Voters in Louisiana’s Second Congressional district vote in a special Congressional election runoff tomorrow. LA-02 became vacant when incumbent Democrat Cedric Richmond resigned January 15 to join the Biden administration. None of the 15 candidates running to replace Richmond won a majority of support in the all-party March 20 special election, necessitating a runoff under … [Read more...] about Previewing the Special Election Runoff for Louisiana’s Second Congressional District
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Special Primary Elections in Louisiana
Tonight we have a handful of special primary elections in Louisiana. All four contests use Louisiana's majority-voting system, known colloquially as "jungle primaries". This means every candidate from every party will all be on one ballot. If one candidate wins a 50% +1 vote majority, they are declared the winner. If no candidate wins a majority of the vote, the top two … [Read more...] about Special Primary Elections in Louisiana
Louisiana All Party Primary For Governor
Polls close at 8pm Central/9pm Eastern. Early voting turnout has been higher than normal for Louisiana and they are expected to be reported shortly after polls close. As always, be careful reading too much into them. For live analysis, join the DDHQ team on your service of choice: Twitch, Periscope, YouTube, Facebook. Remember this is an all party primary, so if no … [Read more...] about Louisiana All Party Primary For Governor
Louisiana Special Elections 3/30 Preview
While this Tuesday will be the biggest election night of the year so far- featuring contests in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Illinois- on Saturday, Louisiana will have a duo of runoffs in the Baton Rouge area. As the Bayou State will hold statewide election later in the fall, these races could be telling. The action will be in House Districts 18 and 62, which are … [Read more...] about Louisiana Special Elections 3/30 Preview