A general election was held in the U.S. state of

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on October 24, 2015. All of Louisiana's executive officers, and both houses of the

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were up for election. Under Louisiana's

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system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party and voters voted for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote during the primary election, a runoff election was held on November 21, 2015 between the top two candidates in the primary. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system (

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and

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have a similar "top two primary" system).

Governor

Incumbent Republican

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was term-limited and unable to run for re-election to a third term in office.

Lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican

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did not run for re-election to a second full term in office. He instead ran for governor.

Attorney general

Incumbent Republican

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ran for re-election to a third term in office, but was defeated by

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Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State

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won re-election to a second full term in office. Chris Tyson, a law professor at the

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at the

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and son of former Judge Ralph E. Tyson of the

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, ran for the Democrats.

State Treasurer

Incumbent Republican

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John Kennedy won re-election to a fifth term in office. Republican Jennifer Treadway, a lawyer from Baton Rouge, challenged him. Had Kennedy not chosen run for re-election, potential Republican candidates included

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of the

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Chuck Kleckley;

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, former Louisiana Legislative Auditor, candidate for Louisiana

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in 2003 and candidate for Mayor-President of

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in 2008; Jude Melville, President and CEO of Business First Bank and nephew of former

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; Tony Perkins, President of the

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, former state representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2002;

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, state representative; and Jim Tucker, former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives and candidate for

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in 2011.

Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Michael G. Strain won re-election to a third term in office. Democrat Jamie LaBranche, an arborist and horticulturist who lost in the jungle primary in 2011, ran for the office again.

Commissioner of Insurance

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Insurance

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won re-election to a third full term in office.

Polling

Louisiana State Senate

All 39 seats in the

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were up for election. The Republican party currently holds 26 seats, while the Democratic party holds the remaining 13. 7 of the current senators are

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and could not run for re-election.

Louisiana House of Representatives

All 105 seats in the

were up for election. The Republican party currently holds 58 seats and the Democratic party 44 seats. 2 seats are held by independents and the remaining seat is vacant. 14 of the current representatives are term-limited and could not run for re-election.

References

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