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Lorri Burgess
Lorri Burgess was a candidate for the District 10 seat on the Metro Council of Baton Rouge in Louisiana. She was defeated in the general election on December 10, 2016. Burgess previously served on the council from 1997 to 2007.[1]
Burgess was a 2011 Democratic candidate for District 67 of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Biography
Burgess earned her bachelor's degree in fashion merchandising from Louisiana State University. She has been the chief operating officer for the Baton Rouge Sickle Cell Anemia Foundation since 2000.[1]
Elections
2016
The city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, held elections for mayor and metropolitan council on December 10, 2016. A primary election took place on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 22, 2016. All 12 metropolitan council seats were up for election.[2][3] Incumbent Tara Wicker defeated Lorri Burgess in the Baton Rouge Metro District 10 general election.
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 10, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Tara Wicker Incumbent |
55.71% | 3,292 | |
| Democratic | Lorri Burgess | 44.29% | 2,617 | |
| Total Votes | 5,909 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed December 21, 2016 | ||||
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 10, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Tara Wicker Incumbent |
42.69% | 4,108 | |
| Democratic | Lorri Burgess |
24.93% | 2,399 | |
| Democratic | Leah Cullins | 16.83% | 1,619 | |
| Democratic | Terri Terrell Anderson | 8.90% | 856 | |
| Independent | Patricia Bennett-Briggs | 6.65% | 640 | |
| Total Votes | 9,622 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
2011
Burgess ran in the 2011 election for Louisiana House of Representatives District 67. She faced incumbent Patricia Smith (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 67 Blanket Primary, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Patricia Smith Incumbent |
61.1% | 2,916 | |
| Democratic | Lorri Burgess | 38.9% | 1,854 | |
| Total Votes | 4,770 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Municipal elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2016)
- United States municipal elections, 2016
External links
- Louisiana Secretary of State - Candidate Inquiry
- Official campaign website
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Facebook campaign page
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