The2020 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of theUnited States Senate to represent theState of Louisiana , concurrently with the2020 U.S. presidential election , as well asother elections to the United States Senate,elections to theUnited States House of Representatives and variousstate and local elections . Ablanket primary was held on November 3, 2020; if no candidate had won a majority of the vote in the blanket primary, then arunoff election would have been held on December 5.[ 1]
Though there were multiple Democratic candidates, the one with the most institutional support was Shreveport MayorAdrian Perkins , who had the endorsements of theLouisiana Democratic Party and theDemocratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and would end up receiving the nomination.[ 5]
Adrian Perkins (D)
Federal officials
State officials
Local officials
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] Antoine Pierce (D)
Individuals
Andrew Yang , businessman, entrepreneur, non-profit leader and 2020 presidential candidate[ 21] Organizations
Aaron Sigler, neurosurgeon[ 6] Beryl Billiot, businessman[ 23] John Paul Bourgeois[ 23] Reno Jean Daret III[ 23] Alexander "Xan" John, businessman and law student[ 23] Jamar "Doc" Montgomery, attorney[ 24] Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[ a] Margin of error Bill Cassidy (R) Dustin Murphy (R) Adrian Perkins (D) Antoine Pierce (D) Other Undecided ALG Research (D) [ 34] [1] [ A] August 6–12, 2020 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 42% 6% 17% 11% 3%[ b] 21%
Head to head matchups [ edit ] Bill Cassidy vs. Adrian Perkins
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[ a] Margin of error Bill Cassidy (R) Adrian Perkins (D) Undecided ALG Research (D) [ 35] [2] [ A] August 6–12, 2020 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 52% 33% 16%
Hypothetical polling
Bill Cassidy vs. generic opponent
Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat
United States Senate election blanket primary in Louisiana, 2020[ 38] 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
^a b c d Key: A – all adults RV – registered voters LV – likely voters V – unclear ^ Mendoza (I) with 2%; Sigler (L) with 1% ^ Not yet released ^ "Neither" with 2% ^ "It depends" with 19%; "Don't know" with 4% Partisan clients
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