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S L Simpson
S L Simpson was a Democratic candidate for governor of Louisiana in the 2015 election.[1] Simpson was defeated in the blanket primary on October 24, 2015, by Democratic rival John Bel Edwards and Republican David Vitter, coming in sixth place overall.[2]
Biography
Simpson was born in Shreveport, La. In 1989, he graduated from Fair Park High School. That year, he enlisted in the United States Army as a tactical telecommunications specialist. He served in both Gulf wars and has received numerous medals for his service, including the National Defense Service Medal and the Iraq Campaign Medal with a Campaign Star. As of 2015, Simpson has the rank of captain.[3]
Education
- B.A., in general studies, Louisiana Technical University (2008)
- M.B.A., University of Phoenix (2010)[3]
Elections
2015
- See also: Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2015
Simpson was a candidate for Governor of Louisiana in the 2015 election. The primary election occurred on October 24, 2015.[1]
Results
Primary election
Simpson was defeated, receiving 0.7 percent of the vote. No candidate received an outright majority in the blanket primary election. The two candidates with the most votes, who qualified for the November runoff election, were John Bel Edwards (D) and David Vitter (R).[4]
| Governor of Louisiana, Blanket Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  John Bel Edwards |
39.9% | 444,061 | |
| Republican | David Vitter |
23% | 256,105 | |
| Republican | Scott Angelle | 19.3% | 214,907 | |
| Republican | Jay Dardenne | 15% | 166,553 | |
| Democratic | Cary Deaton | 1.1% | 11,750 | |
| Democratic | S L Simpson | 0.7% | 7,411 | |
| Independent | Beryl Billiot | 0.5% | 5,690 | |
| Independent | Jeremy "JW" Odom | 0.4% | 4,755 | |
| Independent | Eric Paul Orgeron | 0.2% | 2,244 | |
| Total Votes | 1,113,476 | |||
| Election Results Louisiana Secretary of State. | ||||
General election
The general election for Louisiana governor between David Vitter (R) and John Bel Edwards (D) was held on November 21, 2015. Edwards defeated his Republican opponent.
| Governor of Louisiana, Run-off election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | John Bel Edwards |
56.1% | 646,860 | |
| Republican | David Vitter | 43.9% | 505,929 | |
| Total Votes | 1,152,789 | |||
| Election Results via the Louisiana Secretary of State. | ||||
Polls
Run-off election candidates match-up: David Vitter (R) vs. John Bel Edwards (D)
| Governor of Louisiana | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | David Vitter (R) | John Edwards (D) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Anzalone Liszt Grove/Gumbo PAC October 26-28, 2015 | 40% | 52% | 7% | +/-3.7 | 700 | ||||||||||||||
| Market Research Insight October 27-28, 2015 | 41% | 49% | 10% | +/-4.1 | 600 | ||||||||||||||
| JMC Analytics/WVLA October 28-31, 2015 | 36% | 52% | 16% | +/-4 | 600 | ||||||||||||||
| Market Research Insight November 11-14, 2015 | 38% | 53% | 9% | +/-- | 600 | ||||||||||||||
| JMC Analytics November 14-16, 2015 | 35% | 51% | 13% | +/-3.9 | 635 | ||||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 38% | 51.4% | 11% | +/-1.54 | 627 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Primary election candidates match-up
| Governor of Louisiana | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | David Vitter (R) | John Edwards (D) | Jay Dardenne (R) | Scott Angelle (R) | Undecided or Other | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||
| MarblePort Polling March 17, 2015 | 34% | 31% | 14% | 7% | 14% | +/-2.99 | 1,071 | ||||||||||||
| Southern Media & Opinion Research May 5 - 9, 2015 | 38.1% | 24.6% | 16.5% | 5.4% | 5.4% | +/-4 | 600 | ||||||||||||
| Market Research Insight May 27 - 29, 2015 | 32% | 21% | 18% | 13% | 16% | +/-3.5 | 700 | ||||||||||||
| Triumph Campaigns June 29 - 30, 2015 | 31% | 30% | 11% | 14% | 14% | +/-2.4 | 1,653 | ||||||||||||
| Market Research Insight July 27-31, 2015 | 22% | 20% | 13% | 24% | 21% | +/-4 | 600 | ||||||||||||
| The Hayride/MarblePort August 4-5, 2015 | 31.1% | 30.6% | 13.4% | 14.1% | 10.8% | +/-- | 1,050 | ||||||||||||
