Elections / 2020 · Senate · LA
The Republican candidate won Louisiana's Senate seat R+25.9.
Louisiana, 2020. Candidate results and statewide totals below. The presidential race shared this ballot.
Louisiana — 2020 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
730,989
35.3%
Republican (R)
1,267,291
61.2%
All others
73,263
3.5%
Margin
R+25.9
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2020 Senate returns.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Bill" Cassidy | RRepublican | 1,228,908 | 59.3% |
| Adrian Perkins | DDemocrat | 394,049 | 19.0% |
| Derrick "Champ" Edwards | DDemocrat | 229,814 | 11.1% |
| Antoine Pierce | DDemocrat | 55,710 | 2.7% |
| Dustin Murphy | RRepublican | 38,383 | 1.9% |
| David Drew Knight | DDemocrat | 36,962 | 1.8% |
| Beryl Billiot | OUnaffiliated | 17,362 | 0.8% |
| John Paul Bourgeois | OUnaffiliated | 16,518 | 0.8% |
| Peter Wenstrup | DDemocrat | 14,454 | 0.7% |
| Aaron C. Sigler | OLibertarian | 11,321 | 0.5% |
| M.V. "Vinny" Mendoza | OIndependent | 7,811 | 0.4% |
| Melinda Mary Price | OOther | 7,680 | 0.4% |
| Jamar Montgomery | OUnaffiliated | 5,804 | 0.3% |
| Reno Jean Daret III | OUnaffiliated | 3,954 | 0.2% |
| "Xan" John | OOther | 2,813 | 0.1% |
Louisiana's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | +100.0% |
| 1980 | +93.5% |
| 1984 | +100.0% |
| 1986 | +5.6% |
| 1990 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | +100.0% |
| 1996 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | +32.6% |
| 2002 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | −3.5% |
| 2008 | +6.4% |
| 2010 | −18.9% |
| 2014 | −9.9% |
| 2016 | −26.7% |
| 2020 | −25.9% |
| 2022 | −28.6% |