Beau Higginbotham

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Beau Higginbotham

Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 3 Division C

Tenure

2015 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

10

Prior offices

Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

Education

Bachelor's

Louisiana State University

Law

Southern University Law Center, 2003

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Beau Higginbotham is a judge for Section 3, Division C of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court. He assumed office in 2015. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Higginbotham (Republican Party) ran for election for the 2nd District judge of the Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal. He lost in the primary on November 8, 2022.

Higginbotham was the former Section 2, Division M judge for the 19th Judicial District in Louisiana. He defeated Cleveland Coon in the 2014 election.

Education

Higginbotham received undergraduate degrees in business and marketing from Louisiana State University and a J.D. degree from the Southern University Law Center.

Career

• 2015-present: Judge, 19th Judicial District
• 2003-2014: Assistant district attorney

Elections

2022

See also: Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2022

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.

General election

General election for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District

Hunter Greene defeated Donald Johnson in the general election for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District on December 10, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Hunter Greene (R)	54.4	30,269
	Submit photo	Donald Johnson (D)	45.6	25,376

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,645
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District

Donald Johnson and Hunter Greene defeated Beau Higginbotham in the primary for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Donald Johnson (D)	42.7	51,129
✔		Hunter Greene (R)	33.3	39,936
		Beau Higginbotham (R)	24.0	28,753

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 119,818
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2020

See also: City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2020)

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. Beau Higginbotham (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

2019

See also: Municipal elections in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana (2019)

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

Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 3 Division C

Beau Higginbotham won election outright against Joe Prokop in the special primary for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 3 Division C on October 12, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beau Higginbotham (R)	78.0	46,177
		Joe Prokop (R)	22.0	13,037

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 59,214
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2014

See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014

Higginbotham ran for election to the 19th Judicial District.
Primary: He was successful in the primary on November 4, 2014, receiving 29.0 percent of the vote. He competed against Cleveland Coon, Mike Davis (Louisiana), R. Chris Oetjens, and Jamie Morain Zanovec.
General: He defeated Cleveland Coon in the general election on December 6, 2014, receiving 52 percent of the vote.

Campaign themes

2022

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2020

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2019

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