Derek Babcock
Derek Babcock was a 2015 Republican candidate for District 13 of the Louisiana State Senate.
On April 6, 2024, party members elected Babcock to serve as chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party.[1]
Elections
2015
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Louisiana State Senate 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.[2]
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. Incumbent Dale Erdey (R) defeated Derek Babcock (R) in the October 24 blanket primary.[3][4]
| Louisiana State Senate, District 13 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dale Erdey Incumbent |
63.9% | 17,117 | |
| Republican | Derek Babcock | 36.1% | 9,655 | |
| Total Votes | 26,772 | |||
2011
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2011
Babcock ran in the 2011 election for Louisiana Senate District 13. He was defeated by incumbent Dale Erdey (R) 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.[5]
| Louisiana State Senate District 13 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Dale Erdey Incumbent |
64.8% | 19,831 | |
| Republican | Derek Babcock | 35.2% | 10,785 | |
| Total Votes | 30,616 | |||
Recent news
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Louisiana Republican Party chooses new leaders for 2024, celebrates election victories," April 6, 2024
- ↑ 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, "Official Election Results," October 22, 2011
