Louisiana s 1st Congressional District elections, 2014

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Louisiana's 1st Congressional District

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Primary Election Date
November 4, 2014

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General Election Date
December 6, 2014

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November 4 Election Winner:
Steve Scalise
Incumbent prior to election:
Steve Scalise

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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Solid R[1]

Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe R[2]

Fairvote's Monopoly Politics: Safe R[3]

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## Contents

* 1 Candidates
* 2 Elections
* 2.1 Primary election results
* 3 Key votes
* 3.1 HR 676
* 3.2 Government shutdown
* 4 Campaign contributions
* 4.1 Steve Scalise
* 4.2 Vinny Mendoza
* 5 District history
* 5.1 2012
* 5.2 2010
* 6 See also
* 7 External links
* 8 Footnotes

The 1st Congressional District of Louisiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.

Incumbent Steve Scalise (R), who was first elected in 2008, defeated multiple candidates to secure enough votes to avoid a general election. Scalise won re-election with 67% of the vote in 2012.

Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Candidate Filing Deadline  | Primary Election  | General Election

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August 22, 2014 | November 4, 2014 | December 6, 2014

Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by October 6, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was November 5, 2014.[4][5]

See also: Louisiana elections, 2014

Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Steve Scalise (R), who was first elected in 2008.

Louisiana's 1st Congressional District is located in the southeastern part of the state. It includes Plaquemines, St. Bernard, and St. Tammany parishes, as well as parts of Jefferson, Lafourche, Orleans, Tangipahoa, and Terrebonne parishes.[6]

## Candidates[edit]

* Steve Scalise \- Incumbent
* Lee Dugas[7]
* Vinny Mendoza[7]
* Jeff Sanford[8]

## Elections[edit]

### Primary election results[edit]

The 1st Congressional District of Louisiana held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Steve Scalise (R) defeated challengers Lee Dugas (D), Vinny Mendoza (D) and Jeff Sanford (L) in the primary election.

U.S. House, Louisiana District 1 Primary Election, 2014 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Republican  | Steve Scalise Incumbent | 77.56% | 189,250
| Democratic  |  Lee Dugas  | 8.72% | 21,286
| Democratic  |  Vinny Mendoza  | 10.15% | 24,761
| Libertarian  |  Jeff Sanford  | 3.57% | 8,707
Total Votes | 244,004
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State

## Key votes[edit]

Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.

### HR 676[edit]

See also: Boehner's lawsuit against the Obama administration

On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[9] Scalise joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[10][11]

### Government shutdown[edit]

See also: United States budget debate, 2013

On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[12] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[13] Steve Scalise voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[14]

The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[15] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Steve Scalise voted against HR 2775.[16]

## Campaign contributions[edit]

### Steve Scalise[edit]

Steve Scalise (2014) Campaign Finance Reports

Report| Date Filed| Beginning Balance| Total Contributions
for Reporting Period| Expenditures| Cash on Hand
April Quarterly[17]| April 15, 2013| $600,890.84| $264,955.00| $(181,498.00)| $684,347.84
July Quarterly[18]| July 15, 2013| $684,347.84| $276,389.38| $(194,825.24)| $765,911.98
October Quarterly[19]| October 13, 2013| $765,911.98| $152,958.80| $(129,709.16)| $789,161.62
Year-end[20]| January 31, 2014| $789,161| $137,389| $(159,290)| $767,260
April Quarterly[21]| April 15, 2014| $767,260| $247,003| $(144,263)| $869,999
July Quarterly[22]| July 15, 2014| $869,999| $346,575| $(358,635)| $858,641
October Quarterly[23]| October 15, 2014| $998,353| $629,008| $(855,361)| $772,001
| | | Running totals|
| | | $2,054,278.18| $(2,023,581.4)|

### Vinny Mendoza[edit]

Vinny Mendoza (2014) Campaign Finance Reports

Report| Date Filed| Beginning Balance| Total Contributions
for Reporting Period| Expenditures| Cash on Hand
July Quarterly| July 15, 2014| $752| $0| $(30)| $722
| | | Running totals|
| | | $0| $(30)|

## District history[edit]

Candidate ballot access

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### 2012[edit]

On November 6, 2012, Steve Scalise (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated M.V. Mendoza, Gary King, David Turknett, and Arden Wells in the primary election.

U.S. House, Louisiana District 1 Primary Election, 2012 Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes

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| Republican  | Steve Scalise Incumbent | 66.6% | 193,496
| Democratic  |  Vinny Mendoza  | 21.2% | 61,703
| Republican  |  Gary King  | 8.6% | 24,844
| Independent  |  David Turknett  | 2.1% | 6,079
| Independent  |  Arden Wells  | 1.5% | 4,288
Total Votes | 290,410
Source: Louisiana Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

### 2010[edit]

On November 2, 2010, Steve Scalise (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Myron Katz (D) and Arden Wells (I).

U.S. House, Louisiana District 1 Election, 2010

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  | Steve Scalise | 78.5% | 157,182
| Democratic  |  Myron Katz  | 19.2% | 38,416
| Independent  |  Arden Wells  | 2.3% | 4,578
Total Votes | 200,176

## See also[edit]

* United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, 2014
* United States House of Representatives elections, 2014

## External links[edit]

* Louisiana Elections & Voting

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 7, 2014
2. ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 7, 2014
3. ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 7, 2014
4. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State Website, "Register to Vote," accessed January 3, 2014
5. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State Website, "Search Election Dates," accessed September 4, 2014
6. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Louisiana Elections and Voting, "Candidate list," accessed August 27, 2014
8. ↑ Jeff Sanford for Congress, "Home," accessed July 16, 2014
9. ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
10. ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
11. ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
12. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
13. ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
14. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
15. ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
16. ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
17. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
18. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 25, 2013
19. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 28, 2013
20. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 17, 2014
21. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
22. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2014
23. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014

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Louisiana's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Bill Cassidy (R)

John Kennedy (R)

Representatives

District 1

Steve Scalise (R)

District 2

Troy Carter (D)

District 3

Clay Higgins (R)

District 4

Mike Johnson (R)

District 5

Julia Letlow (R)

District 6

Cleo Fields (D)

Republican Party (6)

Democratic Party (2)