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Gisela Chevalier
Gisela Chevalier was a 2017 Republican special election candidate for District 92 of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Biography
Chevalier was born in Havana, Cuba in 1954 and lives in Kenner, Louisiana. She is the founder and former president of the Bayou State Republican Women. She is married to Jay Chevalier, a country musician from Louisiana.[1]
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of Louisiana House of Representatives District 92 was called for March 25, 2017. The state scheduled a general election to take place on April 29, 2017, if needed.[2]
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.
The seat became vacant following Tom Willmott's (R) election to the Kenner City Council.
Joe Stagni (R) defeated Chuck Toney (D) and Gisela Chevalier (R) in the special election.[3][4]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 92, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Joe Stagni |
73.7% | 1,775 | |
| Republican | Gisela Chevalier | 13.3% | 320 | |
| Democratic | Chuck Toney | 13% | 312 | |
| Total Votes | 2,407 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
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See also
- Louisiana House of Representatives
- Louisiana House of Representatives District 92
- State legislative special elections, 2017
- Louisiana State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Biographical information submitted to Ballotpedia on January 22, 2017.
- ↑ The Star, "La. politics: Governor may steer clear of legislative races," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official election results for 3/25/2017," accessed March 25, 2017
