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Rusty Messer
Rusty Messer was a 2015 Republican candidate for District 59 of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Elections
2015
Elections for the Louisiana House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.[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. Tony Bacala (R) defeated Pat Bell (R) and Rusty Messer (R) in the October 24 blanket primary.[2][3]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 59 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Tony Bacala |
66% | 6,987 | |
| Republican | Pat Bell | 25.1% | 2,654 | |
| Republican | Rusty Messer | 8.9% | 947 | |
| Total Votes | 10,588 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Louisiana House of Representatives
- Louisiana House of Representatives District 59
- Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2015
- Louisiana State Legislature
External links
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