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Louisiana state legislative special elections, 2015

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In 2015, four seats were vacated and filled by special elections in the Louisiana State Legislature. The following districts had a vacancy in 2015:

Breakdown of 2015 special elections

In 2015, the reasons prompting state legislative special elections were as follows:

The partisan breakdown for vacancies were as follows:

Note: This table reflects information for elections that were held and not total vacant seats.

Partisan Change from Special Elections
Party As of Vacancy After Special Election
     Democratic Party 42 38*
     Republican Party 46 50*
     Independent 1 1
Total 89 89

*In 2015, Democrats lost nine seats in special elections, but gained six seats. Republicans lost five seats in special elections, but gained eight seats.
*Although Edwin Gomes won election to the Connecticut State Senate as a Working Families Party candidate, after swearing in he was listed as a Democratic senator.
*Although Diane Richardson won election to the New York State Assembly as a Working Families Party candidate, after swearing in she was listed as a Democratic representative.
*Although Jay Mathis won election to the Mississippi House of Representatives as a Nonpartisan candidate, after swearing in he was listed as a Republican representative.

How vacancies are filled


If there is a vacancy in the Louisiana State Legislature, the vacant seat must be filled by a special election. An election is required if there are six months or more left in the unexpired term. The presiding officer in the house where the vacancy happened must call for an election no later than 10 days after the vacancy occurred. The presiding officer must determine the dates for the election along with all filing deadlines. The person elected to the seat serves for the remainder of the unexpired term.[1]

DocumentIcon.jpg See sources: Louisiana Rev. Stat. Ann. § 18:601


Special elections

February 21, 2015



March 28, 2015



See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Louisiana Legislature, "Louisiana Election Code," accessed February 10, 2021 (Statute 18:601, Louisiana Statutes)
  2. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Get Election Information," accessed January 27, 2015
  3. ↑ KTAL, "Republican Walks Into Louisiana District 8 Seat Unopposed," January 11, 2015
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed January 28, 2015
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Election results," accessed March 18, 2015
  6. ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives," revised February 4, 2014
  7. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Get Election Information," accessed January 27, 2015
  8. ↑ The Advocate, "State Rep. Herbert Dixon resigns House seat," December 12, 2014
  9. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Get Election Information," accessed January 27, 2015
  10. ↑ KATC, "Rep. Simone Champagne resigning on Dec. 31," December 4, 2014
  11. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Get Election Information," accessed January 27, 2015
  12. ↑ The New Orleans Advocate, "Republican candidates for open House seat participate in GOP forum," January 16, 2015
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results Results for Election Date: 3/28/2015," April 8, 2015
  14. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Get Election Information," accessed January 27, 2015
  15. ↑ The New Orleans Advocate, "Republican candidates for open House seat participate in GOP forum," January 16, 2015
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