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Preston Castille
Preston Castille (Democratic Party) is a member of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, representing District 8. He assumed office on January 13, 2020. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.
Castille (Democratic Party) won re-election to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to represent District 8 outright in the primary on October 14, 2023, after the general election was canceled.
Biography
Preston Castille earned a J.D. from Tulane Law School. Castille’s career experience includes working as president of Helix Community Schools. He also has experience working as an adjunct law professor for Southern University Law Center and Louisiana State University Law School.[1]
Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education election, 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
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 8
Incumbent Preston Castille won election outright against Dolores Cormier-Zenon in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 8 on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Preston Castille (D) | 70.2 | 78,436 |
 | Dolores Cormier-Zenon (D) | 29.8 | 33,230 | |
| Total votes: 111,666 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Castille in this election.
2019
See also: Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education election, 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 Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 8
Preston Castille won election outright against Vereta Lee, Chakesha Webb Scott, and Jonathan Loveall in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 8 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Preston Castille (D) | 52.1 | 71,616 |
 | Vereta Lee (D) | 18.0 | 24,739 | |
| Chakesha Webb Scott (D) | 16.1 | 22,214 | ||
 | Jonathan Loveall (D) | 13.8 | 18,999 | |
| Total votes: 137,568 | |||
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Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Preston Castille did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Preston Castille did not complete Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 8 |
Officeholder Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 8 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Jada Lewis (D) |
Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 8 2020-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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