Christopher Hester
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2021 - Present
2030
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Christopher Hester (Republican Party) is a judge for the 2nd District of the Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on December 31, 2030.
Hester (Republican Party) ran for election for the 2nd District judge of the Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal. He won in the general election on December 5, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 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.
General election
General election for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District
Christopher Hester defeated Melanie Newkome Jones in the general election for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District on December 5, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christopher Hester (R) | 52.5 | 51,643 | |
 | Melanie Newkome Jones (D)  | 47.5 | 46,752 | |
| Total votes: 98,395 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District
Melanie Newkome Jones and Christopher Hester defeated Johanna Landreneau in the primary for Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Melanie Newkome Jones (D) | 46.0 | 77,349 |
| ✔ | Christopher Hester (R) | 35.5 | 59,679 | |
 | Johanna Landreneau (R) | 18.5 | 31,126 | |
| Total votes: 168,154 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign themes
2020
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
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Officeholder Louisiana 1st Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District |
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