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East Baton Rouge Parish School System, Louisiana, elections (2022)

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East Baton Rouge Parish School System elections

Primary date
November 8, 2022
General election date
December 10, 2022
Enrollment ('21-'22)
41,043 students

Nine seats on the East Baton Rouge Parish School System school board in Louisiana were up for general election on December 10, 2022. A primary was scheduled for November 8, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was July 22, 2022.

Elections

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Candidates and results

District 1


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 School System, District 1

Incumbent Mark Bellue won election outright against Kimberly Bainguel in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 1 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mark Bellue
Mark Bellue (R)
 
50.1
 
5,986
Image of Kimberly Bainguel
Kimberly Bainguel (D)
 
49.9
 
5,965

Total votes: 11,951
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

District 2


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 School System, District 2

Incumbent Dadrius Lanus won election outright against Vereta Lee in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 2 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Dadrius Lanus (D)
 
65.7
 
6,515
Image of Vereta Lee
Vereta Lee (D)
 
34.3
 
3,400

Total votes: 9,915
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District 3


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 School System, District 3

Carla Powell won election outright against Jamie Robinson and Bernadette Thomas in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 3 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Carla Powell
Carla Powell (D) Candidate Connection
 
58.9
 
4,408
Jamie Robinson (D)
 
28.9
 
2,162
Bernadette Thomas (D)
 
12.2
 
911

Total votes: 7,481
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District 4


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 East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 4

Shashonnie Steward defeated Monique Wicks Robinson in the general election for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 4 on December 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Shashonnie Steward (D)
 
71.0
 
3,144
Monique Wicks Robinson (D)
 
29.0
 
1,283

Total votes: 4,427
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 4

Shashonnie Steward and Monique Wicks Robinson defeated Tebbe Jackson in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 4 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Shashonnie Steward (D)
 
46.9
 
4,126
Monique Wicks Robinson (D)
 
28.5
 
2,504
Tebbe Jackson (D)
 
24.6
 
2,164

Total votes: 8,794
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

District 5


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 School System, District 5

Cliff Lewis won election outright against incumbent Evelyn Ware-Jackson in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 5 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Cliff Lewis (D)
 
54.1
 
5,977
Image of Evelyn Ware-Jackson
Evelyn Ware-Jackson (D)
 
45.9
 
5,066

Total votes: 11,043
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District 6


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 School System, District 6

Nathan Rust won election outright against incumbent Jill Dyason in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 6 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Nathan Rust (R)
 
56.6
 
8,959
Image of Jill Dyason
Jill Dyason (R)
 
43.4
 
6,872

Total votes: 15,831
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District 7


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 East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 7

Incumbent Michael Gaudet defeated Cathy Carmichael in the general election for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 7 on December 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Michael Gaudet (R)
 
51.4
 
2,344
Image of Cathy Carmichael
Cathy Carmichael (D) Candidate Connection
 
48.6
 
2,220

Total votes: 4,564
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 7

Cathy Carmichael and incumbent Michael Gaudet defeated Gloria Wall in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 7 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Cathy Carmichael
Cathy Carmichael (D) Candidate Connection
 
40.3
 
3,957
Michael Gaudet (R)
 
35.4
 
3,472
Gloria Wall (R)
 
24.3
 
2,386

Total votes: 9,815
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District 8


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 East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 8

Katie Kennison defeated incumbent Connie Bernard in the general election for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 8 on December 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Katie Kennison (D)
 
52.7
 
3,935
Image of Connie Bernard
Connie Bernard (R)
 
47.3
 
3,530

Total votes: 7,465
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 8

Incumbent Connie Bernard and Katie Kennison defeated Joseph Britt in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 8 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Connie Bernard
Connie Bernard (R)
 
35.2
 
5,870
Katie Kennison (D)
 
34.6
 
5,772
Joseph Britt (Independent)
 
30.3
 
5,050

Total votes: 16,692
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District 9


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 East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 9

Patrick Martin defeated Pamela Taylor Johnson in the general election for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 9 on December 10, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Patrick Martin (R)
 
69.0
 
3,991
Pamela Taylor Johnson (D)
 
31.0
 
1,791

Total votes: 5,782
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 9

Patrick Martin and Pamela Taylor Johnson defeated incumbent David Tatman in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 9 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Patrick Martin (R)
 
37.2
 
4,718
Pamela Taylor Johnson (D)
 
33.4
 
4,244
Image of David Tatman
David Tatman (R)
 
29.4
 
3,731

Total votes: 12,693
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About the district

See also: East Baton Rouge Parish School System, Louisiana

The East Baton Rouge Parish School System is located in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. The district served 41,043 students during the 2021-2022 school year.[1]

See also

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