Louisiana judicial elections, 2013

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Judicial elections, 2013
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The Louisiana judicial elections consisted of a municipal primary on April 6th, a municipal general on May 4th, an open primary on October 19th and a open general on November 16th.

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.

Post-election summary

Statistics from Louisiana's 2013 judicial elections Total candidates: 61 Incumbent candidates: 0 Candidates elected prior to the general election: 17 Total candidates that ran in the general election: 18 Total candidates elected: 26 Democratic candidates: 32 Republican candidates: 24 Independent/other candidates: 5 Democratic winners: 14 Republican winners: 8 Independent/other winners: 4 Withdrawn candidates not included.

Louisiana, unlike the other states, did not re-elect any judges this year, but instead filled 26 open seats on its courts. Much of the action happened on or before the October 19th primary, leaving only 18 candidates competing for 9 seats in the general election. This is partly because, in Louisiana, unopposed candidates are automatically elected without having to appear on the ballot. The closest races were for the Rapides and St. Tammany Parish Justice Courts. In Rapides Parish, Patricia Paul, a Democrat, edged out Republican Paula Brady with approximately 53% of the vote. The St. Tammany race was even closer, where Anne Thompson won approximately 52% of the vote over Darryl M. Taylor. In that race, both candidates were Republicans. The highly sought-after East Baton Rouge Parish Justice Court position, won by Republican Larry Spencer, drew a total of seven candidates. However, at nine candidates, the race for Orleans Parish Traffic Court was the most crowded. Democrat Steven Jupiter won that seat in the end. In both races, only the top two candidates from the primary advanced to the general election.

District courts

1st Judicial District

Division H

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
O'CallaghanBrady Dennis O'CallaghanA	No		65.5%A	A
MillerMike Miller (Louisiana)	No	Republican	34.5%

21st Judicial District

Division G

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
OglesbeeJeffery T. OglesbeeA	No	Republican	52.0%A	A
WilliamsVanessa Williams	No	Democratic	14.0%
HoganLila Hogan	No	Democratic	34.0%

22nd Judicial District

Division G

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
GardnerScott GardnerA	No	Republican	72.2%A	A
Alan A. Zaunbrecher	No		28.8%

24th Judicial District

Division D

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
McInnisLorraine Perkins McInnis	No	Republican	12.0%
SchlegelScott SchlegelA	No	Republican	36.1%A	66.8%   A
SudderthJohn Sudderth	No	Republican	24.3%
LandryHilary Landry	No	Republican	27.6%A	33.2%   D

34th Judicial District

Division B

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
JonesKim Cooper Jones	No		49.7%
JuneauJeanne Nunez JuneauA	No	Democratic	50.3%A	A

Juvenile courts

Jefferson Parish

Section C

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
Connie Montgomery		Republican	9.54%
PetitStephen Petit	No	Republican	17.5%
FlemingZoe Olivia Fleming	No		32.0%A	31.9%   D
BurmasterBarron C. BurmasterA	No	Republican	41.0%A	68.2%   A

Orleans Parish

Section E

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
HammelDoug Hammel	No	Democratic	42.7%A	45.7%   D
KingYolanda J. KingA	No	Democratic	25.0%A	54.3%   A
George Gates			D
Cynthia D. Samuel			D

Justice of the Peace courts

Allen Parish Justice Court

Ward 1

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ManuelStephen B. ManuelA	No	Democratic	47.3%A	56.6%   A
MahaffeyRicky Mahaffey	No		36.6%A	43.4%   D

Ward 3

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
PerkinsDawn PerkinsA	No	Democratic	60.4%A	A
FontenotMiranda Fontenot	No	Democratic	39.6%

Cameron Parish Justice Court

Ward 3

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
PrimeauxVernon PrimeauxA	No	No Party	A	A

De Soto Parish Justice Court

District 5

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BeasonJo Ann Byrd BeasonA	No	Democratic	A	A

East Baton Rouge Parish Justice Court

Ward 3, District 3

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ArbourJerry Arbour	No		72.2%A	42.4%   D
SpencerLarry SpencerA	No	Republican	33.4%A	57.6%   A
MyersSteve Myers (Louisiana)	No	Republican	5.5%
HinojosaMariano Hinojosa	No	Republican	4.9%
BaumJ. Rodney Baum	No	Republican	Withdrew
SimmonsMark G. Simmons	No	Democratic	5.1%
AntoineKenesha Antoine	No	Democratic	17.8%

East Feliciana Parish Justice Court

District 2

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
AdamsTanya S. AdamsA	No	Democratic	A	A

District 3

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
YarbroughBilly YarbroughA	No	Democratic	72.5%A	A

District 4

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
ShropshireJohn H. ShropshireA	No	Democratic	55.3%A	A
KentJoyce A. Kent	No	Democratic	44.7%

Grant Parish Justice Court

District B

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
TolbertGregory W. TolbertA	No	Democratic	A	A

Lincoln Parish Justice Court

Ward 3

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
KingGregory KingA	No	Libertarian	A	A

Madison Parish Justice Court

District 7, 8

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
RashDiane RashA	No	No Party	A	A

Morehouse Parish Justice Court

Ward 5

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
AndersLeChris DeWayne Anders	No	Libertarian	Withdrew
DuffGretchen Conger DuffA	No	Libertarian	A	A

Ouachita Parish Justice Court

Ward 8

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
SimsGreg SimsA	No	Republican	64.6%A	A
McCormickWaylon McCormick	No	Republican	35.4%

Rapides Parish Justice Court

Ward 4, 2nd Court

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BradyPaula Brady	No	Republican	39%A	47.1%   D
PaulPatricia PaulA	No	Democratic	44%A	52.9%   A

St. James Parish Justice Court

District 6

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
WilliamsSylvia WilliamsA	No	Democratic	54.3%A	A
JasminTrinette M. Jasmin	No	Democratic	45.7%

St. Tammany Parish Justice Court

Ward 4

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
TaylorDarryl M. Taylor	No	Republican	35.7%A	47.8%   D
ThompsonAnne Thompson (Louisiana)A	No	Republican	27.8%A	52.2%   A
PennisonLaurie Pennison	No	Republican	7.9%
DeVunMary DeVun	No	Republican	7.5%
MaryM. Randall Brown Mary	No	Republican	21.0%

Parish courts

Jefferson Parish

Division B

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
BeeversRaylyn BeeversA	No	Democratic	A	A

Magistrate courts

Criminal District Court

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
VicknairMark Vicknair	No	Democratic	36.3%A	42.8%   D
CantrellHarry CantrellA	No	Democratic	42.0%A	57.2%   A

Traffic courts

Orleans Parish

Division D

Candidate	Incumbency	Party	Primary Vote	Election Vote
JupiterSteven JupiterA	No	Democratic	23.0%A	53.8%   A
SmithClint Smith (Louisiana)	No	Democratic	17.4%A	46.2%   D
SheppardD. Nicole Sheppard	No	Democratic	9.3%
RaiNanak Rai	No	Democratic	6.7%
PerqueRichard Perque	No	Democratic	13.4%
MarchandCharmaine L. Marchand	No	Democratic	Withdrew
GiraudPatrick A. Giraud	No	Democratic	13.2%
FordDemetrie Ford	No	Democratic	5.0%
BookmanMarie A. Bookman	No	Democratic	11.9%

See also

• Louisiana judicial elections
• Judicial selection in Louisiana

External links

• Louisiana SOS Candidate Database