2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

| country = Louisiana

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana

| next_year = 2020

| seats_for_election = All 6 Louisiana seats to the United States House of Representatives

| election_date = {{Start date|2018|11|06}}

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| last_election1 = 5

| seats1 = 5

| seat_change1 = {{steady}}

| popular_vote1 = 835,686

| percentage1 = 57.21%

| swing1 = {{Decrease}} 9.23%

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| last_election2 = 1

| seats2 = 1

| seat_change2 = {{steady}}

| popular_vote2 = 553,162

| percentage2 = 37.87%

| swing2 = {{Increase}} 6.61%

| map_image = 2018 U.S. House elections in Louisiana.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = {{col-begin}}

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Republican

{{legend|#E27F90|50–60%}}

{{legend|#CC2F4A|60–70%}}

{{legend|#D40000|70–80%}}

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Democratic

{{legend|#0645B4|80–90%}}

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The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Louisiana, one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

Like most Louisiana elections, these were conducted using a jungle primary that occurred on November 6, where all candidates ran on the same ballot in the primary, regardless of party. Any candidate who earned an absolute majority of the vote in the primary would be automatically declared the winner of the election. However, if in any given congressional district no candidate gained an absolute majority of the votes, a runoff election between the top two candidates within said congressional district would have been held on December 8.{{Cite news|url=https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/GetElectionInformation/Pages/default.aspx|title=Get Election Information - Louisiana Secretary of State|access-date=2018-10-30|language=en-US}} Nevertheless, the incumbent representatives in all six districts each earned over 50% of the vote in the jungle primaries, so no runoffs occurred.

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Overview

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{{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|57.21}}

{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|37.87}}

{{bar percent|Other|#777777|4.96}}

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{{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|83.33}}

{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|16.67}}

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=By district=

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana by district:{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Cheryl L.|title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018|url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/|publisher=Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives|access-date=April 27, 2019|date=February 28, 2019}}

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! scope=col rowspan=3|District

! scope=col colspan=2|Republican

! scope=col colspan=2|Democratic

! scope=col colspan=2|Others

! scope=col colspan=2|Total

! scope=col rowspan=3|Result

scope=col colspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}"|scope=col colspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"|scope=col colspan=2|scope=col colspan=2|
scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number"|%scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number"|%scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number"|%scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number"|%
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|District 1

192,55571.49%71,52126.56%5,2491.95%269,325100.0%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left|District 2

00.00%190,18280.59%45,80019.41%235,982100.0%align=left|Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|District 3

168,26368.41%74,71330.38%2,9671.21%245,943100.0%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|District 4

139,32664.24%72,93433.63%4,6122.13%216,872100.0%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|District 5

149,01866.54%67,11829.97%7,8103.49%223,946100.0%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|District 6

186,55369.47%76,71628.57%5,2561.96%268,525100.0%align=left|Republican hold
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| align=left|Total

835,71557.22%553,18437.87%71,6944.91%1,460,593100.0%

District 1

{{see also|Louisiana's 1st congressional district}}

The 1st district is located in the Greater New Orleans area, covering much of the southeastern area of Louisiana along the Mississippi River Delta, taking in Dulac, Hammond, and Slidell. This is a heavily Republican district, and had a PVI of R+24. Incumbent Steve Scalise had represented this district since 2008 and was reelected in 2016 with 75%.

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report{{Cite web | url=https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings/187562 | title=2018 House Race Ratings | website=Cook Political Report | access-date=October 30, 2018}}

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|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections{{Cite web | title=2018 House Ratings | url=http://www.insideelections.com/ratings/house/2018-house-ratings-november-1-2018 | publisher=The Rothenberg Political Report | access-date=November 5, 2018}}

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|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball{{Cite web | title=2018 House | url=http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2018-house | publisher=Sabato's Crystal Ball | access-date=November 5, 2018}}

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP{{cite news | title=Battle for the House 2018 | url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2018/house/2018_elections_house_map.html | publisher=RCP | accessdate=November 5, 2018}}

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos{{cite web | url=https://elections.dailykos.com/app/elections/2018/office/house | title=Daily Kos Elections 2018 race ratings | website=Daily Kos | accessdate=November 5, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538{{cite web | last1=Silver | first1=Nate | title=2018 House Forecast | url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house | archive-url=https://archive.today/20180909024303/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house | url-status=dead | archive-date=September 9, 2018 | website=FiveThirtyEight | accessdate=November 6, 2018 | date=August 16, 2018}}

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|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN{{cite web |title=CNN's 2018 Race Ratings |url=https://www.cnn.com/election/2018/key-races |publisher=CNN |access-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031235918/https://www.cnn.com/election/2018/key-races |archive-date=31 October 2018}}

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|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/house-senate-race-ratings-and-predictions/|title=Who wins 2018? Predictions for Every House & Senate Election|work=Politico|access-date=2018-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104115002/https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/house-senate-race-ratings-and-predictions/ |archive-date=4 November 2018}}

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|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Louisiana's 1st congressional district, 2018

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Steve Scalise (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes =192,526

| percentage =71.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party=Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate=Tammy Savoie

|votes=44,262

|percentage=16.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Lee Ann Dugas

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes =18,552

| percentage =6.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jim Francis

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes =8,685

| percentage =3.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Howard Kearney

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes =2,806

| percentage =1.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Frederick "Ferd" Jones

| party = Independent (United States)

| votes =2,442

| percentage =0.9

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes =269,325

| percentage=100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|

|winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 2

{{see also|Louisiana's 2nd congressional district}}

The 2nd district stretches from New Orleans westward towards Baton Rouge and the surrounding areas. This is a heavily Democratic district, and had a PVI of D+25. Incumbent Democrat Cedric Richmond had represented this district since 2011 and won reelection in 2016 with 70%.

