2004Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2004 election for U.S. Senate in Louisiana
U.S. Senate · Louisiana
David Vitter (R) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Christopher John (D) by 21.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
David VitterRepublican · winner
51.0%943,014
Christopher JohnDemocrat
29.3%542,150
John KennedyDemocrat
14.9%275,821
Arthur A. MorrellDemocrat
2.6%47,222
Richard M. FontanesiOther party
0.8%15,097
R. A. "skip" GalanOther party
0.7%12,463
Sam Houston Melton Jr.Democrat
0.7%12,289
1,848,056 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Christopher JohnDavid Vitter
$4.9M
Raised by the campaign
$7.7M
$4.9M
Spent by the campaign
$7.2M
$23.9K
Cash on hand
$537.1K
Other candidates' campaigns: John Kennedy $1.9M · Arthur A. Morrell $68.7K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004
The candidates
David Vitter (R)Christopher John (D)John Kennedy (D)
Also on the ballot: Arthur A. Morrell (Democrat), 2.6%; Richard M. Fontanesi (Other party), 0.8%; R. A. "skip" Galan (Other party), 0.7%; Sam Houston Melton Jr. (Democrat), 0.7%