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2016 election for U.S. Senate in Louisiana

U.S. Senate · Louisiana

John Kennedy (R) won with 26.8% of the vote, defeating Foster Campbell (D) by 9.4 points.

John KennedyRepublican · winner
26.8%536,191
Foster CampbellDemocrat
17.4%347,816
Charles W. Boustany Jr.Republican
14.9%298,008
Caroline FayardDemocrat
12.1%240,917
John FlemingRepublican
10.2%204,026
Rob ManessRepublican
4.5%90,856
David DukeRepublican
2.9%58,606
Derrick EdwardsDemocrat
2.6%51,774
Gary LandrieuDemocrat
2.3%45,587
Donald "crawdaddy" CrawfordRepublican
1.3%25,523
Anh CaoRepublican
1.1%21,019
Beryl A. BilliotIndependent
1.0%19,352
Thomas P. ClementsLibertarian
0.6%11,370
Troy HebertIndependent
0.5%9,503
Joshua PellerinDemocrat
0.4%7,395
Peter WilliamsDemocrat
0.3%6,855
M. V. "vinny"mendozaDemocrat
0.2%4,927
Kaitlin MaroneIndependent
0.2%4,108
Leroy GillamLibertarian
0.2%4,067
Charles MarsalaRepublican
0.2%3,684
Abhay PatelRepublican
0.1%1,576
Arden WellsIndependent
0.1%1,483
William Robert Lang Jr.Other party
0.1%1,424
Gregory Taylor Jr.Other party
0.1%1,151
1,997,218 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 2016

Races before and after

EvenD+32.61998R+3.52004R+18.92010R+26.72016R+21.32016 runoffR+28.62022

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.

Foster CampbellJohn Kennedy
$6.4M
Raised by the campaign
$6.2M
$6.3M
Spent by the campaign
$5M
$19.7K
Cash on hand
$1.2M

Other candidates' campaigns: Charles W. Boustany Jr. $5.8M · John Fleming $5M · Caroline Fayard $1.8M · Rob Maness $788.4K · Abhay Patel $405.1K · David Duke $201.3K · Joshua Pellerin $174.3K · Gary Landrieu $167.9K · Derrick Edwards $41.7K · Beryl A. Billiot $18.4K · Charles Marsala $17.2K · Donald "crawdaddy" Crawford $15.2K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016

The candidates

John Kennedy (R)Foster Campbell (D)Charles W. Boustany Jr. (R)Caroline Fayard (D)John Fleming (R)

Also on the ballot: Rob Maness (Republican), 4.5%; David Duke (Republican), 2.9%; Derrick Edwards (Democrat), 2.6%; Gary Landrieu (Democrat), 2.3%; Donald "crawdaddy" Crawford (Republican), 1.3%; Anh Cao (Republican), 1.1%; Beryl A. Billiot (Independent), 1.0%; Thomas P. Clements (Libertarian), 0.6%; Troy Hebert (Independent), 0.5%; Joshua Pellerin (Democrat), 0.4%; Peter Williams (Democrat), 0.3%; M. V. "vinny"mendoza (Democrat), 0.2%; Kaitlin Marone (Independent), 0.2%; Leroy Gillam (Libertarian), 0.2%; Charles Marsala (Republican), 0.2%; Abhay Patel (Republican), 0.1%; Arden Wells (Independent), 0.1%; William Robert Lang Jr. (Other party), 0.1%; Gregory Taylor Jr. (Other party), 0.1%