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2016 Louisiana U.S. House District 3 Election

Louisiana · 12 candidates · See every 2016 U.S. House race

Who won the 2016 Louisiana U.S. House District 3 Election?

Clay Higgins won the 2016 Louisiana U.S. House District 3 Election. Clay Higgins received 77,671 popular votes (27.5%). The main challenger was Scott A. Angelle (21.51%).

See the full head-to-head between Higgins and Angelle

Higgins +6.0 pts · won by 16,909 votes
Clay HigginsRepublicanWINNER27.5%
77,671 votes
Scott A. AngelleRepublican21.51%
60,762 votes
Jacob Dorian Phibian HebertDemocratic10.05%
28,385 votes
Larry RaderDemocratic9.85%
27,830 votes
Gus RantzRepublican9.09%
25,662 votes
Greg EllisonRepublican8.81%
24,882 votes
Brett GeymannRepublican7.65%
21,607 votes
Bryan BarrilleauxRepublican2.2%
6,223 votes
Guy McLendonLibertarian1.04%
2,937 votes
Kenny P. Scelfo Sr.none0.95%
2,670 votes
Grover Joseph ReesRepublican0.87%
2,457 votes
Herman L. VidrineRepublican0.48%
1,357 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.