Frederick Jones (independent) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 1st Congressional District. He lost in the primary election on November 6, 2018.
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent 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.
The following candidates ran in the primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 1 on November 6, 2018.
|
Steve Scalise (R) |
71.5%
|
192,555 Votes✔ |
|
Tammy Savoie (D) |
16.4%
|
44,273 Votes |
|
Lee Ann Dugas (D) |
6.9%
|
18,560 Votes |
|
Jim Francis (D) |
3.2%
|
8,688 Votes |
|
Howard Kearney (L) |
1.0%
|
2,806 Votes |
|
Frederick Jones (Independent) |
0.9%
|
2,443 Votes |
Total votes: 269,325