Independent Party of Louisiana

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{{Infobox political party
| state = Louisiana
| colorcode = {{party color|Independent (US)}}
| name = Independent Party of Louisiana
| position = Center
| seats1_title = [[Louisiana House of Representatives]]
| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|105|hex=#00AEF3}}
| seats2_title = [[Louisiana State Senate]]
| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|39|hex=#00AEF3}}
| country = the United States
}}

The '''Independent Party of Louisiana''' is a [[Third party (U.S. politics)|third party]] in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Louisiana]] which became ballot-qualified in December 2016. It is the third largest political party in Louisiana, behind the [[Democratic Party of Louisiana|Democratic]] and [[Republican Party of Louisiana|Republican]] parties, with more than 130,000 registrants as of 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Winger |first1=Richard |title=New Louisiana Registration Data |url=https://ballot-access.org/2023/11/07/new-louisiana-registration-data-6/ |access-date=5 May 2024 |work=Ballot Access News |date=7 November 2023}}</ref> In 2014, the legislature repealed a law preventing political parties with the word "Independent" in the name from becoming ballot-qualified.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Winger |first1=Richard |title=Independent Party Has its First Candidates in Louisiana Congressional Elections |url=https://ballot-access.org/2018/09/1...didates-in-louisiana-congressional-elections/ |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=Ballot Access News |date=13 September 2018}}</ref> It is not affiliated with any other third or independent party in the United States.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Winger |first1=Richard |title=Independent Party Becomes a Ballot-Qualified Party in Louisiana |url=https://ballot-access.org/2017/01/1...ecomes-a-ballot-qualified-party-in-louisiana/ |access-date=8 May 2024 |work=Ballot Access News |date=10 January 2017}}</ref>

==Best results in state and federal elections==
[https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/graphical Source (From Secretary of State web site)]

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|+ class="nowrap" | U.S. Senate campaigns
!Year
!Seat
!Candidate
!Popular votes
!Percentage
!Place
|-
|[[2022 United States Senate election in Louisiana|2022]]
|Class III
|Bradley McMorris
|5,388
|0.39%
|9th of 13
|-
|[[2020 United States Senate election in Louisiana|2020]]
|Class II
|Vinny Mendoza
|7,811
|0.38%
|11th of 15
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|+ class="nowrap" | U.S. House campaigns
!Year
!Seat
!Candidate
!Popular votes
!Percentage
!Place
|-
|[[2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|2022]]
| LA 3
| Gloria R. Wiggins
| 3,255
| 1.45%
| 6th of 8
|-
|[[2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|2020]]
| LA 2
| Noonie Man Batiste
| 12,268
| 3.87%
| 5th of 6
|-
| rowspan=2 | [[2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana|2018]]
| LA 1
| Fred Jones
| 2,443
| 0.91%
| 6th of 6
|-
| LA 2
| Noonie Man Batiste
| 17,260
| 7.31%
| 3rd of 4
|}

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
|+ class="nowrap" | Statewide executive campaigns
!Year
!Seat
!Candidate
!Popular votes
!Percentage
!Place
|-
| rowspan=5 | 2023
| rowspan=4 | [[2023 Louisiana gubernatorial election|Gubernatorial]]
| Hunter Lundy
| 52,165
| 4.91%
| 5th of 5
|-
| Benjamin Barnes
| 5,190
| 0.49%
| 9th of 15
|-
| Jeffery Istre
| 3,400
| 0.32%
| 11th of 15
|-
| Frank Scurlock
| 1,131
| 0.11%
| 15th of 15
|-
| [[2023 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election|Lieutenant gubernatorial]]
| Bruce Payton
| 17,195
| 1.66%
| 5th of 6
|-
| 2019
| [[2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election|Gubernatorial]]
| Gary Landrieu
| 10,084
| 0.75%
| 6th of 6
|}

==See also==
*[[Political party strength in Louisiana]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Categoryolitical parties in Louisiana|Democratic Party]]
[[Category:Regional and state political parties in the United States]]
[[Category:Centrist political parties in the United States]]
[[Categoryolitical parties in the United States]]

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