Harold John

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Harold John

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March 20, 2021

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Harold John (Democratic 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.

Elections

2021

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

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	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
	Submit photo	Sheldon Vincent Sr. (R)	0.8	754
		Desiree Ontiveros (D)	0.7	699
		Belden Batiste (Independent)	0.6	598
	Submit photo	Harold John (D)	0.4	403
		Mindy McConnell (L)	0.3	323
		J. Christopher Johnson (D)	0.3	288
	Submit photo	Jenette Porter (D)	0.3	244
	Submit photo	Lloyd Kelly (D)	0.1	122
		Brandon Jolicoeur (Independent)	0.1	94

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 94,567
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2019

See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019

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

General election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 99

Candace Newell defeated Adonis Expose in the general election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 99 on November 16, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Candace Newell (D)	54.6	8,254
	Submit photo	Adonis Expose (D)	45.4	6,857

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,111 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 99

Candace Newell and Adonis Expose defeated L. Jameel Shaheer in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 99 on October 12, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Candace Newell (D)	49.8	5,590
✔	Submit photo	Adonis Expose (D)	40.4	4,526
		L. Jameel Shaheer (D)	9.8	1,100

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,216
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Harold John (D)

Harold John was disqualified for failing to file tax returns.

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2021

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2019

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Louisiana's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Bill Cassidy (R)

John Kennedy (R)

Representatives

District 1

Steve Scalise (R)

District 2

Troy Carter (D)

District 3

Clay Higgins (R)

District 4

Mike Johnson (R)

District 5

Julia Letlow (R)

District 6

Cleo Fields (D)

Republican Party (6)

Democratic Party (2)