Louisiana 2019 General Election

The Green Papers: Louisiana 2019 General Election

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Louisiana
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Open Primary: Saturday 12 October 2019
✓ General/Runoff: Gov and SoS: Saturday 16 November 2019

✓ Thursday 8 August 2019 - Filing Deadline .
✓ Saturday 12 October 2019 - Open Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p CDT (1200-0100 UTC).
✓ Saturday 16 November 2019 - General/Runoff: Gov and SoS . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p CST (1300-0200 UTC).

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
2010 Census:	4,553,962	(1.47% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:	8	(1.49% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:	6	(1.38% of 435)
Capital:	Baton Rouge

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Louisiana State and Local Government

Louisiana 2020 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

There are no party primaries in Louisiana. All candidates from all parties appear on the open primary ballot. If no candidate receives a majority (50% of the vote plus 1), a runoff is held between the top two vote getters.

Elections for Governor and statewide officers are held every 4 years. The primary is on the second to last Saturday in October and the runoff is on the fourth Saturday after the second to last Saturday in October.
Congressional elections are held every two years. The primary is on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November and the run-off (where necessary) is held 32 days thereafter (on the first Saturday after the first Wednesday in December).

Candidates can withdraw until poll closing time on election day. Should a candidate withdraw after the ballots are printed, votes cast for that candidate are not counted.

Louisiana does not permit write-ins.

Schedule of 2019 Elections from the Louisiana Department of State.

Candidate Inquiry from the Louisiana Department of State.

12 October 2019 / 16 November 2019: Returns from the Louisiana Department of State.

16 November 2019: Results from a media source.

Since no candidate received a majority of the vote in the 12 October 2019 Open Primary, there will be a Saturday 16 November 2019 runoff for the following contests:

Governor: Governor John Bel Edwards (Democratic) 47% v. "Eddie" Rispone (Republican) 27%.
Secretary of State: Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin (Republican) 41% v. "Gwen" Collins-Greenup (Democratic) 34%.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 116^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator William M. "Bill" Cassidy • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (4)

		*Republican*			*Senator William M. "Bill" Cassidy* • FEC S4LA00107; 30 Sep 19; Tot $2,810,891; Dsb $852,466
		No Party Affiliation			Gregory E. Fitch • FEC S0LA00295
		Independent			Jamar "Doc" Montgomery
		Democratic			Antoine Pierce

Class 3		Republican	Senator John Neely Kennedy • First elected to the office of state Treasurer as a Democrat: 1999; re-elected: 2003; switched affiliation to Republican 27 August 2007; re-elected: 2007, 2011, 2015. First elected to the U.S. Senate: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019. Term Limit: 2 consecutive 4-year terms, All Governors

		Democratic	Governor John Bel Edwards • Re-elected Saturday 16 November 2019 • First elected: 2015 • Chair up for regular election: Saturday 16 November 2019 • The current Governor is unaffected by the State's term limit.
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic	774,498	51.33%	Governor John Bel Edwards • Recieved 47% in the 12 October General Election. Proceeds to 16 November 2019 Runoff
		Republican	734,286	48.67%	"Eddie" Rispone • Recieved 27% in the 12 October General Election. Proceeds to 16 November 2019 Runoff
Total			1,508,784	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019. Elected separately from Governor.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor William "Billy" Nungesser • Re-elected Saturday 12 October 2019 • First elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Saturday 12 October 2019
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican	884,309	68.14%	Lieutenant Governor William "Billy" Nungesser
		~~Democratic~~	413,556	31.86%	~~Willie Jones - lost primary~~
Total			1,297,865	100.00%

116^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 5 Republican (5 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise • First elected in a special election 3 May 2008 to fill the vacancy re: Congresman Piyush "Bobby" Jindal election as Governor • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		Independent			John Robert Badger • Independent Conservative. CD 5? • FEC H0LA01194
		*Republican*			*Congressman Stephen J. "Steve" Scalise* • FEC H0LA01087; 30 Sep 19; Tot $8,974,893; Dsb $6,498,477

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman Cedric L. Richmond • First elected: 2010 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1) - 117th Congress

		*Democratic*			*Congressman Cedric L. Richmond* • FEC H8LA02054; 30 Sep 19; Tot $554,122; Dsb $359,419

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman Clay Higgins • First elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (2) - 117th Congress

		*Republican*			*Congressman Clay Higgins* • FEC H6LA03148; 30 Sep 19; Tot $273,405; Dsb $201,872
		Democratic			Verone A. Thomas • FEC H8LA03086

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman James Michael "Mike" Johnson • First elected: 2016. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1) - 117th Congress

		*Republican*			*Congressman James Michael "Mike" Johnson* • FEC H6LA04138; 30 Sep 19; Tot $483,814; Dsb $252,341

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 5		Republican	Congressman Ralph Lee Abraham, Jr. • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • 6 December 2018: Ran for Governor in 2019 but did not receive his party's nomination.
	Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress

		Independent			John Robert Badger • Independent Conservative • FEC H0LA05088
		Democratic			Sandra "Candy" Christophe • FEC H0LA05070
		Democratic			Brody Pierrottie • FEC H0LA05096
		Republican			Ouachita Parish Police Juror Randall Scott "Scotty" Robinson • A Police Jury is similar to a Board of Supervisors. • FEC H0LA05104

