Davante Lewis
Davante Lewis (Democratic Party) is a member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, representing District 3. He assumed office on December 31, 2022. His current term ends on December 31, 2028.
Lewis (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Louisiana Public Service Commission to represent District 3. He won in the general election on December 10, 2022.
Biography
Davante Lewis was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and lives in Louisiana. Lewis earned a B.A. in political science with a minor in communications from McNeese State University in 2014. His career experience includes working as a director of public affairs and outreach for the Louisiana Budget Project. Lewis volunteered as co-chair of the outreach and campaigns advisory committee for the State Priorities Partnership and joined the board of the Louisiana Foundation Against Sexual Assault, New Leaders Council of Louisiana, and LIFT Louisiana.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Louisiana Public Service Commission election, 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 Public Service Commission District 3
Davante Lewis defeated incumbent Lambert Boissiere III in the general election for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 3 on December 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Davante Lewis (D) | 59.5 | 53,001 |
 | Lambert Boissiere III (D) | 40.5 | 36,098 | |
| Total votes: 89,099 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 3
Incumbent Lambert Boissiere III and Davante Lewis defeated Gregory Manning, Willie Jones, and Jesse Thompson in the primary for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lambert Boissiere III (D) | 43.2 | 98,003 |
| ✔ | | Davante Lewis (D) | 18.3 | 41,533 |
 | Gregory Manning (D) | 16.8 | 38,056 | |
 | Willie Jones (D) | 13.2 | 29,915 | |
 | Jesse Thompson (D) | 8.6 | 19,599 | |
| Total votes: 227,106 | |||
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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.
General election
General election for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 10
Carolyn Coleman defeated Jay Gaudet in the general election for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 10 on December 5, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carolyn Coleman (D) | 62.9 | 3,567 | |
| Jay Gaudet (D) | 37.1 | 2,102 | ||
| Total votes: 5,669 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 10
The following candidates ran in the primary for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carolyn Coleman (D) | 27.4 | 2,796 | |
| ✔ | Jay Gaudet (D) | 18.5 | 1,884 | |
 | Quentin Anthony Anderson (D) | 17.4 | 1,778 | |
 | Eugene Collins (D) | 16.9 | 1,727 | |
| Davante Lewis (D) | 12.5 | 1,274 | |
| Andrea Cosey (D) | 5.8 | 589 | ||
| Markeda Cottonham (D) | 1.5 | 155 | ||
| Total votes: 10,203 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Will Chatman Sr. (D)
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Davante Lewis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Davante Lewis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Lambert Boissiere III (D) |
Louisiana Public Service Commission District 3 2022-Present |
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