2019 Louisiana elections
Elections in Louisiana |
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Government |
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on October 12, 2019 with a runoff on November 16, 2019 for races in which no candidate was able to secure an absolute majority. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system (California and Washington have a similar top two primary system).
Governor[]
Incumbent Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards was re-elected for a second term in office.[1]
Lieutenant Governor[]
Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser was re-elected for a second term in office.
Attorney General[]
Incumbent Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry was re-elected for a second term in office.
Secretary of State[]
Candidates[]
Republican Party[]
- Kyle Ardoin, incumbent Louisiana Secretary of State[2]
- Thomas Kennedy III, candidate for Louisiana Secretary of State in 2018[2]
- Amanda Smith, paralegal[3]
Democratic Party[]
- Gwen Collins-Greenup, candidate for Louisiana Secretary of State in 2018[2]
General election[]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kyle Ardoin (incumbent) | 528,273 | 41.1 | |
Democratic | Gwen Collins-Greenup | 434,609 | 33.8 | |
Republican | Thomas Kennedy III | 244,622 | 19.0 | |
Republican | Amanda Smith | 78,968 | 6.1 | |
Total votes | 1,286,472 | 100.0% |
Runoff[]
Polling[]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Kyle Ardoin (R) |
Gwen Collins-Greenup (D) |
Undecided |
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JMC Analytics (R) | October 24–26, 2019 | 600 (LV) | ± 4.0% | 48% | 32% | 20% |
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Kyle Ardoin (incumbent) | 867,449 | 59.1 | ||
Democratic | Gwen Collins-Greenup | 601,102 | 40.9 | ||
Total votes | 1,468,551 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
State Treasurer[]
Candidates[]
Republican Party[]
- John Schroder, incumbent Louisiana State Treasurer[5]
Democratic Party[]
- Derrick Edwards, attorney and candidate for Louisiana State Treasurer in 2017[5]
Independents[]
- Teresa Kenny, entrepreneur[5]
General election[]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | John Schroder (incumbent) | 769,443 | 60.0 | ||
Democratic | Derrick Edwards | 442,753 | 34.5 | ||
Independent | Teresa Kenny | 69,910 | 5.5 | ||
Total votes | 1,282,106 | 100.0% | |||
Republican hold |
Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry[]
Candidates[]
Republican Party[]
- , incumbent Louisiana Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner[6]
- Bradley Zaunbrecher, cattle farmer[6]
Democratic Party[]
- Marguerite Green, executive director of SPROUT NOLA[6]
- Charlie Greer, former forestry enforcement agent and candidate for Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry in 2015[6]
- Peter Williams, tree farmer[6]
General election[]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Michael Strain (incumbent) | 724,709 | 56.8 | ||
Democratic | Marguerite Green | 259,729 | 20.3 | ||
Democratic | Charlie Greer | 106,892 | 8.4 | ||
Republican | Bradley Zaunbrecher | 105,705 | 8.3 | ||
Democratic | Peter Williams | 79,632 | 6.2 | ||
Total votes | 1,276,667 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Commissioner of Insurance[]
Candidates[]
Republican Party[]
- Jim Donelon, incumbent Louisiana Insurance Commissioner[7]
- Tim Temple, businessman[7]
Polling[]
Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
Jim Donelon (R) |
Tim Temple (R) |
Undecided |
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JMC Analytics (R) | September 19–21, 2019 | 550 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 22% | 20% | 58% |
General election[]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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Republican | Jim Donelon (incumbent) | 631,721 | 53.5 | ||
Republican | Tim Temple | 549,140 | 47.5 | ||
Total votes | 1,180,861 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
Louisiana State Legislature[]
Republicans gained a 2/3 majority in the State Senate, but in the State House, Democratic challenger Mack Cormier flipped HD 105 and independent retained his seat in HD 62, blocking the Republicans from gaining a supermajority and allowing John Bel Edwards to veto bills passed by the Legislature.
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ "Gov. John Bel Edwards makes it official with roll out of re-election campaign pitch video". The Advocate. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
- ^ a b c Hilburn, Greg (August 30, 2019). "Who will you trust to be Louisiana's secretary of state and vote guardian?". Monroe News Star. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ "Secretary of State - Amanda Smith". KTBS ABC. August 21, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Unofficial Results". Louisiana Secretary of State. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
- ^ a b c Narveson, Deanna B. (August 6, 2019). "Who's running against who in the upcoming elections?". Greater Baton Rouge Business Report. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Karlin, Sam (September 17, 2019). "Five candidates run for La. agriculture chief". Houma Today. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- ^ a b Deslatte, Melinda (September 16, 2019). "Louisiana insurance commissioner faces intraparty challenger". The Middletown Press. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved September 20, 2019.
External links[]
- Official campaign websites for Secretary of State
- Kyle Ardoin (R) for Secretary of State
- Gwen Collins-Greenup (D) for Secretary of State
- Thomas Kennedy III (R) for Secretary of State Archived 2019-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Amanda Smith (R) for Secretary of State Archived 2019-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Official campaign websites for Treasurer
- Official campaign websites for Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry
- Marguerite Green (D) for Ag Commissioner
- Charlie Greer (D) for Ag Commissioner
- Mike Strain (R) for Ag Commissioner
- Peter Williams (D) for Ag Commissioner Archived 2019-10-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Official campaign websites for Commissioner of Insurance
- 2019 Louisiana elections
- 2019 elections in the United States by state