Douglas J. LaCombe
Douglas J. LaCombe (independent) was a member of the Acadia Parish School Board in Louisiana, representing District 2. He assumed office in 2002.
LaCombe (Republican Party) ran for election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 42. He lost in the primary on October 14, 2023.
LaCombe was an independent District 2 representative on the Acadia Parish School Board in Louisiana. First elected in 2002, LaCombe sought re-election in the 2014 general election, but was unopposed at the close of the candidate filing period. He was re-elected without opposition on August 22, 2014.
LaCombe previously ran for and held this office as a Democrat in 2002. He switched his party affiliation for his following re-election bid in 2006.
Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 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 Louisiana House of Representatives District 42
Chance Henry won election outright against Douglas J. LaCombe in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 42 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chance Henry (R) | 61.9 | 6,601 |
 | Douglas J. LaCombe (R) | 38.1 | 4,071 | |
| Total votes: 10,672 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for LaCombe in this election.
2014
- See also: Acadia Parish Schools elections (2014)
All eight seats on the Acadia Parish School Board were up for election in 2014. Four of the seats faced contested elections, while the remaining four did not see the ballot due to a lack of opposition. Candidates who were unopposed at the close of the filing period were considered elected as of that day.
Jeffrey A. Cavell (I) challenged District 1 incumbent Israel Syria (D). District 3 incumbent Lynn Shamsie (D) did not run for re-election. Delo Hebert Jr. (D) and Dalton Newman (D) ran for the open seat. David Lalande (R), the District 5 incumbent, was challenged by Blane Harmon (I). Candy Leger (I) opposed incumbent Gene I. Daigle (D) for the District 6 seat.[1]
The following incumbents were elected without opposition at the close of the candidate filing period: Douglas J. LaCombe (I) in District 2, John Suire (R) in District 4, James Higginbotham, Jr. (I) in District 7 and Milton Simar (D) in District 8.[1]
Results
LaCombe was elected without opposition at the end of the candidate filing period.
Funding
LaCombe reported no contributions or expenditures to the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program.[2]
Endorsements
LaCombe did not receive any official endorsements in this election.
2010
General election
| Acadia Parish Schools, District 2 General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Independent |  Douglas J. LaCombe |
52.5% | 1,264 | |
| Democratic | Charlene Melancon | 47.5% | 1,144 | |
| Total Votes | 2,408 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed September 2, 2014 | ||||
Primary election
| Acadia Parish Schools, District 2 Primary Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Charlene Melancon |
43.7% | 817 | |
| Independent | Douglas J. LaCombe |
43.5% | 813 | |
| Republican | Timothy Villemarette | 12.9% | 241 | |
| Total Votes | 1,871 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed September 2, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Douglas J. LaCombe did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Louisiana House of Representatives District 42 |
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Footnotes
