Everything you need to know about ranked-choice voting in one spot. Click to learn more!

Louisiana state legislative special elections, 2018

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search


2019 →
← 2017
2018 badge.png
2018 state legislative
special elections
Special elections by state
Alabama • Arkansas • California • Connecticut • Florida • Georgia • Iowa • Kansas • Kentucky • Louisiana • Massachusetts • Michigan • Minnesota • Mississippi • Missouri • New Hampshire • New Jersey • New York • Oklahoma • Pennsylvania • Rhode Island • South Carolina • Tennessee • Texas • Virginia • Wisconsin
Special elections by date
Other election coverage
State filing deadlines
State legislative elections
State executive elections
State judicial elections
Ballot measures

In 2018, six special elections were called to fill vacant seats in the Louisiana State Legislature. Click here to read more about the special election.

Senate special elections called:

House special elections called:

How vacancies are filled in Louisiana

See also: How vacancies are filled in state legislatures


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


About the legislature

The Louisiana State Legislature consists of the lower House of Representatives and the upper State Senate. The boxes below show the partisan composition of both chambers directly before and after the November 2015 general election. For the most up-to-date numbers on partisan composition in this legislature, see here (Senate) and here (House).

Louisiana State Senate
Party As of November 21, 2015 After November 21, 2015
     Democratic Party 13 14
     Republican Party 26 25
Total 39 39
Louisiana House of Representatives
Party As of November 2015 After November 2015
     Democratic Party 43 42
     Republican Party 58 61
     Independent 2 2
     Vacancy 2 0
Total 105 105

Special elections


Click [show] to the right of the district name for more information:

February 17, 2018

March 24, 2018

November 6, 2018

Special elections throughout the country

See also: State legislative special elections, 2018

In 2018, 99 state legislative special elections were held in 26 states. Between 2011 and 2017, an average of 74 special elections took place each year.

Breakdown of 2018 special elections

In 2018, special elections for state legislative positions were held for the following reasons:

  • 58 due to appointment, election, or the seeking of election to another position
  • 16 due to a retirement
  • 10 due to a resignation related to criminal charges
  • 7 due to a resignation related to allegations of sexual misconduct
  • 5 due to the death of the incumbent
  • 2 due to a resignation to take a private sector job
  • 1 due to an election being rerun

Impact of special elections on partisan composition

The partisan breakdown for the special elections was as follows:

The table below details how many seats changed parties as the result of a special election in 2018. The number on the left reflects how many vacant seats were originally held by each party, while the number on the right shows how many vacant seats each party won in the special elections. In elections between 2011 and 2016, either the Democratic Party or Republican Party saw an average net gain of three seats across the country. In 2017, Democrats had a net gain of 11 seats.

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

Partisan Change from Special Elections (2018)
Party As of Special Election After Special Election
     Democratic Party 42 50
     Republican Party 57 49
     Independent 0 0
Total 99 99


Democrats gained 11 seats in 2017 special elections and eight seats in 2018 special elections. The table below details the results of special elections held in 2017 and 2018 cumulatively.

Partisan Change from Special Elections (2017-2018)
Party As of Special Election After Special Election
     Democratic Party 87 106
     Republican Party 110 91
     Independent 0 0
Total 197 197

Flipped seats

In 2018, 16 seats flipped as a result of state legislative special elections. Twelve seats flipped from Republican control to Democratic control. Four seats flipped from Democratic control to Republican control.

In New York, a Democratic candidate running on the Republican ticket won election to Assembly District 142 on April 24. The previous incumbent in that district was a Democrat. Due to the winning candidate's party affiliation, Assembly District 142 was not added to the list of flipped seats in 2018.

Seats flipped from R to D

Seats flipped from D to R


See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Louisiana Legislature, "Louisiana Election Code," accessed February 10, 2021 (Statute 18:601, Louisiana Statutes)
  2. ↑ The Advocate, "State Rep. Chris Broadwater resigning, says it's time to refocus attention on family," December 18, 2017
  3. ↑ NOLA.com, "Hammond state Rep. Chris Broadwater announces resignation," December 18, 2017
  4. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed January 6, 2018
  5. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results," accessed February 18, 2018
  6. ↑ Uptown Messenger, "Special election to fill Helena Moreno’s seat will be in March; Moreno will resign as soon as successor is chosen," December 13, 2017
  7. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed January 6, 2018
  8. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Election Results," accessed March 24, 2018
  9. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Secretary Of State Ardoin Praises Election Decisionm" July 30, 2018
  10. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed August 16, 2018
  11. ↑ KATC.com, "Special election in November will fill Louisiana Senate seat," July 28, 2018
  12. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed August 16, 2018
  13. ↑ Hastings Tribune, "Louisiana lawmaker resigning to manage state parks system," May 17, 2018
  14. ↑ Minden Press-Herald, "McMahen sworn in as state representative," August 1, 2018
  15. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed August 16, 2018
  16. ↑ AP News, "Mike Danahay wins the city of Sulphur’s mayoral race," March 28, 2018
  17. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2018 Elections," accessed November 26, 2018
  18. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed August 16, 2018
  19. ↑ NOLA.com, "Attorney Sean Morrison to run for Slidell-area House seat in Nov. 6 election," July 16, 2018
  20. ↑ The general election was cancelled after Wayne McMahen (R) was the only candidate to file for election.
v • e
State legislatures
Legislatures
Alabama (H, S) · Alaska (H, S) · Arizona (H, S) · Arkansas (H, S) · California (A, S) · Colorado (H, S) · Connecticut (H, S) · Delaware (H, S) · Florida (H, S) · Georgia (H, S) · Hawaii (H, S) · Idaho (H, S) · Illinois (H, S) · Indiana (H, S) · Iowa (H, S) · Kansas (H, S) · Kentucky (H, S) · Louisiana (H, S) · Maine (H, S) · Maryland (H, S) · Massachusetts (H, S) · Michigan (H, S) · Minnesota (H, S) · Mississippi (H, S) · Missouri (H, S) · Montana (H, S) · Nebraska · Nevada (A, S) · New Hampshire (H, S) · New Jersey (GA, S) · New Mexico (H, S) · New York (A, S) · North Carolina (H, S) · North Dakota (H, S) · Ohio (H, S) · Oklahoma (H, S) · Oregon (H, S) · Pennsylvania (H, S) · Rhode Island (H, S) · South Carolina (H, S) · South Dakota (H, S) · Tennessee (H, S) · Texas (H, S) · Utah (H, S) · Vermont (H, S) · Virginia (H, S) · Washington (H, S) · West Virginia (H, S) · Wisconsin (A, S) · Wyoming (H, S)
SLP badge.png
2025
2024
2023
Historical elections
2022 •  2021 • 2020 • 2019 • 2018 • 2017 • 2016 • 2015 • 2014 • 2013 • 2012 • 2011 • 2010 • 2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 • 2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000
Features of
state legislatures
State senates
State houses
Leadership positions
Flag of Louisiana
v • e
State of Louisiana
Baton Rouge (capital)
Elections

What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2025 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

Government

Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy

Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Louisiana_state_legislative_special_elections,_2018&oldid=7642551"