2022 United States Senate election in Louisiana
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The 2022 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Louisiana. Incumbent Republican U.S. senator John Kennedy was first elected in 2016. He ran for re-election to a second term, and was re-elected after receiving a majority of votes in the first round.[1][2]
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November 8, 2022
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  Kennedy: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Chambers: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Mixon: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% >90% Steib: 40–50% 50–60% Billiot: >90% Tie: 20–30% 30–40% 40–50% No votes | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Kennedy won White voters (79% to 9%), while Chambers and Mixon both won a split majority of African Americans (48% to 24% to 16%).[3]
Candidates
Republican Party
Declared
- Devin Lance Graham, business owner and real estate broker
- John Kennedy, incumbent U.S. senator[1]
Democratic Party
Declared
- Gary Chambers, activist, candidate for Louisiana's 15th State Senate district in 2019, and candidate for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district in 2021[4][5]
- MV "Vinny" Mendoza, perennial candidate
- Luke Mixon, member of the U.S. Navy Reserve and former member of the U.S. Navy[6]
- Salvador P. Rodriguez, store manager
- Syrita Steib, nonprofit executive and criminal justice reform advocate[7]
Declined
- John Bel Edwards, governor of Louisiana[8] (endorsed Mixon)
- Helena Moreno, president of the New Orleans City Council and former state representative (endorsed Chambers)[9]
Libertarian Party
- Aaron C. Sigler, neurosurgeon and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020
Nonpartisans and independents
Declared
Endorsements
Gary Chambers (D)
U.S. representatives
- Troy Carter, U.S. representative from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district (2021–present)[12]
State legislators
- Edward James, former Louisiana state representative from the 101st district (2012–2022)[13]
Local officials
- Helena Moreno, president of New Orleans City Council (2019–2023) and former Louisiana state representative from the 93rd district (2010–2018)[9]
- JP Morrell, New Orleans city councilor (2022–present)[9]
- Oliver Thomas, New Orleans city councilor (1994–2007, 2022–2026)[9]
Newspapers
Organizations
- Louisiana Democratic Party (co-endorsed with Mixon and Steib)[15]
- Our Black Party[16]
John Kennedy (R)
U.S. executive branch officials
- Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)[17]
U.S. representatives
- Julia Letlow, U.S. representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district (2021–present)[18]
Organizations
- Animal Wellness Action[19]
- Campaign for Working Families[20]
- Citizens Against Government Waste[21]
- ClearPath Action Fund[20]
- Louisiana Republican Party[22]
- National Federation of Independent Business[23]
- National Rifle Association - Political Victory Fund[24][25]
- National Right to Life Committee[20]
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce[26]
Luke Mixon (D)
State officials
- John Bel Edwards, governor of Louisiana (2016–2024)[27]
State legislators
- Kenny Ray Cox, state representative from the 23rd district (2012–2024)[28]
- Sam Jenkins, state representative from the 2nd district (2016–2024)[29]
- C. Denise Marcelle, state representative from the 61st district (2016–present)[30]
Organizations
- Louisiana Democratic Party (co-endorsed with Chambers and Steib)[15]
- Louisiana Federation of Teachers[31]
- National Education Association – Louisiana[32]
- The Steady State[33]
- VoteVets.org[34]
Syrita Steib (D)
Organizations
- Louisiana Democratic Party (co-endorsed with Mixon and Chambers)[15]
General election
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| The Cook Political Report[35] | Solid R | November 19, 2021 |
| Inside Elections[36] | Solid R | January 7, 2022 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball[37] | Safe R | November 3, 2021 |
| Politico[38] | Solid R | April 1, 2022 |
| RCP[39] | Safe R | January 10, 2022 |
| Fox News[40] | Solid R | May 12, 2022 |
| DDHQ[41] | Solid R | July 20, 2022 |
| 538[42] | Solid R (Kennedy) |
June 30, 2022 |
| The Economist[43] | Safe R | September 7, 2022 |
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Gary Chambers (D) |
John Kennedy (R) |
Luke Mixon (D) |
Syrita Steib (D) |
Other | Undecided |
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| Public Policy Polling (D)[44] | October 10–11, 2022 | 633 (RV) | – | 8% | 53% | 16% | 6% | 2%[b] | 14% |
| Echelon Insights[45] | August 31 – September 7, 2022 | 506 (RV) | ± 6.5% | 16% | 51% | 8% | 6% | – | 19% |
| JMC Analytics (R)[46] | March 21–23, 2022 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 14% | 53% | 7% | 3% | – | 23% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John Kennedy (incumbent) | 851,568 | 61.56% | ||
| Democratic | Gary Chambers | 246,933 | 17.85% | ||
| Democratic | Luke Mixon | 182,887 | 13.22% | ||
| Democratic | Syrita Steib | 31,568 | 2.28% | ||
| Republican | Devin Lance Graham | 25,275 | 1.83% | ||
| Democratic | MV "Vinny" Mendoza | 11,910 | 0.86% | ||
| Independent | Beryl Billiot | 9,378 | 0.68% | ||
| Democratic | Salvador P. Rodriguez | 7,767 | 0.56% | ||
| Independent | Bradley McMorris | 5,388 | 0.39% | ||
| Libertarian | Aaron C. Sigler | 4,865 | 0.35% | ||
| Independent | Alexander "Xan" John | 2,753 | 0.20% | ||
| Independent | W. Thomas La Fontaine Olson | 1,676 | 0.12% | ||
| Independent | Thomas Wenn | 1,322 | 0.10% | ||
| Total votes | 1,383,290 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||