2004 United States Senate election in Louisiana
November 2, 2004
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The 2004 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Democratic Senator John Breaux decided to retire after three terms in office. Republican Representative David Vitter won the open seat with more than 50% of the primary vote. He thus avoided a runoff that would have otherwise been held on December 4, became the first Louisiana Republican elected to the U.S. Senate since 1876, and the first ever to be popularly elected. This was also the first time ever that a Republican won a full term to this Senate seat. The third-placed candidate, John Kennedy, has held this same Senate seat as a Republican since 2017.