Jefferson Parish Public Schools elections (2018)

Elections in Louisiana, 2018

• Primary election: Nov. 6
• General election: Dec. 8
• Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
• Early voting: Oct. 23 - Oct. 30
• Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 5

• Online registration: Yes
• Same-day registration: No
• Voter ID: Photo ID required
• Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

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Jefferson Parish Public Schools elections
Primary election date
November 6, 2018
General election date
December 8, 2018
Enrollment ('15-'16)
48,389 students

Nine seats on the Jefferson Parish Public Schools school board in Louisiana were up for election on November 6, 2018.

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.

District 1

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 Jefferson Parish School Board District 1

Incumbent Mark Morgan won election outright against Gerard LeBlanc in the primary for Jefferson Parish School Board District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Morgan (Independent)	52.6	6,308
	Submit photo	Gerard LeBlanc (R)	47.4	5,689

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 11,997
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District 2

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 Jefferson Parish School Board District 2

Incumbent Ricky Johnson defeated Eddie Boudreaux Jr. in the general election for Jefferson Parish School Board District 2 on December 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ricky Johnson (D)	70.7	2,077
		Eddie Boudreaux Jr. (R)	29.3	861

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,938
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Jefferson Parish School Board District 2

Incumbent Ricky Johnson and Eddie Boudreaux Jr. defeated April Williams, Molly Brunkow, and Sheldon Vincent Sr. in the primary for Jefferson Parish School Board District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ricky Johnson (D)	43.2	5,182
✔		Eddie Boudreaux Jr. (R)	23.1	2,772
	Submit photo	April Williams (D)	20.7	2,485
		Molly Brunkow (D)	10.7	1,282
	Submit photo	Sheldon Vincent Sr. (Independent)	2.2	265

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 11,986
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District 3

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 Jefferson Parish School Board District 3

Incumbent Tiffany Kuhn defeated Mark Terrebonne in the general election for Jefferson Parish School Board District 3 on December 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tiffany Kuhn (R)	74.0	3,337
	Submit photo	Mark Terrebonne (R)	26.0	1,173

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,510
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Jefferson Parish School Board District 3

Incumbent Tiffany Kuhn and Mark Terrebonne defeated Stefan Suazo in the primary for Jefferson Parish School Board District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tiffany Kuhn (R)	45.1	6,268
✔	Submit photo	Mark Terrebonne (R)	27.5	3,812
		Stefan Suazo (Independent)	27.4	3,804

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 13,884
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District 4

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 Jefferson Parish School Board District 4

Clay Moise won election outright against Glenn Mayeaux in the primary for Jefferson Parish School Board District 4 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Clay Moise (R)	54.5	8,145
		Glenn Mayeaux (R)	45.5	6,795

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 14,940
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District 5

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 Jefferson Parish School Board District 5

Simeon Dickerson defeated incumbent Cedric Floyd in the general election for Jefferson Parish School Board District 5 on December 8, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Simeon Dickerson (D)	62.6	2,640
		Cedric Floyd (D)	37.4	1,576

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,216
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Jefferson Parish School Board District 5

Incumbent Cedric Floyd and Simeon Dickerson defeated Dee Dunn in the primary for Jefferson Parish School Board District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Cedric Floyd (D)	42.5	5,224
✔	Submit photo	Simeon Dickerson (D)	37.0	4,543
		Dee Dunn (D)	20.5	2,515

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 12,282
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Penny Frame (R)

District 6

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

The primary election was canceled. Larry Dale (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

District 7

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

The primary election was canceled. Billy North (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Melinda Doucet (R)

District 8

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 Jefferson Parish School Board District 8

Chad Nugent won election outright against incumbent Marion Bonura in the primary for Jefferson Parish School Board District 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chad Nugent (R)	61.6	10,457
		Marion Bonura (R)	38.4	6,505

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 16,962
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District 9

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 Jefferson Parish School Board District 9

Incumbent Sandy Denapolis-Bosarge won election outright against Colleen Winkler in the primary for Jefferson Parish School Board District 9 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sandy Denapolis-Bosarge (R)	64.6	7,805
		Colleen Winkler (R)	35.4	4,281

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 12,086
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Louisiana elections, 2018

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About the district

See also: Jefferson Parish Public Schools, Louisiana

Jefferson Parish Public Schools is located in Louisiana. The district was the largest school district in the state in the 2014–2015 school year and served 47,817 students.

Pivot Counties

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There are no Pivot Counties in Louisiana. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

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See also

Jefferson Parish Public Schools	Louisiana	School Boards
Jefferson Parish Public Schools elections (2014) List of school districts in Louisiana	Louisiana school board elections, 2018 Public education in Louisiana Local ballot measures, Louisiana	School board elections, 2018 School board elections, 2017 School board election data analysis, 2018 School board election data analysis, 2017

External links

• Jefferson Parish Public Schools