Speaker Mike Johnson wins re-election to House in Louisiana's 4th Congressional District

House Speaker Mike Johnson was declared the victor Tuesday nighttime successful his effort to support Louisiana's 4th Congressional District solidly red, according to The Associated Press. 

The four-term congressman was archetypal elected successful 2016 but gained prominence arsenic a person successful the GOP aft helium was elected by his chap members of Congress past twelvemonth to regenerate erstwhile GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California. Johnson was antecedently vice seat of the House GOP conference. 

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., is greeted arsenic helium arrives to talk astatine a run lawsuit astatine the Lucas County Republican Party office successful Holland, Ohio, Oct. 26, 2024. (Associated Press )

Johnson's triumph Tuesday successful his reliably reddish territory came with small resistance. Democrats did not participate a campaigner successful the race. Joshua Morott, a Republican substitute teacher with small acquisition successful politics, was Johnson's lone challenger. 

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Johnson's territory sits successful the northwest country of the authorities and is location to Shreveport, Louisiana's 3rd astir populous city. 

Despite lacking immoderate existent competition, Johnson inactive led his party's fundraising efforts this predetermination cycle. He brought successful much than $19 cardinal for his ain run and $8 cardinal for different GOP candidates, according to the Louisiana Illuminator.

House Speaker Mike Johnson takes a video helium says helium volition nonstop to erstwhile President Trump during a voting rally successful enactment of Republican incumbent Rep. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., who is moving to correspond Virginia's 2nd Congressional District successful the U.S. House, astatine Ballyhoos successful Virginia Beach, Va., Monday, Nov. 4, 2024.  (Associated Press)

Louisiana has been astatine the halfway of a redistricting battle, and earlier this twelvemonth the state's legislature representation was redrawn to see 2 Black bulk districts. The authorities is inactive facing ineligible challenges implicit whether the caller maps unfairly discriminate against voters. 

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Johnson's aboriginal arsenic GOP leader remains uncertain adjacent if Republicans support power of the House aft Tuesday's election. Johnson has said helium wants to proceed successful the enactment relation if Republicans support the House.

However, helium has not indicated thing astir his plans if they bash not. People adjacent to Johnson person said helium would apt measurement down, according to NBC News.

House Speaker Mike Johnson speaks earlier Republican statesmanlike nominee erstwhile President Donald Trump astatine a run rally astatine Madison Square Garden, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024, successful New York. 

Even if Republicans support the House, a fistful of them person signaled they either volition not enactment Johnson to stay talker oregon are unsure whether they would enactment him.

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In summation to his duties arsenic speaker, Johnson serves connected the House Judiciary Committee and is seat of the Subcommittee connected the Constitution and Limited Government.