2016Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2016 election for Louisiana's 4th District
U.S. House · Louisiana
Marshall Jones (D) won with 28.2% of the vote, defeating Mike Johnson (R) by 3.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Marshall JonesDemocrat · winner
28.2%80,593
Mike JohnsonRepublican
24.7%70,580
Ralph "trey" BaucumRepublican
17.6%50,412
Oliver JenkinsRepublican
15.6%44,521
Elbert GuilloryRepublican
7.3%21,017
Rick JohnRepublican
4.6%13,220
Mark David HalversonIndependent
1.1%3,149
Kenneth J. KrefftIndependent
0.9%2,493
285,985 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.
Marshall JonesMike Johnson
$476.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$469.9K
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$6.7K
Cash on hand
$196.1K
Other candidates' campaigns: Elbert Guillory $1.1M · Oliver Jenkins $863.2K · Ralph "trey" Baucum $785.2K · Rick John $189.5K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016
The candidates
Marshall Jones (D)Mike Johnson (R)Ralph "trey" Baucum (R)Oliver Jenkins (R)Elbert Guillory (R)
Also on the ballot: Rick John (Republican), 4.6%; Mark David Halverson (Independent), 1.1%; Kenneth J. Krefft (Independent), 0.9%