Geoffrey Gates

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Geoffrey Gates

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 8, 2022

Contact

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Geoffrey Gates (Democratic Party) ran for election for the Division E judge of the Orleans Parish Traffic Court in Louisiana. Gates lost in the primary on November 8, 2022.

Elections

2022

See also: City elections in New Orleans, 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.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Orleans Parish Traffic Court Division E

Bobbie Smith won election outright against Geoffrey Gates in the primary for Orleans Parish Traffic Court Division E on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Bobbie Smith (D)	53.6	51,605
	Submit photo	Geoffrey Gates (D)	46.4	44,749

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 96,354
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2022

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Candidate

Orleans Parish Traffic Court Division E

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Footnotes

Louisiana courts

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