A general election was held in the U.S. state of
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
on October 24, 2015.
All of Louisiana's executive officers, and both houses of the
Louisiana State Legislature
The Louisiana State Legislature (french: Législature d'État de Louisiane) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is a bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 represen ...
were up for election. Under Louisiana's
jungle primary
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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 (
California
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and
Washington
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have a similar
"top two primary" system).
Governor
Incumbent Republican
Governor
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Bobby Jindal
Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10, 1971) is an American politician who served as the 55th Governor of Louisiana from 2008 to 2016. The only living former Louisiana governor, Jindal also served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives a ...
was term-limited and unable to run for re-election to a third term in office.
Lieutenant governor
Incumbent Republican
Lieutenant Governor
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Jay Dardenne did not run for re-election to a second full term in office. He instead ran for governor.
Attorney general
Incumbent Republican
Attorney General
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Buddy Caldwell ran for re-election to a third term in office, but was defeated by
Jeff Landry
Jeffrey Martin Landry (born December 23, 1970) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the Attorney General of Louisiana. He defeated Republican incumbent Buddy Caldwell in a runoff election held on November 21, 2015, and took office on J ...
.
Secretary of State
Incumbent Republican
Secretary of State Tom Schedler
John Thomas Schedler is the former Secretary of State of Louisiana
The secretary of state of Louisiana (french: Secrétaire d'État de la Louisiane) is one of the elected constitutional officers of the U.S. state of Louisiana and serves as t ...
won re-election to a second full term in office.
Chris Tyson, a law professor at the
Paul M. Hebert Law Center
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Because Louisiana is a c ...
at the
Louisiana State University
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and son of former Judge
Ralph E. Tyson
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Education and career
Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Tyson received a Bachelor of ...
of the
, ran for the Democrats.
State Treasurer
Incumbent Republican
State Treasurer
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John Kennedy
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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
Speaker
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of the
Louisiana House of Representatives
The Louisiana House of Representatives (french: link=no, Chambre des Représentants de Louisiane) is the lower house in the Louisiana State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. This chamber is composed of 105 repr ...
Chuck Kleckley
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;
Dan Kyle
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, former Louisiana Legislative Auditor, candidate for Louisiana
Insurance Commissioner
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in 2003 and candidate for Mayor-President of
East Baton Rouge Parish in 2008; Jude Melville, President and CEO of Business First Bank and nephew of former
Governor of Louisiana
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Buddy Roemer;
Tony Perkins, President of the
Family Research Council, former state representative and candidate for the U.S. Senate
in 2002
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;
John Schroder, state representative; and
Jim Tucker, former Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives and candidate for
Secretary of State of Louisiana 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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Jim Donelon won re-election to a third full term in office.
Polling
Louisiana State Senate
All 39 seats in the
Louisiana State Senate
The Louisiana State Senate (french: Sénat de Louisiane) is the upper house of the state legislature of Louisiana. All senators serve four-year terms and are assigned to multiple committees.
Composition
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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
term limited
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and could not run for re-election.
Louisiana House of Representatives
All 105 seats in the
Louisiana House of Representatives
The Louisiana House of Representatives (french: link=no, Chambre des Représentants de Louisiane) is the lower house in the Louisiana State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. This chamber is composed of 105 repr ...
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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