Renee Fontenot Free

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Renee Fontenot Free
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Last election

November 6, 2018

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Renee Fontenot Free (Democratic Party) ran in a special election for Louisiana Secretary of State. She lost in the special primary on November 6, 2018.

Elections

2018

See also: Louisiana Secretary of State election, 2018


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 Secretary of State

Incumbent Kyle Ardoin defeated Gwen Collins-Greenup in the special general election for Louisiana Secretary of State on December 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kyle Ardoin
Kyle Ardoin (R)
 
59.3
 
306,568
Image of Gwen Collins-Greenup
Gwen Collins-Greenup (D)
 
40.7
 
210,085

Total votes: 516,653
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Secretary of State

The following candidates ran in the special primary for Louisiana Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Kyle Ardoin
Kyle Ardoin (R)
 
20.5
 
298,657
Image of Gwen Collins-Greenup
Gwen Collins-Greenup (D)
 
19.8
 
289,097
Image of Renee Fontenot Free
Renee Fontenot Free (D)
 
16.4
 
239,116
Image of Rick Edmonds
Rick Edmonds (R)
 
11.3
 
164,955
Image of Julie Stokes
Julie Stokes (R)
 
11.2
 
163,773
Image of Thomas Kennedy III
Thomas Kennedy III (R)
 
9.4
 
137,050
Image of A.G. Crowe
A.G. Crowe (R)
 
4.9
 
71,495
Image of Heather Cloud
Heather Cloud (R)
 
4.9
 
71,195
Matthew Moreau (Independent)
 
1.5
 
21,579

Total votes: 1,456,917
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