Howard Castay
Howard Castay was a 2015 Democratic candidate for District 51 of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Elections
2015
Elections for the Louisiana House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.[1]
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. Incumbent Joe Harrison (R) faced Beryl Amedee (R) and Howard Castay (D) in the October 24 blanket primary. Harrison and Amedee advanced to the November 21 runoff, where Amedee won election.[2][3]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 51 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Beryl Amedee |
40.6% | 3,391 | |
| Republican | Joe Harrison Incumbent |
36.7% | 3,070 | |
| Democratic | Howard Castay | 22.7% | 1,899 | |
| Total Votes | 8,360 | |||
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 51 Runoff Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Beryl Amedee |
52% | 4,101 | |
| Republican | Joe Harrison | 48% | 3,783 | |
| Total Votes | 7,884 | |||
2011
Castay ran in the 2011 election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 51. He faced incumbent Joe Harrison (R) in the primary election on October 22, 2011. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary.
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 51 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Joe Harrison Incumbent |
71.8% | 6,226 | |
| Independent | Howard John Castay Jr. | 28.2% | 2,448 | |
| Total Votes | 8,674 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Louisiana House of Representatives
- Louisiana House of Representatives District 51
- Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2015
- Louisiana State Legislature
External links
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