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Jim Slagle (Louisiana)
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 |  Lydia Jackson Incumbent |
43.4% | 9,393 | |
| Republican | Jim Slagle | 15% | 3,259 | |
| Democratic | Gregory 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]
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2015 Elections," accessed January 2, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed October 13, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed November 1, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," October 22, 2011
- ↑ Bayou Buzz, "Vitter, Jindal Ready To Hammer And Louisiana Legislative Races To Watch," September 12, 2011
