Louisiana state executive official elections, 2011

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Seven state executive positions were up for election in 2011. These include offices for: governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, treasurer, Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry and Commissioner of Insurance. All seven of the races were decided in the primary election on October 22, 2011. Though the Louisiana general election scheduled for November 19, 2011 will include races in the state house and state senate, no executive offices will appear on the ballot.

• Primary: October 22
• General: November 19
• Key deadlines

2011 State Executive Official Elections

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Governor

See also Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2011

The Louisiana gubernatorial election of 2011 was decided on October 22, 2011 in the primary election. Incumbent Republican Bobby Jindal captured more than 50% of the vote in the blanket primary, winning re-election outright. The Louisiana general election is scheduled for Saturday, November 19, 2011 but the office of governor will not appear on the ballot. Polling hours on all election days are from 6:00 am to 8:00 pm, local time.

Governor of Louisiana, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bobby Jindal Incumbent	65.8%	673,239
	Democratic	Tara Hollis	17.9%	182,925
	Democratic	Cary Deaton	4.9%	50,071
	Democratic	Trey Roberts	3.3%	33,280
	Independent	David Blanchard	2.6%	26,705
	Democratic	Niki Bird Papazoglakis	2.1%	21,885
	Libertarian	Scott Lewis	1.2%	12,528
	Independent	Robert Lang, Jr.	0.9%	9,109
	Independent	Ron Caesar	0.8%	8,179
	Independent	Leonard Bollingham	0.5%	5,242
Total Votes				1,023,163

Former Candidates

• Danny Northcutt a self-identified "conservative independent," initially declared his intention to run but withdrew from the race in June 2011.

Lieutenant Governor

See also Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2011

The Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election of 2011 was decided on October 22, 2011 in the primary election. Incumbent Republican Jay Dardenne captured more than 50% of the vote in the blanket primary, winning re-election outright. The Louisiana general election is scheduled for Saturday, November 19, 2011 but the office of lieutenant governor will not appear on the ballot. Democratic Candidates - No Democrats qualified to run by the September 8, 2011 filing deadline.

Lt. Governor of Louisiana, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Jay Dardenne Incumbent	53.1%	504,541
	Republican	Billy Nungesser	46.9%	445,049
Total Votes				949,590

Attorney General

See also Louisiana attorney general election, 2011

The Louisiana Secretary of State election of 2011 was decided even before the October 22, 2011 primary election. Incumbent Republican Buddy Caldwell was unopposed in the race after his sole challenger, former U.S. Representative Joseph Cao withdrew from the race in late September 2011. The Louisiana general election is scheduled for Saturday, November 19, 2011 but the office of attorney general will not appear on the ballot.

Attorney General of Louisiana, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Buddy Caldwell Incumbent	100%	1
Total Votes				1

Democratic Candidates -- No Democrats qualified to run by the September 8, 2011 filing deadline.

Republican Candidates

• Incumbent James D. "Buddy" Caldwell is seeking re-election.

Former Candidates

• Former Republican U.S. Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao announced he would run on April 12, 2011, but pulled out on September 19, 2011. Cao's campaign had struggled to build financial momentum, and the candidate remained dogged by criticism of his conservative credentials. As a congressman, Cao briefly supported Democratic President Barack Obama's 2009 health care reform bill, before ultimately opposing it in its final floor vote.

Secretary of State

See also Louisiana secretary of state election, 2011

The Louisiana Secretary of State election of 2011 was decided on October 22, 2011 in the primary election. Incumbent Republican Tom Schedler captured more than 50% of the vote in the blanket primary, winning re-election outright. The Louisiana general election is scheduled for Saturday, November 19, 2011 but the office of secretary of state will not appear on the ballot.

Louisiana Secretary of State, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tom Schedler Incumbent	50.5%	449,616
	Republican	Jim Tucker	49.5%	441,170
Total Votes				890,786

Democratic Candidate -- No Democrats qualified to run by the September 8, 2011 filing deadline.

Republican Candidates

• Tom Schedler, current secretary of state
• Jim Tucker, current Speaker of the state House

Treasurer

See also Louisiana down ballot state executive elections, 2011

The Louisiana State Treasurer election of 2011 was scheduled to be held on November 19, 2011, with the primary on October 22, 2011. However, incumbent John Neely Kennedy (R) did not face any opposition, guaranteeing him a fourth term as state treasurer.

Republican Candidates

• John Neely Kennedy is running for a fourth term as state treasurer.

Commissioner of Agriculture

See also Louisiana down ballot state executive elections, 2011

The Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry election of 2011 was decided on October 22, 2011 in the primary election. Incumbent Republican Michael Strain captured more than 50% of the vote in the blanket primary, winning re-election outright. The Louisiana general election is scheduled for Saturday, November 19, 2011 but the office of agriculture and forestry commissioner will not appear on the ballot.

Louisiana Commissioner of Agriculture, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mike Strain Incumbent	66.5%	640,886
	Democratic	Jamie LaBranche	27.8%	267,942
	Reform	Belinda Alexandrenko	5.7%	54,888
Total Votes				963,716

Commissioner of Insurance

See also Louisiana down ballot state executive elections, 2011

The Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance election of 2011 was decided on October 22, 2011 in the primary election. Incumbent Republican James Donelon captured more than 50% of the vote in the blanket primary, winning re-election outright. The Louisiana general election is scheduled for Saturday, November 19, 2011 but the office of insurance commissioner will not appear on the ballot.

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	James Donelon Incumbent	67.5%	651,559
	Democratic	Donald Hodge	32.5%	314,317
Total Votes				965,876

No state executive offices will be on the general election ballot in November; all seven races were decided in the October 22, 2011 primary election.

Deadline	Event
Sept. 8	Declaration of candidacy
Sept. 21	Voter registration for the primary election
Oct. 8 - 15	Early voting period for the primary
Oct. 18	Absentee ballot request for the primary
Oct. 19	Voter registration for the general election
Oct. 21	Absentee ballot receipt by registrar for the primary
Oct. 22	Primary election
Nov. 5 - 12	Early voting period for the general election
Nov. 15	Absentee ballot request for the general election
Nov. 18	Absentee ballot receipt by registrar
Nov. 19	General election

See also

• Statewide elections, 2011
• State executive official elections, 2011

Articles

• Ten candidates in race for Louisiana governor
• Louisiana Sec. of State and Attorney General races draw no Democratic contenders
• Louisiana Agriculture and Insurance Commissioner races draw last minute challengers, Treasurer unopposed