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1998 Louisiana U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1998 Louisiana U.S. House District 6 Election?

Richard Hugh Baker won the 1998 Louisiana U.S. House District 6 Election. Richard Hugh Baker received 97,044 popular votes (50.74%). The main challenger was Marjorie McCkeithen (49.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Baker and McCkeithen

Baker +1.5 pts · won by 2,843 votes
Richard Hugh BakerRepublicanWINNER50.74%
97,044 votes
Marjorie McCkeithenDemocratic49.26%
94,201 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.