1999 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election

The 1999 United States House of Representatives special election in Louisiana's 1st congressional district was held on May 29, 1999, to select the successor to Bob Livingston (R) who resigned due to the discovery of an extramarital affair.

1999 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election

← 1998 May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01) (jungle primary)
May 29, 1999 (1999-05-29) (runoff)
2000 →
 
Nominee David Vitter Dave Treen David Duke
Party Republican Republican Republican
First round 31,741
21.67%
36,719
25.06%
28,059
19.15%
Runoff 61,661
50.75%
59,849
49.25%
Eliminated

 
Nominee Monica Monica R.H. "Bill" Strain Rob Couhig
Party Republican Democratic Republican
First round 22,928
15.65%
16,446
11.23%
9,295
6.34%
Runoff Eliminated Eliminated Eliminated


U.S. Representative before election

Bob Livingston
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

David Vitter
Republican

On May 1, nine candidates, mostly Republicans, competed on the same ballot. However, since no candidate was able to achieve a majority, a runoff was held at the end of the month.

Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election jungle primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Treen 36,719 25.06%
Republican David Vitter 31,741 21.67%
Republican David Duke 28,059 19.15%
Republican Monica Monica 22,928 15.65%
Democratic R.H. "Bill" Strain 16,446 11.23%
Republican Rob Couhig 9,295 6.34%
Democratic Darryl Ward 720 0.49%
Republican Patrick Landry 344 0.23%
Republican S. J. LoCoco 246 0.17%
Total votes 146,498 100%

Runoff

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Former State Representative David Vitter narrowly won in the runoff over former Louisiana governor Dave Treen and would later become a United States Senator.

1999 Louisiana's 1st special run-off[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Vitter 61,661 50.75%
Republican Dave Treen 59,849 49.25%
Total votes 121,510 100%
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "Official Election Results for Election Date: 05/01/1999". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  2. ^ "Official Election Results for Election Date: 05/29/1999". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved April 25, 2018.