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Lisa Condrey Ward
Lisa Condrey Ward was a 2017 Independent special election candidate for District 77 of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Elections
2017
A primary election for the position of Louisiana House of Representatives District 77 was called for October 14, 2017. A general election was held on November 18, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 14, 2017.[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.
The seat became vacant following John Schroder's (R) resignation on June 16, 2017, at the end of the 2017 legislative session.[2]
Rob Maness (R), Casey Revere (R), Mark Wright (R), and Lisa Condrey Ward (no party) faced off in the primary election.[3][4] Since none of the candidates received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters in the primary election, Maness and Wright, faced off in the general election. According to official results, Wright defeated Maness in the general election with 58 percent of the vote. Maness received 42 percent of the vote.[5]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 77, General Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mark Wright |
58.1% | 4,368 | |
| Republican | Rob Maness | 41.9% | 3,154 | |
| Total Votes | 7,522 | |||
| Source: Official results - Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 77, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rob Maness (advanced to general election) |
36.6% | 3,126 | |
| Republican | Mark Wright (advanced to general election) |
24.9% | 2,125 | |
| No party | Lisa Condrey Ward | 20.9% | 1,785 | |
| Republican | Casey Revere | 17.5% | 1,494 | |
| Total Votes | 8,530 | |||
| Source: Official results - Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
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See also
- Louisiana House of Representatives
- Louisiana House of Representatives District 77
- Louisiana state legislative special elections, 2017
- Louisiana State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2017 elections," accessed June 27, 2017
- ↑ Advocate, "Covington Rep. John Schroder to leave the Louisiana House and focus on state treasurer's race," June 6, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official results - October 14, 2017," accessed October 14, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 17, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official results - November 18, 2017," accessed November 18, 2017
