Louis Riggs

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Louis Riggs

| image =

| alt =

| state_house = Missouri

| district = 5th

| term_start = 2019

| term_end =

| predecessor = Lindell Shumake

| successor =

| prior_term =

| birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|57|2018|8|7}}

| birth_place = Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| residence = Hannibal, Missouri, U.S.

| party = Republican

| spouse = Anne

| children = 2

| profession = Attorney, professor

}}

Louis W. Riggs (born {{circa|1961}}) is an American politician who is a Republican member of the Missouri House of Representatives. He has represented the 5th House District since 2019.{{Cite web|title=Representative Louis Riggs|url=https://house.mo.gov/MemberDetails.aspx?district=005&year=2019|access-date=2020-09-16|website=house.mo.gov}} He was a professor at Hannibal–LaGrange University.{{cite web |last1=Wilson |first1=Doug |title=Louis Riggs, Joe Frese vie for 5th District House seat |url=https://www.whig.com/archive/article/louis-riggs-joe-frese-vie-for-5th-district-house-seat/article_77397c5f-038b-5f78-9a5d-3c7db0c366c0.html |website=Herald-Whig |publisher=Herald-Whig |access-date=8 April 2021}}

Electoral history

=State representative=

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives primary election, District 5, August 7, 2018{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Results|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750005307|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State| accessdate=May 16, 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Louis Riggs

|votes = 3,069

|percentage = 50.88%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Loren L. Graham

|votes = 1,617

|percentage = 26.81%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Neal R. Minor

|votes = 1,024

|percentage = 16.98%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = John Paul Tomko

|votes = 322

|percentage = 5.34%

|change =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives election, District 5, November 6, 2018{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Results|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750005307|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State| accessdate=May 16, 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Louis Riggs

|votes = 10,186

|percentage = 71.88%

|change = -2.61

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Democratic Party (United States)

|candidate = Joe Frese

|votes = 3,984

|percentage = 28.12%

|change = +2.61

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives election, District 5, November 3, 2020{{cite web|title=All Results; Official Results|url=https://enrarchives.sos.mo.gov/enrnet/default.aspx?eid=750005307|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State| accessdate=May 16, 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (United States)

|candidate = Louis Riggs

|votes = 15,530

|percentage = 100.00%

|change = +28.12

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin|title=Missouri House of Representatives Election, November 8, 2022, District 5{{cite web|title=Election Results; Official Election Returns|date=December 9, 2022|url=https://www.sos.mo.gov/CMSImages/ElectionResultsStatistics/2022GeneralElection.pdf|publisher=Missouri Secretary of State|accessdate=January 8, 2023}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Louis Riggs

|votes = 10,865

|percentage = 100.00%

|change = 0.00

}}

{{Election box end}}

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