% | |
| Independent | Jamar Montgomery | 5,804 | 0.28% | |
| Independent | Reno Jean Daret III | 3,954 | 0.19% | |
| Independent | Alexander "Xan" John | 2,813 | 0.14% | |
| Total votes | 2,071,543 | 100% | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
Notes
Partisan clients