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Richard Pannell
Richard Pannell (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the U.S. House to represent Louisiana's 5th Congressional District. Pannell lost in the special primary on March 20, 2021.
Elections
2021
See also: Louisiana's 5th Congressional District special election, 2021
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 U.S. House Louisiana District 5
The following candidates ran in the special primary for U.S. House Louisiana District 5 on March 20, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Julia Letlow (R) | 64.9 | 67,203 |
 | Candy Christophe (D) | 27.3 | 28,255 | |
 | Chad Conerly (R)  | 5.3 | 5,497 | |
 | Robert Lansden (R) | 0.9 | 929 | |
 | Allen Guillory Sr. (R) | 0.4 | 464 | |
| Jim Davis (Independent) | 0.4 | 402 | ||
| Sancha Smith (R) | 0.3 | 334 | ||
 | M.V. Mendoza (Independent) | 0.2 | 236 | |
 | Jaycee Magnuson (R) | 0.1 | 131 | |
| Richard Pannell (R) | 0.1 | 67 | ||
 | Horace Melton (R) | 0.1 | 62 | |
| Errol Victor (R) | 0.0 | 36 | ||
| Total votes: 103,616 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Campaign website
Pannell’s campaign website stated the following:
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I am Richard Pannell and I am currently running to represent you in Congress. There is so much I want to address. However, I type 10 times slower than my mind and mouth work. I don’t have a team of people working for me. It is a shame that it takes $10,000,000 to win an office to represent your people. I think that’s one of the problems with our government. If it takes that much money, your voting for an actor or actress. But in all reality the people providing the funds are the ones actually in control. That’s special interest! Vote for the “Underdog”, the one struggling to get his or her word out. Vote for the the underdog! I’ll be the one disguised as a mild mannered shoe shine boy. Explained to the younger people what that means. But seriously, I need your help. As far as the out Police and Sheriffs, they are the backbone of this country. I will try to fund you more and get you more help. But, I need your help! Spread this message! And that goes for farmers business’s, truck drivers, plumbers, electricians, teachers, etc. Your jobs are harder than being a congressman! They forget where they come from. Remember I’m not backed by anyone. But I can assure you, I’ll have your back. I’m not a politician. I’m good at solving problems and not creating news ones. [1] |
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| —Richard Panell’s campaign Facebook group (2021)[2] | ||
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Richard Panell’s campaign Facebook group, “Richard Pannell on February 13, 2021,” accessed March 17, 2021
