Louisiana Senate2022
RACE AT A GLANCE
SEAT HELD
John Kennedy
RACE WINNER
John Kennedy
Seat held
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
John Kennedy (R)
RACE RATING
Last updated: Jan 14, 2021Key Dates
Filing Deadline: TBD
Primary Election: TBD
INCUMBENT
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INCUMBENT
John Kennedy
First Elected: 2016
Last General Election: 60.6%
Last Primary Election: 25.0%
Full Bio:
KENNEDY, John Neely, a Senator from Louisiana; born in Centreville, Miss., November 21, 1951; B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1973; J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1977; B.C.L., Oxford University, Oxford, England, 1979; lawyer; special counsel to Louisiana governor Buddy Roemer; secretary to Governor Roemer’s Cabinet; secretary of the state Department of Revenue in the Cabinet of Louisiana governor Mike Foster 1996-1999; Louisiana state treasurer 1999-2016; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 2016 for the term ending January 3, 2023.
Source: Bioguide
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STATE DATA
Louisiana
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
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Past Presidential Results from this State
2020 Election Results
Source: The Cook Political Report
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2016 Election Results
Source: The Cook Political Report/POLIDATA
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RACE ANALYSIS
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Updated: Jul 26, 2026
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