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Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s resounding Election Day win in Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District race was all but guaranteed back in July when Democrats failed to enter a candidate in the race.
Johnson’s only opponent was Joshua Morott, a substitute teacher without any prior political experience or reported campaign contributions. As expected, the speaker easily cruised to victory.
Results as of 8:30 Central Tuesday night showed Johnson receiving more than eight out of every 10 votes cast, with the Associated Press declaring him the winner.
The lack of election drama back home allowed Johnson to hit the congressional campaign trail on behalf of Republicans in other states. The speaker also stumped with former President Donald Trump in his attempt to return to the White House.
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The 2024 election cycle was also the first for Johnson as one of the GOP’s chief fundraisers. From July through September, he hauled in more than $19 million for his own campaign and $8 million more for other Republican incumbents and candidates, according to federal election records.
Johnson keeps the 4th District seat he’s held since 2017, though with slightly altered boundaries. Its base remains in northwest Louisiana but with some previous portions carved out to create a new 6th District that gives a Black candidate a better chance of winning. The changes are required to account for the state’s demographic changes in the decennial U.S. Census.
Beyond his speaker’s duties, Johnson is on the House Judiciary Committee and chairs its Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government.
