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Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District
Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2034

Years in position

0

Prior offices
Louisiana 14th Judicial District Court

Compensation

Base salary

$182,007

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Law

Southern Methodist University, 1981

Contact

Clayton Davis (Republican Party) is a judge for the 2nd District of the Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on December 31, 2034.

Davis (Republican Party) won election for the 2nd District judge of the Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal outright in the primary on November 5, 2024, after the general election was canceled.

Biography

Davis earned his J.D. from Southern Methodist University in 1981.[1] Davis worked as a lawyer for 27 years prior to his judicial election in 2008.[1]

Elections

2024

See also: Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2024


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

Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District

Clayton Davis won election outright against Anthony Eaves in the primary for Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Clayton Davis (R)
 
60.6
 
62,122
Image of Anthony Eaves
Anthony Eaves (R)
 
39.4
 
40,394

Total votes: 102,516
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Endorsements

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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.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District

H. Guy Bradberry won election outright against Clayton Davis in the primary for Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
H. Guy Bradberry (R)
 
50.7
 
36,009
Clayton Davis (R)
 
49.3
 
35,019

Total votes: 71,028
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2014

See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Davis ran for re-election to the 14th Judicial District.
As an unopposed candidate, he was automatically re-elected without appearing on the ballot. [2]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2022

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Campaign finance summary


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Clayton Davis campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd DistrictWon primary$410,655 $376,770
2022Louisiana 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd DistrictLost primary$372,902 $471,153
Grand total$783,558 $847,923
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

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