2020 Louisiana elections
Ageneral election was held in theU.S. state ofLouisiana on November 3, 2020.[ 1] vote by mail , registered Louisiana voters had to request a ballot by October 30, 2020.[ 2]
Louisiana Public Service Commission [ edit ] Two seats in theLouisiana Public Service Commission were up for election for a six-year term.
Eric Skrmetta Louisiana Public Service Commission District 1, general election[ 3] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Eric Skrmetta (incumbent) 55,987 61.78 Democratic Allen Borne Jr. 34,639 38.22 Total votes 90,626 100.0 Republican hold
Louisiana Public Service Commissioner District 5 election, 2020 Parish results:Campbell: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%Smiley: 50-60% 60-70%
Since a candidate won more than half of the votes in the primary, no general runoff was held.
[ edit ] Aspecial election was held for District 54 of theLouisiana House of Representatives due to the death of incumbentReggie Bagala .
Louisiana Supreme Court [ edit ] 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 .
Piper Griffin On November 6, 2020, Terri Love withdrew from the race. Therefore, no general runoff was held.[ 4]
President and vice president of the United States [ edit ] Louisiana had eight electoral votes in theElectoral College .Republican Donald Trump won all of them with 58% of the popular vote.
U.S. House of Representatives [ edit ] 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.
Republican Bill Cassidy was re-elected.
[ edit ] No Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03 )
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] Results Choice
Votes % Yes 1,274,167 No 779,005 Total votes 2,053,172 100.00%
Yes
80–90%
70–80%
60–70%
50–60%
No
70–80%
50–60%
Results by county
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
Amendment 1 (November)[ 3] Choice Votes % Yes 1,274,167 62.06 No 779,005 37.94 Total votes 2,053,172 100.00
Amendment 2 results by parish Amendment 2[ 3] Choice Votes % Yes 1,158,766 58.34 No 827,516 41.66 Total votes 1,986,282 100.00
Amendment 3 results by parish Amendment 3[ 3] Choice Votes % Yes 1,097,196 55.34 No 885,304 44.66 Total votes 1,982,500 100.00
Amendment 4 results by parish Amendment 4[ 3] Choice Votes % No 1,079,618 55.76 Yes 856,559 44.24 Total votes 1,936,177 100.00
Amendment 5 results by parish Amendment 5[ 3] Choice Votes % No 1,221,254 62.67 Yes 727,372 37.33 Total votes 1,948,626 100.00
Amendment 6 results by parish Amendment 6[ 3] Choice Votes % Yes 1,225,682 62.16 No 746,021 37.84 Total votes 1,971,703 100.00
Amendment 7 results by parish Amendment 7[ 3] Choice Votes % Yes 1,267,414 64.32 No 702,930 35.68 Total votes 1,970,344 100.00
[ edit ] December Amendment 1 results by parish 90–100%
80–90%
70–80%
60–70%
Amendment 1 (December)[ 3] Choice Votes % No 385,647 76.47 Yes 118,651 23.53 Total votes 504,298 100.00
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