M. V Vinny Mendoza

U.S. Senate candidate

Home state: Louisiana
Party: Democratic
On the ballot: 2004–2016

Career timeline

2004Rep 2006Rep 2012Rep 2014Rep 2016Sen

0-5

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Mendoza104,572

Opponents2.8M

Elections run

Between 2004 and 2016, M. V Vinny Mendoza ran in 5 elections across 2 offices (U.S. House and U.S. Senate), losing all 5. Mendoza's biggest single-election total was 61,703 votes, in the 2012 U.S. House election in Louisiana's District 1.

Browse every U.S. Senate election in Louisiana, every U.S. House race in Louisiana's District 1, or every U.S. House race in Louisiana's District 2.

How many votes has M. V Vinny Mendoza received?

M. V Vinny Mendoza has received 104,572 popular votes across 5 U.S. elections, with a career record of 0–5.

Election history

M. V Vinny Mendoza’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2016	U.S. SenateLouisiana	Lost	4,9270.25%	John Kennedy Foster Campbell Charles W. Boustany Jr. Caroline Fayard John Fleming Rob Maness David Duke Derrick Champ Edwards Gary Landrieu Donald Crawdaddy Crawford Joseph Cao Beryl A. Billiot Thomas P. Clements Troy Hebert Joshua Pellerin Peter Williams Kaitlin Marone Leroy Gillam Charles Marsala Abhay Patel Arden Wells (head-to-head) William Robert Lang Jr. Gregory Taylor Jr.
2014	U.S. HouseLouisiana	Lost	24,76110.15%	Steve Scalise (head-to-head) Lee Ann Dugas Jeffry Jeff Sanford
2012	U.S. HouseLouisiana	Lost	61,70321.25%	Steve Scalise (head-to-head) Gary King David ??Turk?? Turknett Arden Wells (head-to-head)
2006	U.S. HouseLouisiana	Lost	4020.37%	Bill Jefferson Karen Carter Derrick Shepherd Joseph Joe Lavigne Troy C Carter Eric T. Bradley Regina Bartholomew John Bel Edwards Scott Barron Gregory W. Rhumbline Kahn Lawrence William ______Lance____ von Uhde III Deven D. C. Collins
2004	U.S. HouseLouisiana	Lost	12,7794.44%	Bobby Jindal Roy Armstrong Daniel Zimmerman Jerry Watts Mike Rogers

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Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.