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

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|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

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|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

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|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

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|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

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|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Louisiana's 2nd congressional district, 2018

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Cedric Richmond (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes =190,182

| percentage =80.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jesse Schmidt

| party = Independent (United States)

| votes =20,465

| percentage =8.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Belden "Noonie Man" Batiste

| party = Independent Party (United States)

| votes =17,260

| percentage =7.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Shawndra Rodriguez

| party = Independent (United States)

| votes =8,075

| percentage =3.4

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes =235,982

| percentage=100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|

|winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 3

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district election

| country = Louisiana

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 3

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana#District 3

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Clay Higgins official portrait (cropped).jpeg

| candidate1 = Clay Higgins

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 136,876

| percentage1 = 55.7%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| candidate2 = Mimi Methvin

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 43,729

| percentage2 = 17.8%

| image4 = File:3x4.svg

| candidate4 = Josh Guillory

| party4 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote4 = 31,387

| percentage4 = 12.8%

| image5 = File:Rob Anderson at No Dem Left Behind Town Hall (cropped).png

| candidate5 = Rob Anderson

| party5 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote5 = 13,477

| percentage5 = 5.5%

| map_image = File:2018 LA-3 Election Results.svg

| map_size = 300px

| map_caption = Parish results
Higgins: {{legend0|#f1b5b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#ed8783|50–60%}} {{legend0|#e55651|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d02923|70–80%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Clay Higgins

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = Clay Higgins

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{see also|Louisiana's 3rd congressional district}}

The 3rd district is located within the Acadiana region and includes Lafayette, Lake Charles, and New Iberia. Incumbent Republican Clay Higgins was initially elected in 2016 with 56% of the vote. This is a reliably Republican district, and had a PVI of R+20.

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

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|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

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|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

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|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

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|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

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|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Louisiana's 3rd congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Clay Higgins (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes =136,876

| percentage =55.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mimi Methvin

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes =43,729

| percentage =17.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Josh Guillory

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes =31,387

| percentage =12.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Rob Anderson

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes =13,477

| percentage =5.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Larry Rader

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes =9,692

| percentage =3.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Verone Thomas

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes =7,815

| percentage =3.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Aaron Andrus

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes =2,967

| percentage =1.2

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes =245,943

| percentage=100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|

|winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 4

{{see also|Louisiana's 4th congressional district}}

The 4th district is located in Northwest Louisiana, taking in the Ark-La-Tex region, including Minden and Shreveport. This is a heavily Republican district, and had a PVI of R+13. Incumbent Republican Mike Johnson was initially elected in 2016 with 65% of the vote.

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

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|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

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|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

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|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

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|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

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|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Louisiana's 4th congressional district, 2018

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mike Johnson (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 139,326

| percentage = 64.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ryan Trundle

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 72,934

| percentage =33.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mark David Halverson

| party = Independent (United States)

| votes = 4,612

| percentage = 2.1

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 216,872

| percentage= 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|

|winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 5

{{see also|Louisiana's 5th congressional district}}

The 5th district is located in the northern Louisiana region, including the Monroe metro area. The district continues to stretch down into Central Louisiana taking in Alexandria and then expanding eastward into the Florida Parishes. This is a moderate to solid Republican district, and had a PVI of R+15. Incumbent Republican Ralph Abraham was initially elected in 2014, and was reelected in 2016 with 81% of the vote.

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

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|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

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|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

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|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Louisiana's 5th congressional district, 2018

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ralph Abraham (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes =149,018

| percentage =66.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jessee Carlton Fleenor

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes =67,118

| percentage =30.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Billy Burkette

| party = Independent (United States)

| votes =4,799

| percentage =2.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Kyle Randol

| party = Libertarian Party (United States)

| votes =3,011

| percentage =1.3

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes =223,946

| percentage=100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|

|winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 6

{{see also|Louisiana's 6th congressional district}}

The 6th district is located within the Baton Rouge metropolitan area, including Central City, Denham Springs, and parts of the state capital, Baton Rouge. The district also stretches down into Acadiana taking in Thibodaux and parts of Houma. This is a strong Republican district, and had a PVI of R+19. Republican Garret Graves had represented this district since 2015 and was reelected in 2016 with 63% of the vote.

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

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|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

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|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

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|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Louisiana's 6th congressional district, 2018

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Garret Graves (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes =186,553

| percentage =69.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Justin DeWitt

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes =55,089

| percentage =20.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Andie Saizan

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes =21,627

| percentage =8.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

|party=Independent (United States)

|candidate=Devin Graham

|votes=5,256

|percentage=2.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes =268,525

| percentage=100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change|

|winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

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