David Ridder
David Ridder was a 2015 Democratic candidate for District 72 of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Elections
2015
Elections for the Louisiana House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.[1]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% 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.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Democrats Osa Betts-Williams, Hunter Carter, Robby Carter, Janice Reid Holland, and David Ridder faced off in the October 24 blanket primary. Hunter Carter and Robby Carter advanced to the November 21 runoff, where Robby Carter won election.[2][3]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 72 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Robby Carter |
43.1% | 5,457 | |
| Democratic | Hunter Carter | 20% | 2,536 | |
| Democratic | Janice Reid Holland | 16.2% | 2,046 | |
| Democratic | Osa Betts-Williams | 12.5% | 1,585 | |
| Democratic | David Ridder | 8.1% | 1,029 | |
| Total Votes | 12,653 | |||
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 72 Runoff Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Robby Carter |
63.2% | 8,156 | |
| Democratic | Hunter Carter | 36.8% | 4,748 | |
| Total Votes | 12,904 | |||
2011
Ridder ran in the 2011 election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 86. He faced Chris Broadwater (R), Joel Morgan (R), George Holton (R) and Ivory Dyson (D) in the primary election on October 22, 2011. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary. Broadwater and Holton won the primary.[4]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 86 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Chris Broadwater |
37.4% | 3,337 | |
| Republican | George Holton |
22.8% | 2,037 | |
| Republican | Joel Morgan | 17.6% | 1,570 | |
| Independent | David Ridder | 12.3% | 1,099 | |
| Democratic | Ivory Dyson | 10% | 889 | |
| Total Votes | 8,932 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Louisiana House of Representatives
- Louisiana House of Representatives District 86
- Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2015
- Louisiana State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2015 Elections," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed October 13, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results," October 22, 2011
