2012Final results
2012 election for Louisiana's 5th District
U.S. House · Louisiana
Rodney Alexander (R) won with 77.8% of the vote, defeating Ron Ceasar (Ind) by 63.4 points.
Rodney AlexanderRepublican · winner
77.8%202,536
Ron CeasarIndependent
14.4%37,486
Clay Steven GrantLibertarian
7.8%20,194
260,216 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 2012
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.
No independentRodney Alexander
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Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
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Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
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Cash on hand
$244.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012