2012 Louisiana U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2012 Louisiana U.S. House District 1 Election?

Steve Scalise won the 2012 Louisiana U.S. House District 1 Election. Steve Scalise received 193,496 popular votes (66.63%). The main challenger was M. V Vinny Mendoza (21.25%).

See the full head-to-head between Scalise and Mendoza

Scalise +45.4 pts · won by 131,793 votes

Steve Scalise RepublicanWINNER66.63%

193,496 votes

M. V Vinny Mendoza Democratic21.25%

61,703 votes

Gary King Republican8.55%

24,844 votes

David ??Turk?? Turknettno party affiliation2.09%

6,079 votes

Arden Wellsno party affiliation1.48%

4,288 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.