Justin Conner (Louisiana)
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Justin Conner was a judge of the Concordia Parish Justice Court in Louisiana.[1] He began serving as a justice of the peace in 2002 and continued until 2012 when he withdrew from the local election.[2][3] He was then elected to the court in 2014.[4] Conner resigned on January 21, 2016, but then filed to run for re-election to the seat later that year.[5]
Conner was a candidate for the Ward 1 seat on the Concordia Parish Justice Court in 2016. He was defeated in the primary election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2016
Louisiana held partisan elections for local judicial offices in 2016. A primary election took place on November 8, 2016, and a general election took place on December 10, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wish to run in this election was July 22, 2016.[6] Elijah Banks and Benja R. Fussell defeated Justin Conner in the Concordia Parish Justice Court (Ward 1) primary election.[7]
| Concordia Parish Justice Court, Ward 1, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Elijah Banks |
41.16% | 659 | |
| Republican | Benja R. Fussell |
38.85% | 622 | |
| Democratic | Justin Conner | 19.99% | 320 | |
| Total Votes | 1,601 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
2014
Conner ran for the Concordia Parish Justice Court, facing incumbent Benja R. Fussell in the November 4 general election. He won, earning 56.1 percent of the vote.[4]
2011
Conner ran in the 2011 election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 21. He faced incumbent John Anders 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 21 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John Anders Incumbent |
69.4% | 9,217 | |
| Democratic | Justin Conner | 30.6% | 4,060 | |
| Total Votes | 13,277 | |||
See also
- Concordia Parish, Louisiana
- Louisiana Justice of the Peace Courts
- Louisiana local trial court judicial elections, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Elected Officials," accessed March 30, 2015 (Select "By Parish" and scroll to parish name)
- ↑ Louisiana Election Officials Database, Concordia Parish
- ↑ NatchezDemocrat.com, "Conner withdraws from Concordia Parish elections after petition," August 27, 2012
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "2014 Official Election Results – Concordia," November 4, 2014
- ↑ Email from Louisiana Public Information Officer on August 4, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 Elections Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed August 4, 2016
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana
State courts:
Louisiana Supreme Court • Louisiana Courts of Appeal • Louisiana District Courts • Louisiana City Courts • Louisiana Family Courts • Louisiana Justice of the Peace Courts • Louisiana Juvenile Courts • Louisiana Mayor’s Courts • Louisiana Municipal Courts • Louisiana Parish Courts • Louisiana Traffic Courts
State resources:
Courts in Louisiana • Louisiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Louisiana
