Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education election, 2027
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| Primary: Pending Primary runoff: Pending General: October 9, 2027 |
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Louisiana is holding an election for eight seats on the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education on October 9, 2027.
Candidates and election results
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
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District 1
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
District 2
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
District 3
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
District 4
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
District 5
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
District 6
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
District 7
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
District 8
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Louisiana
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Past elections
2023
District 1
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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 1
Paul Hollis won election outright against Lauren Jewett in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 1 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Paul Hollis (R) | 71.0 | 91,633 |
 | Lauren Jewett (D)  | 29.0 | 37,385 | |
| Total votes: 129,018 | |||
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District 2
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.
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Sharon Latten Clark (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eric Jones (D)
District 3
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.
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Sandy Holloway (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
District 4
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 Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4
Stacey Melerine defeated Emma Shepard in the general election for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4 on November 18, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Stacey Melerine (R) | 62.3 | 56,792 |
 | Emma Shepard (D) | 37.7 | 34,365 | |
| Total votes: 91,157 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4
Stacey Melerine and Emma Shepard defeated Paige Hoffpauir in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stacey Melerine (R) | 47.0 | 55,297 |
| ✔ | | Emma Shepard (D) | 30.5 | 35,850 |
 | Paige Hoffpauir (R) | 22.5 | 26,477 | |
| Total votes: 117,624 | |||
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District 5
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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 5
Lance Harris won election outright against Toby Brazzel in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 5 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lance Harris (R) | 67.5 | 83,490 |
 | Toby Brazzel (R) | 32.5 | 40,264 | |
| Total votes: 123,754 | |||
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District 6
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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 6
Incumbent Ronnie Morris won election outright against Jodi Rollins in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 6 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ronnie Morris (R) | 69.3 | 89,479 | |
 | Jodi Rollins (R) | 30.7 | 39,713 | |
| Total votes: 129,192 | |||
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District 7
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 Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7
Kevin Berken defeated Erick Knezek in the general election for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7 on November 18, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kevin Berken (R) | 53.1 | 49,776 |
 | Erick Knezek (R) | 46.9 | 44,047 | |
| Total votes: 93,823 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7
Kevin Berken and Erick Knezek defeated Cathy S. Banks in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 7 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kevin Berken (R) | 36.8 | 47,861 |
| ✔ | | Erick Knezek (R) | 34.2 | 44,534 |
 | Cathy S. Banks (R) | 29.0 | 37,654 | |
| Total votes: 130,049 | |||
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District 8
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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 8
Incumbent Preston Castille won election outright against Dolores Cormier-Zenon in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 8 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Preston Castille (D) | 70.2 | 78,436 |
 | Dolores Cormier-Zenon (D) | 29.8 | 33,230 | |
| Total votes: 111,666 | |||
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2021
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
Special general election for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4
Michael Melerine defeated Cassie Williams in the special general election for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4 on April 24, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Michael Melerine (R) | 61.8 | 23,541 |
 | Cassie Williams (D) | 38.2 | 14,546 | |
| Total votes: 38,087 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4
Cassie Williams and Michael Melerine defeated Shelly McFarland, John Milkovich, and Cody Whitaker in the special primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 4 on March 20, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cassie Williams (D) | 29.3 | 10,768 |
| ✔ | | Michael Melerine (R) | 28.2 | 10,361 |
 | Shelly McFarland (R) | 22.4 | 8,251 | |
 | John Milkovich (Independent) | 15.9 | 5,844 | |
 | Cody Whitaker (Independent) | 4.2 | 1,555 | |
| Total votes: 36,779 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Emma Shepard (D)
2019
Louisiana held primary elections for eight Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education seats on October 12, 2019. A general election was occurred on November 16, 2019.[1]
General election
Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education general election, 2019 |
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Primary
Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education primary, 2019 |
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Marion Bonura (Independent) |
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Vickie Tolliver Auguste (Independent) |
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Timala Melancon (Independent) |
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See also
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External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education official website
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