Diedre Pierce Kelly

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Diedre Pierce Kelly

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

March 25, 2023

Diedre Pierce Kelly (Democratic Party) ran in a special election for the Section A judge of the Orleans Parish Criminal District Court in Louisiana. Pierce Kelly lost in the special primary on March 25, 2023.

Elections

2023

See also: City elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2023)

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

Special general election for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section A

Simone Levine defeated Leon Roche in the special general election for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section A on April 29, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Simone Levine (D)	51.2	18,390
		Leon Roche (D)	48.8	17,503

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 35,893
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section A

Simone Levine and Leon Roche defeated Diedre Pierce Kelly in the special primary for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section A on March 25, 2023.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Simone Levine (D)	34.3	8,941
✔		Leon Roche (D)	33.6	8,768
	Submit photo	Diedre Pierce Kelly (D)	32.1	8,383

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 26,092
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2020

See also: City elections in New Orleans, 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 Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section K

Marcus DeLarge defeated Stephanie Bridges in the general election for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section K on December 5, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marcus DeLarge (D)	51.0	32,754
		Stephanie Bridges (D)	49.0	31,504

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64,258
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section K

Stephanie Bridges and Marcus DeLarge defeated Charles Wainwright in the primary for Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Section K on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Stephanie Bridges (D)	37.9	56,456
✔		Marcus DeLarge (D)	36.1	53,803
		Charles Wainwright (D)	26.0	38,743

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 149,002
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Diedre Pierce Kelly (D)

Campaign themes

2023

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2020

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Footnotes

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