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2016 Louisiana U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2016 Louisiana U.S. House District 5 Election?

Ralph Lee Abraham won the 2016 Louisiana U.S. House District 5 Election. Ralph Lee Abraham received 208,545 popular votes (81.57%). The main challenger was Billy Burkette (18.43%).

See the full head-to-head between Abraham and Burkette

Abraham +63.1 pts · won by 161,428 votes
Ralph Lee AbrahamRepublicanWINNER81.57%
208,545 votes
Billy BurketteRepublican18.43%
47,117 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.