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Donna Collins-Lewis
Donna Collins-Lewis (Democratic Party) was a member of the Baton Rouge Metro Council in Louisiana, representing District 6. She assumed office in 2009. She left office on December 31, 2020.
Collins-Lewis (Democratic Party) ran for election for East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court in Louisiana. She lost in the primary on October 14, 2023.
Elections
2023
See also: City elections in Baton Rouge, 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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
Incumbent Doug Welborn won election outright against Donna Collins-Lewis in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Doug Welborn (R) | 56.8 | 54,975 |
 | Donna Collins-Lewis (D) | 43.2 | 41,789 | |
| Total votes: 96,764 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Collins-Lewis in this election.
2019
See also: Municipal elections in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana (2019)
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 East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court
Incumbent Doug Welborn won election outright against Donna Collins-Lewis in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish Clerk of Court on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Doug Welborn (R) | 54.6 | 72,365 |
| Donna Collins-Lewis (D) | 45.4 | 60,062 | |
| Total votes: 132,427 | |||
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2016
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 6, Primary Election, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Donna Collins-Lewis Incumbent (unopposed) | |
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||
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. C. Denise Marcelle (D) defeated Donna Collins-Lewis (D) in the October 24 blanket primary. Byron Sharper (D) withdrew before the primary.[2][3]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 61 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | C. Denise Marcelle |
60.6% | 4,971 | |
| Democratic | Donna Collins-Lewis | 39.4% | 3,237 | |
| Total Votes | 8,208 | |||
2011
Collins-Lewis ran in the 2011 election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 61. She faced fellow Democrats Alfred Williams and C. Denise Marcelle 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. Williams and Marcelle won the primary.[4]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 61 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | C. Denise Marcelle |
41.1% | 2,780 | |
| Democratic | Alfred Williams |
32.1% | 2,171 | |
| Democratic | Donna Collins-Lewis | 26.9% | 1,818 | |
| Total Votes | 6,769 | |||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Donna Collins-Lewis did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Donna Collins-Lewis did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
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
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| Preceded by - |
Baton Rouge Metro Council, District 6 2009 – 2021 |
Succeeded by Cleve Dunn Jr. (D) |
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