Rica Harris Kwentua

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Rica Harris Kwentua

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Democratic Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

October 12, 2019

Rica Harris Kwentua (Democratic Party) ran in a special election for the Section 2B judge of the East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Court in Louisiana. She lost in the special primary on October 12, 2019.

Elections

2019

See also: Municipal elections in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana (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

Special nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Court Section 2B

Gail Grover won election outright against Niles Haymer and Rica Harris Kwentua in the special primary for East Baton Rouge Parish Juvenile Court Section 2B on October 12, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Gail Grover (D)	52.4	22,690
		Niles Haymer (D)	35.3	15,293
	Submit photo	Rica Harris Kwentua (D)	12.3	5,347

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 43,330
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2019

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Footnotes

Louisiana courts

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