2012Final results
2012 election for Louisiana's 6th District
U.S. House · Louisiana
Bill Cassidy (R) won with 79.4% of the vote, defeating Rufus Holt Craig Jr. (Lib) by 68.9 points.
Bill CassidyRepublican · winner
79.4%243,553
Rufus Holt Craig Jr.Libertarian
10.5%32,185
Richard "rpt" TorreganoIndependent
10.1%30,975
306,713 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 independentBill Cassidy
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Raised by the campaign
$1.8M
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Spent by the campaign
$653.5K
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Cash on hand
$2M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012