The reports show that Democrat Foster Campbell outspent Republican John Kennedy by more than a million dollars in a race that Kennedy won 61 to 39%.
    Campbell had total disbursements of $6,325,147  while Kennedy spent $5,017,718.
    They both raised about the same amount of money.  Kennedy had total receipts of $6,238,062.  Of that total, $1,016,358 came from Political Action Committees (PACs).  Campbell, meanwhile, raised $6,358,135 of which only $207,717 came from PACs.
    Campbell did loan his campaign committee a total of $750,000.  He paid back $500,000 in loans and is left with a debt of $293,471.  Kennedy did not loan his committee any money.
    Here is a recap of their reports:
Republican John Kennedy
    Cash on Hand as of 1/1/16 – $0.
    Total Receipts:– $6,238,062.
    Total Disbursements – $5,017,718.
    Ending Cash on Hand – $1,220,342.
    Debts/Loans Owed – $0.
Democrat Foster Campbell
    Cash on Hand as of 1/1/16 – $0.
    Total Receipts – $6,358,135 of which $750,000  was a loan to his committee.
    Total Disbursements – $6,325,147.
    Ending Cash on Hand – $32,989.
    Debts/Loans Owed – $293,471.
    Those figures include the primary and runoff elections.  So Campbell shouldn’t feel too bad about his expenditures.  He made the runoff.
    Former Republican U.S. Rep. Charles Boustany spent nearly $6 million on the race and finished in third place in the primary with 15% of the vote.
    And former Republican U.S. Rep. John Fleming spent nearly $5 million and finished in fifth place with 11% of the vote.  Fourth place went to Democrat Caroline Fayard who spent more than $2 million and received 12% of the vote.
    Here are the reports for those candidates who lost in the primary.  These reports go through Nov. 28, 2016.
Republican Charles Boustany
    Cash on Hand as of 1/1/16 – $366,517.
    Total Receipts – $5,761,321 of which $200,000  was a loan to his committee.
    Total Disbursements – $5,941,460.
    Ending Cash on Hand – $186,378.
    Debts/Loans Owed – $204,542.
Republican John Fleming    
    Cash on Hand as of 1/1/16 – $0.
    Total Receipts – $4,990,057 of which $1,294,735 was a loan to his committee.
    Total Disbursements – $4,843,954.
    Ending Cash on Hand – $146,102.
    Debts/Loans Owed – $1,294,735.
Democrat Caroline Fayard
    Cash on Hand as of 1/1/16 – $0.
    Total Receipts – $2,167,252 of which $1,345,000 was a loan to her committee.
    Total Disbursements – $2,160,011.
    Ending Cash on Hand – $7,238.
    Debts/Loans Owed – $1,347,049.
Republican Rob Maness
    Cash on Hand as of 1/1/16 – $21,173.
    Total Receipts – $788,411 of which $50,000 was a loan to his committee.
    Total Disbursements – $$742,522.
    Ending Cash on Hand – $67,040.
    Debts/Loans Owed – $0.
Republican David Duke
    Cash on Hand as of 1/1/16 – $0.
    Total Receipts – $198,170 of which $25,622 was a loan to his committee.
    Total Disbursements – $148,911.
    Ending Cash on Hand – $49,258.
    Debts/Loans Owed – $1,994.