Durrell Laurent
Durrell Laurent (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 97. Laurent lost in the primary on October 12, 2019.
Elections
2019
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 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.
General election
General election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 97
Matthew Willard defeated Eugene Green in the general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 97 on November 16, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matthew Willard (D)  | 51.0 | 9,849 |
 | Eugene Green (D) | 49.0 | 9,471 | |
| Total votes: 19,320 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 97
Matthew Willard and Eugene Green defeated Ethan Ashley and Durrell Laurent in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 97 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Matthew Willard (D) | 33.9 | 5,132 |
| ✔ | | Eugene Green (D) | 29.5 | 4,461 |
 | Ethan Ashley (D) | 27.6 | 4,185 | |
| Durrell Laurent (D) | 9.0 | 1,364 | ||
| Total votes: 15,142 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Belden Batiste (Independent)
Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
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