1999 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election

1999 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election

May 1, 1999 (1999-05-01) (jungle primary) May 29, 1999 (1999-05-29) (runoff)

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

Vitter   50–60% Treen   20–30%   30–40%   50–60% Duke   20–30%

U.S. Representative before election Bob Livingston Republican Elected U.S. Representative David Vitter Republican

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.

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

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

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Vitter	61,661	50.75%
	Republican	Dave Treen	59,849	49.25%
Total votes			121,510	100%
	Republican hold