2010 Louisiana U.S. Senate Election

Louisiana · 12 candidates · See every 2010 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2010 Louisiana U.S. Senate Election?

David Vitter won the 2010 Louisiana U.S. Senate Election. David Vitter received 715,415 popular votes (56.55%). The main challenger was Charlie Melancon (37.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Vitter and Melancon

Vitter +18.9 pts · won by 238,843 votes

David Vitter RepublicanWINNER56.55%

715,415 votes

Charlie Melancon Democratic37.67%

476,572 votes

Randall Todd HayesLibertarian1.1%

13,957 votes

Michael Karlton BrownIndependent0.79%

9,973 votes

Michael Lane Mike SpearsOther0.73%

9,190 votes

Ernest D. WoolonOther0.65%

8,167 votes

R. A. Skip GalanIndependent0.59%

7,474 votes

William R. McShanReform0.46%

5,879 votes

William Robert Bob Land Jr.Other0.45%

5,734 votes

Milton GordonIndependent0.38%

4,810 votes

Thomas G. Tommy LafargueOther0.32%

4,043 votes

Sam Houston Melton Jr.Democratic0.3%

3,780 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.