Jerry Gaspard
Jerry Gaspard (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 26. He lost in the primary on October 12, 2019.
Gaspard was a Republican candidate who sought election to the Louisiana State Senate to represent District 26. Gaspard lost the primary on November 6, 2018.
Elections
2019
See also: Louisiana State Senate 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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 26
Incumbent Bob Hensgens won election outright against Jerry Gaspard in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 26 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Bob Hensgens (R) | 79.2 | 27,228 |
| Jerry Gaspard (D) | 20.8 | 7,161 | ||
| Total votes: 34,389 | |||
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2018
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
Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 26
Bob Hensgens won election outright against Jean Menard and Jerry Gaspard in the special primary for Louisiana State Senate District 26 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bob Hensgens (R) | 60.0 | 22,361 |
 | Jean Menard (D) | 21.9 | 8,158 | |
| Jerry Gaspard (R) | 18.2 | 6,777 | ||
| Total votes: 37,296 | |||
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Campaign themes
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jerry Gaspard did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
