Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance election, 2015

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2015 Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Election

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Primary Date: October 24, 2015

General Election Date: November 21, 2015

Incumbent prior to election: James Donelon

The Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance election took place on October 24, 2015. Incumbent James Donelon (R) was first elected during a special election in 2006 and successfully ran for re-election in 2015.

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.

Candidates

Donald Hodge
Charlotte C. McDaniel McGehee
Jim Donelon - Incumbent
Matt Parker

Results

Despite there being four candidates on the primary ballot, incumbent Commissioner James Donelon won a majority of votes, eliminating the need for a general election contest in November.

Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance, Blanket Primary, 2015
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	James Donelon	53.5%	561,382
	Democratic	Charlotte C. McDaniel McGehee	19%	199,371
	Republican	Matt Parker	14.1%	147,481
	Democratic	Donald Hodge	13.4%	140,491
Total Votes				1,048,725
Election Results Louisiana Secretary of State.

Key deadlines

Deadline	Event
September 8, 2015	First day for candidate filing
September 10, 2015	Last day for candidate filing
September 23, 2015	Last day for voter registration in primary
October 10, 2015	First day for early voting in primary
October 17, 2015	Last day for early voting in primary
October 20, 2015	Last day to request mail ballot in primary
October 23, 2015	Deadline for mailed ballot submission in primary
October 24, 2015	Primary election
November 7, 2015	First day for early voting in general election
November 14, 2015	Last day for early voting in general election
November 17, 2015	Last day to request mail ballot for general election
November 20, 2015	Deadline for mailed ballot submission for general election
November 21, 2015	General election (if necessary)

Voter registration

For full information about voting in Louisiana, contact the state election agency.

Voters in Louisiana can register to vote by filling out an online application. The online form can be submitted electronically if the applicant uses a driver's license as the required form of identification. Applicants can also print out their online forms and mail them to their parish registrars.

Louisiana also offers myriad locations for in-person registration up to 30 days prior to an election. These locations include parish registrars, offices of the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles or the Louisiana Department of Social Services, food stamp offices and recruitment offices for any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. Applicants can use their driver's licenses, birth certificates, utility bills or government-issued documents with their name and current address as valid forms of identification.

Voters must meet the following qualifications to vote in Louisiana:

• U.S. citizenship
  
• At least 18 years old by the next election
  
• Resident of Louisiana and parish indicated on registration
  
• Not under order of imprisonment for felony conviction
  
• Have not been judged "mentally incompetent" in court

Duties

The responsibilities of the commissioner include:

The Commissioner of Insurance has complete jurisdiction over the Life, Health and Accident, Property and Liability, Marine and Inland Marine, Fidelity and Surety, and Title insurance industries in Louisiana. He is ultimately responsible for the collection of Insurance Premium Taxes and Fees as well as the approval of all policy forms offered to Louisiana citizens, and has a host of licensing and regulatory duties to ensure a fair and safe market for Louisiana's insurance consumers.

Polls

Primary election candidates match-up

Commissioner of Insurance
Poll	James Donelon	Matt Parker	Undecided	Margin of error	Sample size
Triumph Campaigns March 5, 2015	45%	13%	41%	+/-2.4	1,655
Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org.

Campaign finance

Third quarter report (2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $130,200 and spent a total of $336,841.6 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on September 25, 2015.

Campaign Contributions and Expenditures
Candidate	Office	Beginning balance	Contributions	Expenditures	Ending balance
James Donelon	Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance	$542,788.17	$130,200.00	$336,841.60	$336,146.57
Grand Total Raised					$130,200
Grand Total Spent					$336,841.6

Second quarter report (2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $209,062.05 and spent a total of $108,560.81 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on September 25, 2015.

Campaign Contributions and Expenditures
Candidate	Office	Beginning balance	Contributions	Expenditures	Ending balance
James Donelon	Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance	$456,054.65	$190,225.00	$100,648.64	$542,788.17
Matt Parker	Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance	$15,711.72	$18,837.05	$7,912.17	$26,636.60
Grand Total Raised					$209,062.05
Grand Total Spent					$108,560.81

First quarter report (2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $108,850 and spent a total of $93,404.03 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on May 4, 2015.

Campaign Contributions and Expenditures
Candidate	Office	Beginning balance	Contributions	Expenditures	Ending balance
James Donelon	Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance	$442,350.40	$60,050.00	$46,345.75	$456,054.65
Matt Parker	Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance	$13,970.00	$48,800.00	$47,058.28	$15,711.72
Grand Total Raised					$108,850
Grand Total Spent					$93,404.03

Annual report (2014)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $308,155.79 and spent a total of $107,495.31 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on February 19, 2015.

Campaign Contributions and Expenditures
Candidate	Office	Beginning balance	Contributions	Expenditures	Ending balance
James Donelon	Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance	$255,659.92	$271,685.79	$84,995.31	$442,350.40
Matt Parker	Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance	$0.00	$36,470.00	$22,500.00	$13,970.00
Grand Total Raised					$308,155.79
Grand Total Spent					$107,495.31

Past elections

2011

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner, 2011
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	James Donelon Incumbent	67.5%	651,559
	Democratic	Donald Hodge	32.5%	314,317
Total Votes				965,876
Election results via Louisiana Secretary of State

2007

Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance, Blanket Primary, 2007
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	James Donelon Incumbent	50.9%	606,196
	Democratic	James Crowley	35.6%	423,986
	Republican	Robert Lansden	8.9%	105,991
	Republican	Jerilyn Schneider-Kneale	4.6%	55,350
Total Votes				1,191,523
Election results via Louisiana Secretary of State

2006

Donelon first won election as Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance in a special election on September 30, 2006. The election was to fill a 15-month unexpired term.

Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance, Special Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	James Donelon	50.1%	284,281
	Republican	James Cain	39.3%	222,732
	Libertarian	S.B.A. Zaitoon	10.6%	60,182
Total Votes				567,195
Election results via Louisiana Secretary of State

2003

Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance, Runoff Election, 2003
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Robert Wooley	57.7%	773,578
	Republican	Dan Kyle	42.3%	567,034
Total Votes				1,340,612
Election results via Louisiana Secretary of State

Recent news

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2015 Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Election News Feed

External links

Suggest a link

• Louisiana Department of Insurance