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Louisiana local trial court judicial elections, 2016
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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. For information on 2016 state appellate court elections in Louisiana, click here.
Elections
General
Candidates
5th Judicial District, Division C
☑ Steve Dean (R)
☐ Clay Hamilton (R)
40th Judicial District, Division B
☐ Nghana Lewis Gauff (No party)
☑ Jeff Perilloux (No party)
Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Section D
☑ Paul Bonin (D)
☐ Kevin Guillory (D)
Ascension Parish Justice Court, Ward 2
☑ Christie Mayeux (R)
☐ Stacy Smith (R)
Caddo Parish Juvenile Court
☑ Ree Casey-Jones (D)
☐ Andrew Randall Jr. (D)
Concordia Parish Justice Court, Ward 1
☑ Elijah Banks (D)
☐ Benja R. Fussell (R)
De Soto Parish Justice Court, Ward 4
☑ Maria Taylor Hogan (D)
☐ Brenda McBride (D)
Results
| 5th Judicial District, Division C, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Steve Dean |
53.98% | 5,557 | |
| Republican | Clay Hamilton | 46.02% | 4,738 | |
| Total Votes | 10,295 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 Runoff Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
| 40th Judicial District, Division B, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| No party | Jeff Perilloux |
54.68% | 1,812 | |
| No party | Nghana Lewis Gauff | 45.32% | 1,502 | |
| Total Votes | 3,314 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 Runoff Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
| Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Section D, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Paul Bonin |
52.88% | 36,773 | |
| Democratic | Kevin Guillory | 47.12% | 32,772 | |
| Total Votes | 69,545 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 Runoff Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
| Ascension Parish Justice Court, Ward 2, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Christie Mayeux |
51.38% | 5,584 | |
| Republican | Stacy Smith | 48.62% | 5,283 | |
| Total Votes | 10,867 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 Runoff Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
| Caddo Parish Juvenile Court, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ree Casey-Jones |
59.10% | 7,101 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Randall Jr. | 40.90% | 4,915 | |
| Total Votes | 12,016 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 Runoff Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
| Concordia Parish Justice Court, Ward 1, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Elijah Banks |
50.21% | 354 | |
| Republican | Benja R. Fussell | 49.79% | 351 | |
| Total Votes | 705 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 Runoff Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
| De Soto Parish Justice Court, Ward 4, General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Maria Taylor Hogan |
50.39% | 521 | |
| Democratic | Brenda McBride | 49.61% | 513 | |
| Total Votes | 1,034 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 Runoff Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
Primary
Candidates
5th Judicial District, Division C
☑ Steve Dean (R)
☑ Clay Hamilton (R)
☐ Dawn Hendrix Mims (R)
40th Judicial District, Division B
☑ Nghana Lewis Gauff (No party)
☑ Jeff Perilloux (No party)
☐ Rob Snyder (D)
42nd Judicial District, Division A
☑ Amy Burford McCartney (No party)
☐ John Evans (D)
☐ Brenda Ford (D)
☐ Adrienne White (D)
Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Section D
☑ Paul Bonin (D)
☑ Kevin Guillory (D)
☐ Dennis Moore (D)
Ascension Parish Justice Court, Ward 2
☐ Pam Alonso (R)
☑ Christie Mayeux (R)
☐ Joel Murphy (No party)
☑ Stacy Smith (R)
Caddo Parish Juvenile Court
☑ Ree Casey-Jones (D)
☐ Trina Chu (D)
☐ Carlos Prudhomme (D)
☑ Andrew Randall Jr. (D)
Concordia Parish Justice Court, Ward 1
☑ Elijah Banks (D)
☐ Justin Conner (D)
☑ Benja R. Fussell (R)
De Soto Parish Justice Court, Ward 4
☑ Maria Taylor Hogan (D)
☑ Brenda McBride (D)
☐ Brian Phillips (No party)
Tensas Parish Justice Court, Ward 1
☑ Heather Furello (No party)
☐ Knola Ransome (D)
☐ LaTanya Tyler (D)
Results
| 5th Judicial District, Division C, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Steve Dean |
43.97% | 9,377 | |
| Republican | Clay Hamilton |
37.60% | 8,020 | |
| Republican | Dawn Hendrix Mims | 18.43% | 3,931 | |
| Total Votes | 21,328 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
| 40th Judicial District, Division B, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| No party | Jeff Perilloux |
37.78% | 2,216 | |
| No party | Nghana Lewis Gauff |
37.08% | 2,175 | |
| Democratic | Rob Snyder | 25.13% | 1,474 | |
| Total Votes | 5,865 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
| 42nd Judicial District, Division A, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| No party | Amy Burford McCartney |
52.47% | 6,777 | |
| Democratic | Brenda Ford | 23.41% | 3,023 | |
| Democratic | John Evans | 14.88% | 1,922 | |
| Democratic | Adrienne White | 9.24% | 1,193 | |
| Total Votes | 12,915 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
| Orleans Parish Criminal District Court, Section D, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Paul Bonin |
40.43% | 55,117 | |
| Democratic | Kevin Guillory |
32.13% | 43,794 | |
| Democratic | Dennis Moore | 27.44% | 37,408 | |
| Total Votes | 136,319 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
