Annette Ballard
Annette Ballard (Democratic Party) was a member of the Calcasieu Parish School Board in Louisiana, representing District 4. Ballard assumed office in 2006. Ballard left office on January 1, 2023.
Ballard (Democratic Party) won re-election to the Calcasieu Parish School Board to represent District 4 in Louisiana outright in the primary on November 6, 2018, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Elections
2018
Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Annette Ballard (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2014
All 15 seats on the Calcasieu Parish School Board were up for election on November 4, 2014. Candidates who were unopposed at the close of the qualifying period were considered elected as of August 22, 2014. Three of the races advanced from the primary to a general election on December 6, 2014.
Eight of the districts' incumbents did not seek re-election in 2014. District 1 incumbent R.L. Webb Jr. (D) did not file to run for re-election. Aaron Paul Natali (R) and Brandon Perkins (R) vied for the open seat. Clara Duhon (D), the District 3 incumbent, also did not file for the election. Three newcomers ran for her seat: Glenda Gay (D), Edwina Medearis (D) and Bill Shearman (D). Gay and Medearis advanced to a general election.
Teddie Atterbery Jr. (I), Gino Lubrano (D), Dean Roberts (R) and Deborah Theriot (R) sought the District 6 seat which incumbent Bill Jongbloed (R) did not seek to retain. Roberts and Atterbery advanced to a general election. The District 9 seat held by Randall "Randy" Burleigh (D) saw Frank "Coach Max" Caldarera (D) face Jason Allan Elliott (R). Becky B. Grove (D), Anthony O'Banion (R) and Alvin Dale Smith ran for the open District 10 seat as incumbent James "Jim" Karr (D) did not file to run in the election. Grove and Smith advanced to a general election.[1]
In District 15, John Duhon (R) defeated Tammie Pettis (D).
Two of the open seats were won by uncontested newcomers. Charles Wayne Hansen (R) won the District 12 seat being vacated by Joe Andrepont (D), and Wayne "Coach" Williams (D) won the District 14 seat being vacated by Roman L. Thompson (D). Also winning seats in unopposed races were District 4 incumbent Annette Ballard (D) and District 11 incumbent Chad Guidry (R).[1]
The remaining five seats saw incumbents facing challengers. District 2 incumbent Fredman Hardy Jr. (D) faced Jules Menou (I). Ronald Hayes (R) challenged District 5 incumbent Dale Bernard (I). Mack Dellafosse Jr. (D) sought to retain the District 7 seat against challenger Randy L. Thibodeaux (I). District 8 incumbent James Schooler (I) faced Eric Tarver (R).[1]
District 13 incumbent William Breaux (R) faced the most challengers with both Joy J. Abshire (D) and Jesse N. Fontenot (D) challenging him.[1]
Results
Ballard was re-elected without opposition on August 22, 2014.
Funding
Ballard reported no contributions or expenditures to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program.[2]
Endorsements
Ballard did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
2010
Ballard was re-elected without opposition in 2010.
See also
- Calcasieu Parish Public Schools, Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish Public Schools elections (2014)
- Calcasieu Parish Public Schools elections (2018)
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