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2022Final results

2022 election for Louisiana's 1st District

U.S. House · Louisiana

Steve Scalise (R) won with 72.8% of the vote, defeating Katie Darling (D) by 47.6 points.

Steve ScaliseRepublican · winner
72.8%177,670
25.2%61,467
Howard KearneyLibertarian
2.0%4,907
244,044 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022

Races before and after

EvenR+55.02016R+44.92018R+46.92020R+47.62022R+50.12024R+30.52026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Katie DarlingSteve Scalise
$152.5K
Raised by the campaign
$18.6M
$148.2K
Spent by the campaign
$20.1M
$4.3K
Cash on hand
$4.7M

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022

The candidates

Steve Scalise (R)Katie Darling (D)

Also on the ballot: Howard Kearney (Libertarian), 2.0%