Robbie Gatti Jr.
Robbie Gatti Jr. was a 2017 Republican special election candidate for District 8 of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of Louisiana House of Representatives District 8 was called for March 25, 2017. The state scheduled a general election for April 29, 2017, if necessary.[1]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% 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.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
The seat became vacant following Mike Johnson's (R) election to the U.S. House.
Raymond Crews (R) and Robbie Gatti Jr. (R) advanced past Patrick Harrington (R) and Michael "Duke" Lowrie (R) in the special election on March 25, 2017. Crews defeated Gatti in the runoff election on April 29, 2017.[2][3][4]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 8, Special Election Runoff, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Raymond Crews |
64.1% | 3,845 | |
| Republican | Robbie Gatti Jr. | 35.9% | 2,150 | |
| Total Votes | 5,995 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 8, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Raymond Crews (advanced to runoff) |
41.3% | 2,144 | |
| Republican | Robbie Gatti Jr. (advanced to runoff) |
37.5% | 1,947 | |
| Republican | Duke Lowrie | 15.5% | 806 | |
| Republican | Patrick Harrington | 5.7% | 298 | |
| Total Votes | 5,195 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
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See also
- Louisiana House of Representatives
- Louisiana House of Representatives District 8
- State legislative special elections, 2017
- Louisiana State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Star, "La. politics: Governor may steer clear of legislative races," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed January 19, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official election results for 3/25/2017," accessed March 25, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official election results for 4/29/2017," accessed April 29, 2017
