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Gail Horne Ray
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2023 - Present
2026
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Gail Horne Ray (Democratic Party) is a judge for Section 2, Division G of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court. Horne Ray assumed office on January 26, 2023. Horne Ray's current term ends on December 31, 2026.
Horne Ray (Democratic Party) ran in a special election for the Section 2, Division G judge of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court. Horne Ray won in the special general election on December 10, 2022.
Elections
2022
See also: City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2022)
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
Special general election for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division G
Gail Horne Ray defeated Steve Myers in the special general election for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division G on December 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Gail Horne Ray (D) | 53.4 | 13,380 | |
| Steve Myers (R) | 46.6 | 11,679 | ||
| Total votes: 25,059 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division G
Steve Myers and Gail Horne Ray defeated Dele Adebamiji and Adam Kwentua in the special primary for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division G on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Steve Myers (R) | 45.2 | 22,504 | |
| ✔ | Gail Horne Ray (D) | 33.9 | 16,874 | |
| Dele Adebamiji (D) | 12.0 | 5,988 | ||
 | Adam Kwentua (D) | 8.9 | 4,410 | |
| Total votes: 49,776 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
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