Desmond Wallace
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2019 - Present
2027
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Desmond Wallace (Democratic Party) is a member of the Calcasieu Parish School Board in Louisiana, representing District 14. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Wallace (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Calcasieu Parish School Board to represent District 14 in Louisiana. He won in the general election on December 10, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: Calcasieu Parish Public Schools, Louisiana, 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.
General election
General election for Calcasieu Parish School Board District 14
Incumbent Desmond Wallace defeated Jackie Hebert in the general election for Calcasieu Parish School Board District 14 on December 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Desmond Wallace (D) | 64.5 | 630 | |
| Jackie Hebert (R) | 35.5 | 347 | ||
| Total votes: 977 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Calcasieu Parish School Board District 14
Incumbent Desmond Wallace and Jackie Hebert defeated Gregory Gauthier in the primary for Calcasieu Parish School Board District 14 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Desmond Wallace (D) | 36.7 | 966 | |
| ✔ | Jackie Hebert (R) | 32.3 | 851 | |
| Gregory Gauthier (D) | 31.0 | 817 | ||
| Total votes: 2,634 | |||
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2018
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 Calcasieu Parish School Board District 14
Desmond Wallace defeated incumbent Wayne Williams in the general election for Calcasieu Parish School Board District 14 on December 8, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Desmond Wallace (D) | 52.1 | 691 | |
| Wayne Williams (D) | 47.9 | 636 | ||
| Total votes: 1,327 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Calcasieu Parish School Board District 14
Incumbent Wayne Williams and Desmond Wallace defeated Paul Farnell in the primary for Calcasieu Parish School Board District 14 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Wayne Williams (D) | 43.6 | 1,235 | |
| ✔ | Desmond Wallace (D) | 41.2 | 1,166 | |
| Paul Farnell (D) | 15.2 | 431 | ||
| Total votes: 2,832 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Desmond Wallace did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Desmond Wallace participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on October 5, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Desmond Wallace's responses follow below.[1]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Improve Our struggling schools. Enhance our school system safety and security. |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Education, Criminal Justice Reform, and Social Welfare Initiatives. I am passionate about education, concerned about our justice system and believe in providing necessary programs that will help to enhance society.Cite error: Invalid |
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Desmond Wallace answered the following:
What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?
| “ | Being compassionate, honest, and committed to family as well as the community.[3] | ” |
| “ | The students and all of those who play a vital part in the education as well as life of this community.[3] | ” |
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Desmond Wallace's responses," October 5, 2018
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
