BATON ROUGE, La. (KLFY) -- Rep. Clay Higgins (R-Lafayette) has easily won re-election in Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District. The district covers the southwestern and south central portion of the state, ranging from the Texas border to the Atchafalaya River. Higgins gained an overwhelming majority of voters in the four-person race to avoid a runoff and win a fifth term in office. Higgins (71%) defeated fellow Republican "Xan" John (4%) and Democrats Priscilla Gonzalez (19%) and Sadi Summerlin (7%), according to unofficial results released by the Louisiana Secretary of State. Unofficial voter turnout was 63.9%, officials said. Stay up to date with the latest news, weather and sports by downloading the WGNO app on the Apple or Google Play stores and by subscribing to the WGNO newsletter. Latest Posts Harris won't address supporters at campaign victory party Arizona enshrines abortion rights in state constitution: Decision Desk projection on The Hill Decision Desk projection on The Hill: Harris wins New Mexico Decision Desk projection on NewsNation: Republicans gain control of US Senate Decision Desk projection on The Hill: Harris wins New Jersey