Greg Lirette
Greg Lirette (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the special primary on March 20, 2021.
Lirette (No party preference) also ran for election for Orleans Parish Assessor in Louisiana. He was disqualified from the primary scheduled on November 13, 2021.
Lirette completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Greg Lirette was born in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. He has served in the United States Army since 2020. Lirette's career experience includes working as a cybersecurity specialist for a large tech firm.[1]
Elections
2021
New Orleans Assessor
See also: City elections in New Orleans, Louisiana (2021)
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 Assessor
Incumbent Erroll Williams won election outright against Carlos Hornbrook, Anthony Brown, and Andrew Gressett in the primary for Orleans Parish Assessor on November 13, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Erroll Williams (D) | 68.8 | 49,899 | |
| Carlos Hornbrook (D) | 11.5 | 8,332 | ||
| Anthony Brown (D) | 10.6 | 7,664 | ||
| Andrew Gressett (D) | 9.1 | 6,631 | ||
| Total votes: 72,526 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Greg Lirette (No party preference)
2nd Congressional District
See also: Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District special election, 2021
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 U.S. House Louisiana District 2
Troy Carter defeated Karen Peterson in the special general election for U.S. House Louisiana District 2 on April 24, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Troy Carter (D) | 55.2 | 48,513 |
 | Karen Peterson (D) | 44.8 | 39,297 | |
| Total votes: 87,810 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 2
The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 2 on March 20, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Troy Carter (D) | 36.4 | 34,402 |
| ✔ | | Karen Peterson (D) | 22.9 | 21,673 |
 | Gary Chambers (D) | 21.3 | 20,163 | |
 | Claston Bernard (R) | 9.8 | 9,237 | |
 | Chelsea Ardoin (R) | 3.4 | 3,218 | |
 | Greg Lirette (R) | 2.5 | 2,349 | |
| Sheldon Vincent Sr. (R) | 0.8 | 754 | ||
 | Desiree Ontiveros (D) | 0.7 | 699 | |
 | Belden Batiste (Independent) | 0.6 | 598 | |
| Harold John (D) | 0.4 | 403 | ||
 | Mindy McConnell (L) | 0.3 | 323 | |
 | J. Christopher Johnson (D) | 0.3 | 288 | |
| Jenette Porter (D) | 0.3 | 244 | ||
| Lloyd Kelly (D) | 0.1 | 122 | ||
 | Brandon Jolicoeur (Independent) | 0.1 | 94 | |
| Total votes: 94,567 | |||
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Campaign themes
2021
New Orleans Assessor
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Greg Lirette did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2nd Congressional District
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Greg Lirette completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2021. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Lirette's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Education and Technical Training
- Police Reform / Justice Reform
- Preservation of Constitutional Rights
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See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on March 16, 2021
