Bill Cassidy

RepublicanLA · Senator

Wins

Losses

Races

2014

Senate · LA

Lost

RBill Cassidy

1,712,379 votes48.6%

DMary L. Landrieu

1,561,210 votes44.3%

RRob Maness

202,556 votes5.8%

RThomas Clements

14,173 votes0.4%

LBrannon Lee Mcmorris

13,034 votes0.4%

DWayne Ables

11,323 votes0.3%

DWilliam P. Waymire Jr.

4,673 votes0.1%

DVallian Senegal

3,835 votes0.1%

In the 2014 Senate race for LA Senate seat, Bill Cassidy (R) won with 48.6% of the vote, defeating Mary L. Landrieu (D) who received 44.3%. 6 additional candidates split the remaining vote. The 4.3-point margin made this one of the more competitive races of the cycle.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. As a Republican, Bill Cassidy benefited from the historical midterm penalty against the president's party — with a Democrat in the White House, the opposition typically gains seats.

2012

House · LA-06

Won

RBill CassidyWinner

243,553 votes79.4%

LRufus Holt Craig, Jr.

32,185 votes10.5%

nRichard Rpt? Torregano

30,975 votes10.1%

In the 2012 House race for LA-06, Bill Cassidy (R) won with 79.4% of the vote, defeating Rufus Holt Craig, Jr. (L) who received 10.5%. A third candidate also appeared on the ballot. Bill Cassidy's 68.9-point advantage over the runner-up confirmed a comfortable win.

This was an open-seat race. Open seats typically attract stronger candidates and heavier spending from both parties. The 2012 presidential election drove higher voter turnout, which can help or hurt down-ballot candidates depending on the top of the ticket.