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Richard Anderson (Louisiana)
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Richard Anderson was a judge for Section 2, Division G of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court. He assumed office in 1997. He left office on December 31, 2020.
Anderson (Republican Party) ran for re-election for the Section 2, Division G judge of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court. He lost in the primary on November 3, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2020)
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 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division G
Christopher Dassau won election outright against incumbent Richard Anderson in the primary for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division G on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Christopher Dassau (D) | 53.6 | 37,191 | |
| Richard Anderson (R) | 46.4 | 32,254 | ||
| Total votes: 69,445 | |||
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2014
See also: Louisiana judicial elections, 2014
Anderson ran for re-election to the 19th Judicial District.
Primary: He was elected in the primary on November 4, 2014, receiving 54.3 percent of the vote. He competed against Joyce Plummer.
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Richard Anderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Education
Anderson earned a B.S. in accounting from Louisiana State University in 1978, going on to receive his J.D. from LSU School of Law in 1981.[3]
Career
Anderson practiced law in Baton Rouge from 1981 until he took office in 1997.[3]
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "November 4, 2014 General Election Candidates," accessed August 25, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Unofficial Election Results – Election Results for Date 11/4/2014," accessed November 7, 2014 (Select "East Baton Rouge")
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 19th Judicial District Court, "Judge Richard D. Anderson - Section II, Division G," accessed September 3, 2014
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana
State courts:
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State resources:
Courts in Louisiana • Louisiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Louisiana
