2016Final results

2016 election for Louisiana's 3rd District

Name: 2016 election for Louisiana's 3rd District
Start: 2016-11-08
Location: Louisiana

U.S. House · Louisiana

Scott A. Angelle (R) won with 28.6% of the vote, defeating Clay Higgins (R) by 2.1 points.

Scott A. AngelleRepublican · winner

28.6%91,532

Clay HigginsRepublican

26.5%84,912

Jacob "dorian Phibian" HebertDemocrat

8.9%28,385

Larry RaderDemocrat

8.7%27,830

Gus RantzRepublican

8.0%25,662

Greg EllisonRepublican

7.8%24,882

Brett GeymannRepublican

6.7%21,607

Bryan BarrilleauxRepublican

1.9%6,223

Guy McLendonLibertarian

0.9%2,937

Kenny P. Scelfo Sr.Independent

0.8%2,670

Grover Joseph ReesRepublican

0.8%2,457

Herman L. VidrineRepublican

0.4%1,357

320,454 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016

Races before and after

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Larry RaderScott A. Angelle

$16.3K

Raised by the campaign

$2M

$14.7K

Spent by the campaign

$2M

$1.6K

Cash on hand

$15.5K

Other candidates' campaigns: Gus Rantz $738.3K · Greg Ellison $569.9K · Clay Higgins $403.9K · Grover Joseph Rees $161.2K · Brett Geymann $140.9K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016

The candidates

Scott A. Angelle (R)Clay Higgins (R)Jacob "dorian Phibian" Hebert (D)Larry Rader (D)Gus Rantz (R)Greg Ellison (R)Brett Geymann (R)

Also on the ballot: Bryan Barrilleaux (Republican), 1.9%; Guy McLendon (Libertarian), 0.9%; Kenny P. Scelfo Sr. (Independent), 0.8%; Grover Joseph Rees (Republican), 0.8%; Herman L. Vidrine (Republican), 0.4%