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Jim Slagle (Louisiana)

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Jim Slagle

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Jim Slagle was a 2015 Republican candidate for District 39 of the Louisiana State Senate. Slagle withdrew before the primary.

Elections

2015

See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2015

Elections for the Louisiana State Senate 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 Gregory Tarver (D) was unopposed in the October 24 blanket primary.[2][3] Jim Slagle (I) withdrew before the primary.

2011

See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2011

Slagle ran in the 2011 election for Louisiana Senate District 39. He faced incumbent Lydia Jackson (D) and Gregory Tarver (D) 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. Jackson and Tarver won the primary election.[4]

Louisiana State Senate District 39 Blanket Primary, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLydia Jackson Incumbent 43.4% 9,393
     Republican Jim Slagle 15% 3,259
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngGregory Tarver 41.6% 9,015
Total Votes 21,667

Races to watch

On September 12, 2011, Bayou Buzz issued a report on the top five Louisiana Senate races to watch. The race between Jackson, Slagle and Tarver was ranked as number 2. The report cites Slagle as having crossover appeal with Jackson's base, which could result in a split vote, allowing Tarver, a former senator, to reclaim his former seat.[5]

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Footnotes


Current members of the Louisiana State Senate
Leadership
Senate President:Cameron Henry
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Ed Price (D)
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Adam Bass (R)
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District 39
Republican Party (28)
Democratic Party (11)