Mark Wright (Louisiana)
2017 - Present
2028
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Mark Wright (Republican Party) is a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, representing District 77. He assumed office on December 8, 2017. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Wright (Republican Party) won re-election to the Louisiana House of Representatives to represent District 77 outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the primary and general election were canceled.
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Wright was assigned to the following committees:
- Civil Law and Procedure Committee
- House and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Ways and Means Committee, Interim Member
2023-2024
Wright was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce Committee
- Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee, Chairman
- Technology and Cybersecurity Committee
2021-2022
Wright was assigned to the following committees:
- Commerce Committee
- House Education Committee, Vice chair
- Ways and Means Committee
- Joint Capital Outlay Committee
- Joint Capital Outlay Committee
2019-2020
Wright was assigned to the following committees:
- House and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs Committee
- Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2023
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. Mark Wright (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Richard Ducote (R)
- Jim Harlan (D)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Wright in this election.
2019
See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019
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
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 77
Incumbent Mark Wright won election outright against Beverly Johnson in the primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 77 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Wright (R) | 80.4 | 14,860 |
| Beverly Johnson (D) | 19.6 | 3,617 | ||
| Total votes: 18,477 | |||
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2017
A primary election for the position of Louisiana House of Representatives District 77 was called for October 14, 2017. A general election was held on November 18, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 14, 2017.[1]
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.
The seat became vacant following John Schroder's (R) resignation on June 16, 2017, at the end of the 2017 legislative session.[2]
Rob Maness (R), Casey Revere (R), Mark Wright (R), and Lisa Condrey Ward (no party) faced off in the primary election.[3][4] Since none of the candidates received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters in the primary election, Maness and Wright, faced off in the general election. According to official results, Wright defeated Maness in the general election with 58 percent of the vote. Maness received 42 percent of the vote.[5]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 77, General Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Mark Wright |
58.1% | 4,368 | |
| Republican | Rob Maness | 41.9% | 3,154 | |
| Total Votes | 7,522 | |||
| Source: Official results - Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 77, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Rob Maness (advanced to general election) |
36.6% | 3,126 | |
| Republican | Mark Wright (advanced to general election) |
24.9% | 2,125 | |
| No party | Lisa Condrey Ward | 20.9% | 1,785 | |
| Republican | Casey Revere | 17.5% | 1,494 | |
| Total Votes | 8,530 | |||
| Source: Official results - Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2024
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In 2024, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 11 to June 3. Special sessions were convened from January 15, 2024 to January 23, 2024; February 19, 2024 to February 29, 2024; and November 6, 2024 to November 25, 2024.
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2023
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In 2023, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 10 to June 8.
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2022
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In 2022, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 14 to June 6.
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2021
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In 2021, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 12 to June 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 9 to June 1. The session was suspended from March 31 through May 4. A special session convened from June 1 to June 30 and from September 28 to October 23.
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2019
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In 2019, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from April 8 through June 6.
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2018
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In 2018, the Louisiana State Legislature was in session from March 12 through May 18.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2017 elections," accessed June 27, 2017
- ↑ Advocate, "Covington Rep. John Schroder to leave the Louisiana House and focus on state treasurer's race," June 6, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official results - October 14, 2017," accessed October 14, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed July 17, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official results - November 18, 2017," accessed November 18, 2017
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Louisiana House of Representatives District 77 2017-Present |
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