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 6		Republican	Congressman Garret Graves • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (1) - 117th Congress

		*Republican*			*Congressman Garret Graves* • FEC H4LA06153; 30 Sep 19; Tot $622,941; Dsb $351,356

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019

		Republican	Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin • Re-elected Saturday 16 November 2019 • Assumed office 8 May 2018 [re: resignation of Secretary of State J. Thomas "Tom" Schedler (Republican)]; First elected in a special election: 8 December 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Saturday 16 November 2019
	Candidate list (2)

		Republican	867,607	59.07%	Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin • Recieved 41% in the 12 October General Election. Proceeds to 16 November 2019 Runoff
		Democratic	601,126	40.93%	"Gwen" Collins-Greenup • Recieved 34% in the 12 October General Election. Proceeds to 16 November 2019 Runoff
Total			1,468,733	100.00%
	Secretary of State J. Thomas "Tom" Schedler (Republican) announced his resignation, amid accusations of sexual misconduct, effective 8 May 2018 on 2 May. He had earlier announced that he would retire at the end of his term. He was appointed on 22 November 2010 [re: election of Secretary of State "Jay" Dardenne as Lieutenant Governor]; first elected in 2011; and re-elected in 2015. A special election will be called to fill the remainder of his term. Reference: Louisiana elections chief quits amid sexual misconduct claim from AP. When an unexpired terms of a statewide elected official exceeds one year, the First Assistant Secretary of State (Kyle Ardoin) fills the unexpired term of office [Louisiana Constitution, Article IV, Section 16]. The governor calls a special election to fill the vacancy at the next regularly scheduled congressional or statewide election, 6 November 2018. If no candidate receives a majority (50% of the vote plus 1), a runoff is held between the top two vote getters on 8 December 2018. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote in the 6 November 2018 election, there will be a Saturday 8 December 2018 runoff between Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin (Republican) and "Gwen" Collins-Greenup (Democratic). Secretary of State R. Kyle Ardoin (Republican) won the Saturday 8 December 2018 runoff.

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019

		Republican	Attorney General "Jeff" Landry • Re-elected Saturday 12 October 2019 • First elected: 2015 • Seat up for regular election: Saturday 12 October 2019
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican	855,366	66.21%	Attorney General "Jeff" Landry
		~~Democratic~~	436,502	33.79%	~~"Ike" Jackson, Jr. - lost primary~~
Total			1,291,868	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019

		Republican	Treasurer John M. Schroder, Sr. • Re-elected Saturday 12 October 2019 • First elected in a Special Election: 18 November 2017 (re: resignation of John Neely Kennedy (Republican) who was elected to the U.S. Senate Class 3 seat in 2016); re-elected: 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Saturday 12 October 2019
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican	769,462	60.02%	Treasurer John M. Schroder, Sr. • 9 December 2018: Announced he is running for re-election in 2019.
		~~Democratic~~	442,740	34.53%	~~Derrick Edwards - lost primary~~
		~~No Party~~	69,908	5.45%	~~Teresa Kenny - lost primary~~
Total			1,282,110	100.00%
	Treasurer John Neely Kennedy (Republican) who was first elected as Treasurer as a Democrat in 1999; re-elected in 2003; switched affiliation to Republican on 27 August 2007; re-elected in 2007, 2011, and 2015; ran for and won the Senate Class 3 seat in 2016; resigned effective 3 January 2017. Treasurer Ron J. Henson (Republican) was appointed to the office to serve until the special election. 18 November 2017: former state Representative John M. Schroder, Sr. (Republican) is first elected in a special election.

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019

		Republican	Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Michael G. "Mike" Strain • Re-elected Saturday 12 October 2019 • First elected: 2007; re-elected: 2011, 2015, 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Saturday 12 October 2019
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican	724,706	56.77%	Agriculture and Forestry Commissioner Michael G. "Mike" Strain
		~~Democratic~~	259,718	20.34%	~~Marguerite Green - lost primary~~
		~~Democratic~~	106,891	8.37%	~~Red River Waterway Commissioner Charles R. "Charlie" Greer - lost primary~~
		~~Republican~~	105,721	8.28%	~~Bradley Zaunbrecher - lost primary~~
		~~Democratic~~	79,632	6.24%	~~Peter Williams - lost primary~~
Total			1,276,668	100.00%

Commissioner of Insurance 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2015, 2019

		Republican	Insurance Commissioner James J. "Jim" Donelon • Re-elected Saturday 12 October 2019 • Appointed: 16 February 2006; first elected in Special Election 30 September 2006; re-elected: 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019 • Seat up for regular election: Saturday 12 October 2019
	Candidate list (1)

		Republican	631,728	53.50%	Insurance Commissioner James J. "Jim" Donelon
		~~Republican~~	549,132	46.50%	~~Tim Temple - lost primary~~
Total			1,180,860	100.00%

Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such.

Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 2 incumbents, 7 candidates
	• Republican: 13 incumbents, 13 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 3 candidates
	• No Party
	• No Party Affiliation: 1 candidate
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.

Notes

Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.