Derek Russ

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Derek Russ

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Derek Russ (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Division D judge of the Orleans Parish Traffic Court in Louisiana. Russ lost in the primary on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: City elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (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 Orleans Parish Traffic Court Division D

Incumbent Mark J. Shea won election outright against Derek Russ in the primary for Orleans Parish Traffic Court Division D on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Mark J. Shea (D)	55.9	56,462
	Submit photo	Derek Russ (D)	44.1	44,461

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2022

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Footnotes

Louisiana courts

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Federal courts:

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