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Eileen Velez
Eileen Velez was a 2015 Democratic candidate for District 5 of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Elections
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. Incumbent Alan Seabaugh (R) defeated Eileen Velez (D) in the October 24 blanket primary.[2][3]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 5 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Alan Seabaugh Incumbent |
71.1% | 6,956 | |
| Democratic | Eileen Velez | 28.9% | 2,827 | |
| Total Votes | 9,783 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Louisiana House of Representatives
- Louisiana House of Representatives District 5
- Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2015
- Louisiana State Legislature
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