| Ascension Parish Justice Court, Ward 2, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Christie Mayeux |
34.44% | 8,801 | |
| Republican | Stacy Smith |
27.66% | 7,068 | |
| Republican | Pam Alonso | 22.44% | 5,733 | |
| No party | Joel Murphy | 15.46% | 3,951 | |
| Total Votes | 25,553 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
| Caddo Parish Juvenile Court, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Ree Casey-Jones |
43.15% | 9,882 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Randall Jr. |
30.99% | 7,097 | |
| Democratic | Trina Chu | 14.27% | 3,268 | |
| Democratic | Carlos Prudhomme | 11.59% | 2,655 | |
| Total Votes | 22,902 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
| Concordia Parish Justice Court, Ward 1, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Elijah Banks |
41.16% | 659 | |
| Republican | Benja R. Fussell |
38.85% | 622 | |
| Democratic | Justin Conner | 19.99% | 320 | |
| Total Votes | 1,601 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
| De Soto Parish Justice Court, Ward 4, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Maria Taylor Hogan |
44.29% | 845 | |
| Democratic | Brenda McBride |
29.40% | 561 | |
| No party | Brian Phillips | 26.31% | 502 | |
| Total Votes | 1,908 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
| Tensas Parish Justice Court, Ward 1, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| No party | Heather Furello |
52.46% | 523 | |
| Democratic | Knola Ransome | 40.42% | 403 | |
| Democratic | LaTanya Tyler | 7.12% | 71 | |
| Total Votes | 997 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results," accessed January 18, 2016 | ||||
Unopposed
Evangeline Parish Justice Court, Ward 3
☑ Paul Tate Jr. (D)
Jackson Parish Justice Court, District A
☑ Thomas L. Faber (No party)
LaSalle Parish Justice Court, District 4
☑ June Fowler (No party)
Pointe Coupee Parish Justice Court, District 4
☑ Edwin Soulier (D)
St. John the Baptist Parish Justice Court, District 4
☑ Terry Toney Jones (D)
Winn Parish Justice Court, Ward 12
☑ Dewayne Sanders (No party)
Analysis
Election rules
Primary election
Judges compete in a primary election against candidates of all parties. If no candidate receives over 50 percent of the vote (a "majority vote"), the top two candidates run against each other in the general election. If a candidate does receive a majority vote in the primary, he or she is declared elected as an unopposed candidate and will not be listed on the general election ballot.[2]
Louisiana's primary elections are held in November, during the general elections of other states.
General election
A general election is won by obtaining the highest number of votes. In the case of races with two or more open seats, the two or more candidates with the highest votes are declared the winners. If there is a tie, an additional election will be scheduled for the third Saturday after the announcement of the election results.[2]
For two or more open seats
In the event that candidates are competing for more than one open seat on a court, the majority vote is decided by "dividing the total votes cast for all of the candidates by the number of offices to be filled [and] dividing the result so obtained by two," according to the Secretary of State website. The website gives the following example:
- 1040 total votes cast ÷ 3 offices to be filled ＝ 346.6
- 346.6 ÷ 2 ＝ 173.3
In the above example, 174 votes are necessary to win for each of the 3 offices.[2]
Judicial selection method
District courts
- See also: Partisan election of judges
There are 217 judges on the Louisiana District Courts, each elected to six-year terms. They must face re-election if they wish to serve again.[3]
The district courts select chief judges by peer vote (with term lengths that vary by individual court).[3]
Qualifications
To serve on this court, a judge must be:[3][4]
- licensed to practice law in the state for at least eight years;
- a resident of the district represented for at least one year; and
- under the age of 70 at the time of election (judges who turn 70 in office may serve until their term expires)
Family courts
- See also: Partisan elections
Judges of the Louisiana Family Courts are each elected to six-year terms. The elections for this court are partisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a parish resident for one year, younger than 70 years old, and have eight years experience of practicing law in the state and a law degree.[5]
Justice courts
- See also: Partisan elections
Judges of the Louisiana Justice of the Peace Courts are each elected to six-year terms. The elections for this court are partisan contested elections. To serve on this court, a judge must be a local resident for two years, younger than 70 years old, and have a law degree.[6]
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2016 Elections Calendar," accessed December 7, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Louisiana Secretary of State, "How are Candidates Elected?" accessed May 1, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Louisiana; Selection of Judges," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Lawmakers fail to pass amendment eliminating mandatory retirement age of judges," June 3, 2013
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Louisiana; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Louisiana; Limited Jurisdiction Courts," archived October 2, 2014
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