Marcus Hunter

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Marcus Hunter
Image of Marcus Hunter
Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District
Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2032

Years in position

4

Prior offices
Louisiana House of Representatives District 17
Successor: Pat Moore
Predecessor: Rosalind Jones

Compensation

Base salary

$182,007

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 8, 2022

Personal
Profession
Attorney
Contact

Marcus Hunter (Democratic Party) is a judge of the Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District. He assumed office on May 5, 2021. His current term ends on December 31, 2032.

Hunter (Democratic Party) ran for election for the 2nd District judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court. He was disqualified from the primary scheduled on November 5, 2024.

Hunter was elected to a judgeship in Louisiana's Fourth Judicial District in 2018.[1]

Hunter was a 2013 Democratic candidate seeking election to the U.S. House representing the 5th Congressional District of Louisiana.[2] He was defeated in the open primary on October 19, 2013.[3]

Issues

Government shutdown

See also: United States budget debate, 2013

In a forum on October 8, 2013, at the University of Louisiana at Monroe, Hunter commented on the shutdown, saying it is a result of disagreements over the health-care reform law.[4]

“They’re tying something to the budget that has nothing to do with the budget,” Hunter said. “Sometimes you have to tell people, ‘This is not the time to have that fight.’”[4]

Elections

2024

See also: Louisiana Supreme Court elections, 2024


Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent 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.

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. John Guidry (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hunter in this election.

2022

See also: Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2022


Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent 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.

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled. Marcus Hunter (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

2021

See also: Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2021


Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent 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.

General election

Special general election for Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District

Marcus Hunter defeated J. Garland Smith in the special general election for Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District on April 24, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marcus Hunter
Marcus Hunter (D)
 
61.5
 
3,579
J. Garland Smith (D)
 
38.5
 
2,244

Total votes: 5,823
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District

Marcus Hunter and J. Garland Smith defeated Larry D. Jefferson in the special primary for Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District on March 20, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Marcus Hunter
Marcus Hunter (D)
 
43.7
 
3,605
J. Garland Smith (D)
 
31.9
 
2,628
Larry D. Jefferson (D)
 
24.4
 
2,013

Total votes: 8,246
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2015

See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2015

Elections for the Louisiana House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.[5]
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. Incumbent Marcus Hunter (D) defeated Goree Burns (D) and Heath Albritton (R) in the October 24 blanket primary.[6][7]

Louisiana House of Representatives, District 17 Primary Election, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarcus Hunter Incumbent 62% 4,337
     Republican Heath Albritton 21.4% 1,496
     Democratic Goree Burns 16.7% 1,166
Total Votes 6,999

2013

See also: Louisiana's 5th Congressional District special election, 2013

Hunter ran for the U.S. House representing the 5th Congressional District of Louisiana. The election was held to replace Rodney Alexander, who announced his resignation in order to take a position as the next Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs at the end of September 2013.[8][2]He was defeated in the open primary on October 19, 2013.[3]

U.S. House, Louisiana District 5 Special Election Open Primary, 2013
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngNeil Riser 32% 33,045
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngVance McAllister 17.8% 18,386
     Republican Clyde Holloway 10.9% 11,250
     Republican Phillip "Blake" Weatherly 0.5% 517
     Republican Jay Morris 6.9% 7,083
     Democratic Marcus Hunter 3% 3,088
     Democratic Robert Johnson 9.6% 9,971
     Democratic Jamie Mayo 14.8% 15,317
     Democratic Weldon Russell 2.5% 2,554
     Libertarian Henry Herford, Jr. 0.9% 886
     Libertarian S.B.A. Zaitoon 0.1% 129
     Green Eliot Barron 0.5% 492
     Independent Tom Gibbs 0.3% 324
     Independent Peter Williams 0.3% 335
Total Votes 103,377
Source: Official results via Louisiana Secretary of State

2011

See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2011

On November 19, 2011, Hunter won election to District 17 of the Louisiana House of Representatives. He faced Otis Chisley (D), Billye Burns (D) and Brenda Shelling (D) in the primary election on October 22, 2011. Because Louisiana uses a blanket primary system, a candidate can be declared the overall winner of the seat by garnering 50 percent +1 of the vote in the primary. However, since no candidate reached this threshold, a general election took place on November 19 between Hunter and Burns.[9] Hunter narrowly defeated Burns to win the seat.[10]

Louisiana House of Representatives District 17 General Election, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarcus Hunter 50% 1,984
     Democratic Billy Burns 50% 1,981
Total Votes 3,965
Louisiana House of Representatives, District 17 Blanket Primary, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBillye Burns 37% 2,290
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarcus Hunter 30.8% 1,909
     Democratic Brenda Shelling 20.2% 1,253
     Democratic Otis Chisley 12% 740
Total Votes 6,192

Candidacy challenged

Monroe resident Barbara Stevenson filed a complaint in early September 2011 challenging Hunter's candidacy. When he filed to run, Hunter listed his permanent residence as a house he wasn't actually living in. The complaint ended up being thrown out as Stevenson was no longer a registered voter when she filed the complaint, leaving it without merit. Questions about Hunter's residency remained, but the deadline for challenges passed, allowing Hunter to remain on the ballot.[11]

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Marcus Hunter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Marcus Hunter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2021

Marcus Hunter did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary


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Marcus Hunter campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Louisiana Supreme Court 2nd DistrictDisqualified primary$7,800 $5,497
2022Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 1st DistrictWon primary$-11,000 $366
2021Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 1st DistrictWon general$92,530 $55,056
Grand total$89,330 $60,920
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete

State legislative tenure

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2018

In 2018, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through May 18.

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to abortion.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2017


2016


2015


2014


2013


2012

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Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hunter served on the following committees:

Louisiana committee assignments, 2015
Insurance
Labor and Industrial Relations
Ways and Means
Joint Legislative Capital Outlay

2012-2013

In the 2012-2013 legislative session, Hunter served on the following committees:

See also


External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
-
Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal 1st District
2021-Present
Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
Rosalind Jones (D)
Louisiana House of Representatives District 17
2012-2018
Succeeded by
Pat Moore (D)