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2016 Louisiana U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2016 Louisiana U.S. House District 1 Election?

Steve Scalise won the 2016 Louisiana U.S. House District 1 Election. Steve Scalise received 243,645 popular votes (74.56%). The main challenger was Lee Ann Dugas (12.8%).

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

Scalise +61.8 pts · won by 201,805 votes
Steve ScaliseRepublicanWINNER74.56%
243,645 votes
Lee Ann DugasDemocratic12.8%
41,840 votes
Danil Ezekiel FaustDemocratic3.89%
12,708 votes
Howard KearneyLibertarian2.88%
9,405 votes
Joseph Joe SwiderDemocratic2.83%
9,237 votes
Eliot S. BarronGreen2.06%
6,717 votes
Chuemai Yangnone0.99%
3,236 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.