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John Schwegmann
John Schwegmann (independent) ran for election to the Louisiana Public Service Commission to represent District 1. Schwegmann lost in the primary on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Louisiana Public Service Commission election, 2020
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 Louisiana Public Service Commission District 1
Incumbent Eric Skrmetta defeated Allen Borne Jr. in the general election for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 1 on December 5, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Eric Skrmetta (R) | 61.8 | 55,987 |
![]() | Allen Borne Jr. (D) | 38.2 | 34,639 |
Total votes: 90,626 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 1
The following candidates ran in the primary for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Eric Skrmetta (R) | 31.3 | 134,900 |
✔ | ![]() | Allen Borne Jr. (D) | 24.9 | 107,174 |
![]() | J. Kevin Pearson (R) | 14.0 | 60,189 | |
![]() | John Mason (R) ![]() | 13.4 | 57,652 | |
Richard Sanderson II (R) ![]() | 8.2 | 35,502 | ||
John Schwegmann (Independent) | 5.5 | 23,707 | ||
![]() | William Boartfield Jr. (G) ![]() | 2.8 | 11,890 |
Total votes: 431,014 | ||||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2020 Elections
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