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2019 Election Dates
Deadline to file candidacy
February 1, 2019
Primary election
March 30, 2019
General election
May 4, 2019
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A special primary election for the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District was held on March 30, 2019. A general election would have been held on May 4, 2019, if no candidate had received a majority of votes in the primary. The filing deadline was February 1, 2019.[1][2]

The special election was held due to the retirement of Chief Judge Henry Brown. He announced his retirement on September 28, 2018, effective October 3, 2018.[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.

Jeff Thompson (R) won election in the special Republican primary for Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 2nd District.

Candidates

Note: The general election was canceled after Jeff Thompson (R) won the position outright by receiving more than 50% of the votes cast in the primary election.

General election candidates

The general election was canceled.

    Primary candidates

    Selection

    Judges of the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal are elected in partisan elections. Once elected, judges serve 10-year terms. Per Article V of the Louisiana Constitution, midterm vacancies are to be temporarily filled by the remaining members of the supreme court. Within one year of the opening, a special election (called by the governor, preferably on the date of a preexisting gubernatorial or congressional election) is to be held. If the supreme court has appointed a successor, that appointee may not run for the seat in the special election.[3][4][5] The justice elected at the special election will serve the remainder of the unexpired term.[6]

    Qualifications

    To be considered for office, a candidate must:

    • have practiced law for at least 10 years in Louisiana;
    • have been a resident of the district and/or the circuit for at least one year;
    • be no more than 70 years old, the mandatory retirement age[3]

    Selection of chief judge

    On each of the five courts, the judge who has served the longest is named the chief judge.[3]

    State profile

    See also: Louisiana and Louisiana elections, 2019
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    Partisan data

    The information in this section was current as of May 7, 2019.

    Presidential voting pattern

    • Louisiana voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.

    Congressional delegation

    State executives

    State legislature

    Louisiana Party Control: 1992-2025
    Eight years of Democratic trifectas  •  Seven years of Republican trifectas
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    Demographic data for Louisiana
     LouisianaU.S.
    Total population:4,668,960316,515,021
    Land area (sq mi):43,2043,531,905
    Race and ethnicity**
    White:62.8%73.6%
    Black/African American:32.1%12.6%
    Asian:1.7%5.1%
    Native American:0.6%0.8%
    Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
    Two or more:1.8%3%
    Hispanic/Latino:4.7%17.1%
    Education
    High school graduation rate:83.4%86.7%
    College graduation rate:22.5%29.8%
    Income
    Median household income:$45,047$53,889
    Persons below poverty level:23.3%11.3%
    Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
    Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Louisiana.
    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


    Pivot Counties

    See also: Pivot Counties by state

    There are no Pivot Counties in Louisiana. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.


    See also

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