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Geoffrey Gates
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 | ||
| ✔ | Bobbie Smith (D) | 53.6 | 51,605 | |
| Geoffrey Gates (D) | 46.4 | 44,749 | ||
| Total votes: 96,354 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate Orleans Parish Traffic Court Division E |
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana
State courts:
Louisiana Supreme Court • Louisiana Courts of Appeal • Louisiana District Courts • Louisiana City Courts • Louisiana Family Courts • Louisiana Justice of the Peace Courts • Louisiana Juvenile Courts • Louisiana Mayor’s Courts • Louisiana Municipal Courts • Louisiana Parish Courts • Louisiana Traffic Courts
State resources:
Courts in Louisiana • Louisiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Louisiana
