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Ageneral election was held in theU.S. state ofLouisiana on November 3, 2020.[1] Tovote by mail, registered Louisiana voters had to request a ballot by October 30, 2020.[2]
Two seats in theLouisiana Public Service Commission were up for election for a six-year term.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Eric Skrmetta (incumbent) | 134,900 | 31.30 | |
| Democratic | Allen Borne Jr. | 107,174 | 24.87 | |
| Republican | J. Kevin Pearson | 60,189 | 13.96 | |
| Republican | John Mason | 57,652 | 13.38 | |
| Republican | Richard Sanderson II | 35,502 | 8.24 | |
| Independent | John Schwegmann | 23,707 | 5.50 | |
| Green | William Boartfield Jr. | 11,890 | 2.76 | |
| Total votes | 431,014 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Eric Skrmetta (incumbent) | 55,987 | 61.78 | |
| Democratic | Allen Borne Jr. | 34,639 | 38.22 | |
| Total votes | 90,626 | 100.0 | ||
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Since a candidate won more than half of the votes in the primary, no general runoff was held.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Foster Campbell (incumbent) | 198,033 | 52.77 | |
| Republican | Shane Smiley | 177,228 | 47.23 | |
| Total votes | 375,261 | 100.0 | ||
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Aspecial election was held for District 54 of theLouisiana House of Representatives due to the death of incumbentReggie Bagala.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Joseph Orgeron | 4,040 | 54.55 | |
| Republican | James Cantrelle | 1,450 | 19.58 | |
| Republican | Donny Lerille | 808 | 10.91 | |
| Republican | Kevin Duet | 691 | 9.33 | |
| Republican | Phil Gilligan | 242 | 3.27 | |
| Republican | Dave Carskadon | 175 | 2.36 | |
| Total votes | 7,406 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
Two seats in theLouisiana Supreme Court were up for election.
A special election was held for District 4 due to the retirement of incumbent justiceMarcus R. Clark.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jay McCallum | 122,458 | 56.69 | |
| Republican | Shannon Gremillion | 93,569 | 43.31 | |
| Total votes | 216,027 | 100.0 | ||
| Republicanhold | ||||
On November 6, 2020, Terri Love withdrew from the race. Therefore, no general runoff was held.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Piper Griffin | 78,603 | 43.93 | |
| Democratic | Terri Love | 56,387 | 31.51 | |
| Democratic | Sandra Cabrina Jenkins | 43,949 | 24.56 | |
| Total votes | 178,939 | 100.0 | ||
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Louisiana had eight electoral votes in theElectoral College.RepublicanDonald Trump won all of them with 58% of the popular vote.
All ofLouisiana's six representatives in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for election. Republicans won five seats whileDemocrats won one seat. No seats changed hands.
RepublicanBill Cassidy was re-elected.
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Do you support an amendment declaring that, to protect human life, a right to abortion and the funding of abortion shall not be found in the Louisiana Constitution? (Adds Article I, Section 20.1)[5] | |||||||||||||
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Louisiana Amendment 1, theNo Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment of 2020, passed with a yes vote of 62.06%. It explicitly adds language that denies a person's right toabortion. It adds the following language to the state constitution:[6]
nothing in this constitution shall be construed to secure or protect a right to abortion or require the funding of abortion.
— Louisiana Legislature, Amendment 1, State Constitution
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 Yes | 1,274,167 | 62.06 |
| No | 779,005 | 37.94 |
| Total votes | 2,053,172 | 100.00 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
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| Yes | 1,158,766 | 58.34 |
| No | 827,516 | 41.66 |
| Total votes | 1,986,282 | 100.00 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
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| Yes | 1,097,196 | 55.34 |
| No | 885,304 | 44.66 |
| Total votes | 1,982,500 | 100.00 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
 No | 1,079,618 | 55.76 |
| Yes | 856,559 | 44.24 |
| Total votes | 1,936,177 | 100.00 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
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| No | 1,221,254 | 62.67 |
| Yes | 727,372 | 37.33 |
| Total votes | 1,948,626 | 100.00 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
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| Yes | 1,225,682 | 62.16 |
| No | 746,021 | 37.84 |
| Total votes | 1,971,703 | 100.00 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
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| Yes | 1,267,414 | 64.32 |
| No | 702,930 | 35.68 |
| Total votes | 1,970,344 | 100.00 |
| Choice | Votes | % |
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| No | 385,647 | 76.47 |
| Yes | 118,651 | 23.53 |
| Total votes | 504,298 | 100.00 |
State legislation related to the administration of elections introduced in 2011 through this year, 2020
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