Gail Horne Ray

Gail Horne Ray

Democratic Party

Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division G

Tenure

2023 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

2

Predecessor: Christopher Dassau (D)

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Elections and appointments

Last election

December 10, 2022

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
✔	Submit photo	Gail Horne Ray (D)	53.4	13,380
	Submit photo	Steve Myers (R)	46.6	11,679

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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
✔	Submit photo	Steve Myers (R)	45.2	22,504
✔	Submit photo	Gail Horne Ray (D)	33.9	16,874
	Submit photo	Dele Adebamiji (D)	12.0	5,988
		Adam Kwentua (D)	8.9	4,410

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,776
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Campaign themes

2022

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Footnotes

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