John Bering
John Bering was a 2015 Republican candidate for District 49 of the Louisiana House of Representatives.[1] He ran unsuccessfully for the same seat in 2011 and in a special election earlier in 2015.
Elections
2015
General election
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.[2]
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 Blake Miguez (R) defeated John Bering (R) in the October 24 blanket primary.[3][4]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 49 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Blake Miguez Incumbent |
84.7% | 8,634 | |
| Republican | John Bering | 15.3% | 1,557 | |
| Total Votes | 10,191 | |||
Special election
A special election for the position of Louisiana House of Representatives District 49 was called for February 21, with a runoff, if necessary, on March 28. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 9.[5]
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.
The seat was vacant following Simone Champagne's (R) resignation to become the chief administrative officer for the city of Youngsville.[6]
Blake Miguez (R) defeated John Bering (R) in the special election on February 21.[7][1]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 49, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Blake Miguez |
92.9% | 2,705 | |
| Republican | John Bering | 7.1% | 206 | |
| Total Votes | 2,911 | |||
2011
Bering ran in the 2011 election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 49. He faced incumbent Simone Champagne (R) and Larry Rader (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.
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 49 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Simone Champagne Incumbent |
69.5% | 7,028 | |
| Democratic | Larry Rader | 21.1% | 2,135 | |
| Republican | John Bering | 9.4% | 956 | |
| Total Votes | 10,119 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Louisiana House of Representatives
- Louisiana House of Representatives District 49
- Louisiana State Legislature
- State legislative elections, 2015
- State legislative special elections, 2015
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Election results," accessed March 18, 2015
- ↑ 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, "Get Election Information," accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ KATC, "Rep. Simone Champagne resigning on Dec. 31," December 4, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed January 28, 2015
