2015 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election
The 2015 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on October 24, 2015, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, with a runoff election held on November 21, 2015. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne did not run for re-election to a second full term in office. He instead ran for Governor. Billy Nungesser won the election defeating Kip Holden, despite a Democratic victory in the gubernatorial election, in which John Bel Edwards defeated David Vitter by a similar margin.
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Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party and voters may vote 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 Holden and Nungesser. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system (California and Washington have a similar "top two primary" system).
Candidates
Filed
- Elbert Guillory, state senator[1]
- Billy Nungesser, President of Plaquemines Parish and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2011[2]
- John Young, President of Jefferson Parish[3]
Declined
- Scott Angelle, Louisiana Public Service Commissioner and former Lieutenant Governor (ran for Governor)[4][5]
- Jay Dardenne, incumbent Lieutenant Governor (ran for Governor)[6]
- Mike Edmonson, Superintendent of the Louisiana State Police[7]
Filed
- Kip Holden, Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish[8][9]
Did not run
- Rick Gallot, state senator[10]
Jungle primary
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Elbert Guillory (R) |
Kip Holden (D) |
Billy Nungesser (R) |
John Young (R) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triumph | March 5, 2015 | 1,655 | ± 2.4% | 2% | 33% | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Multi-Quest | October 22–24, 2014 | 606 | ± 4% | — | 8% | 10% | 10% | 72% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Kip Holden | 360,679 | 33.27 | |
| Republican | Billy Nungesser | 324,654 | 29.95 | |
| Republican | John Young | 313,183 | 28.89 | |
| Republican | Elbert Guillory | 85,460 | 7.88 | |
| Majority | 36,025 | 3.32 | ||
| Total votes | 1,083,976 | 37.4 | ||
Runoff
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Billy Nungesser | 628,864 | 55.4% | +25.45% | |
| Democratic | Kip Holden | 506,578 | 44.6% | +11.66% | |
| Majority | 122,286 | 10.8% | +7.48% | ||
| Turnout | 1,135,442 | 100.0% | +62.6% | ||
| Republican hold | |||||
References
- "Elbert Guillory jumps in race for Louisiana lieutenant governor". The Times-Picayune. December 12, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- "Plaquemines Parish President Nungesser confirms 2nd run for lieutenant governor". The Times-Picayune. February 28, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- "Jefferson Parish President John Young announces candidacy for lieutenant governor". The Times-Picayune. August 12, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- "Lieutenant governor post drawing wide interest". St. Charles Herald Guide. March 20, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
- Avery, Cole (October 2, 2014). "Scott Angelle to run for governor in 2015". The Times-Picayune. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- "Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne 'intends' to run for governor in 2015". The Times-Picayune. March 20, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
- James Gill (August 22, 2014). "Edmonson's gift for old-style politics". The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
- Rebekah Allen (August 6, 2014). "BR mayor Kip Holden says he's running for Lieutenant Gov". Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
- Marsha Shuler (December 12, 2014). "Mayor-President Kip Holden announces run for Louisiana lieutenant governor, touts Baton Rouge turnaround". Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
- "Gallot eyes run for lieutenant governor". The News-Star. August 12, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2013.