| Triumph Campaigns September 18, 2015 | 29% | 35% | 11% | 12% | 13% | +/-2.9 | 1,125 | ||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling September 21-22, 2015 | 27% | 28% | 14% | 15% | 17% | +/-4 | 616 | ||||||||||||
| Triumph Campaigns September 29-30, 2015 | 28% | 35% | 15% | 10% | 13% | +/-2.9 | 1,047 | ||||||||||||
| KPLC/Raycom Media October 7-13, 2015 | 21% | 24% | 8% | 7% | 37% | +/-4 | 602 | ||||||||||||
| MRI October 14-16, 2015 | 20% | 38% | 14% | 16% | 11% | +/-- | 600 | ||||||||||||
| MRI October 15-19, 2015 | 19% | 36% | 14% | 17% | 12% | +/-- | 600 | ||||||||||||
| University of New Orleans Survey Research Center/Lucid October 14-19, 2015 | 27% | 25% | 11% | 14% | 23% | +/-- | 623 | ||||||||||||
| MarblePort October 20-21, 2015 | 28.5% | 40.5% | 14.1% | 12.7% | 4.3% | +/-3.0 | 1,464 | ||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 25.85% | 27.91% | 12.47% | 12.08% | 14.1% | +/-0.78 | 894.33 | ||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Run-off hypothetical match-up: Scott Angelle (R) vs. John Bel Edwards (D)
| Governor of Louisiana | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Scott Angelle (R) | John Edwards (D) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling September 21-22, 2015 | 40% | 40% | 20% | +/-4 | 616 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Run-off hypothetical match-up: John Bel Edwards (D) vs. David Vitter (R)
| Governor of Louisiana | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | John Edwards (D) | David Vitter (R) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| KPLC/Raycom Media October 7-13, 2015 | 48% | 32% | 20% | +/-4 | 602 | ||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling September 21-22, 2015 | 50% | 38% | 12% | +/-4 | 616 | ||||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 49% | 35% | 16% | +/-4 | 609 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Run-off hypothetical match-up: John Bel Edwards (D) vs. Jay Dardenne (R)
| Governor of Louisiana | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | John Edwards (D) | Jay Dardenne (R) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling September 21-22, 2015 | 40% | 42% | 18% | +/-4 | 616 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Run-off hypothetical match-up: Scott Angelle (R) vs. David Vitter (R)
| Governor of Louisiana | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | David Vitter (R) | Scott Angelle (R) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Causeway Solutions September 13-16, 2015 | 32% | 43.4% | 24.6% | +/--- | 800 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Debates
November 16 debate
The final debate between Louisiana gubernatorial candidates John Bel Edwards (D) and David Vitter (R) took place at the Dunham School in Baton Rouge, La., on November 16, 2015.[5]
The first topic of the debate was how each candidate would handle the 10,000 Syrian refugees that President Obama said the United States would accept in the coming months. Both candidates said they supported Governor Bobby Jindal's executive order preventing more refugees from entering Louisiana, beyond the 14 already settled. Vitter accused Edwards, however, of siding with Obama on the issue.[6]
The candidates also debated character issues and tax policy.[5]
In his closing statement, Vitter addressed allegations that he had solicited the services of prostitutes in the past, arguing that he had grown as a person. Edwards had mentioned it multiple times, directly and indirectly, throughout the evening.[5]
November 10 debate
The two remaining candidates for Louisiana governor, David Vitter (R) and John Edwards (D), participated in a debate in Baton Rouge. Topics at the November 10, 2015, debate included health insurance, K-12 education, the state budget and infrastructure, and various campaign issues. The debate lasted for one hour.[7]
November 9 debate
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January 16 forum
Gubernatorial candidates Scott Angelle (R), Jay Dardenne (R), David Vitter (R), and John Edwards (D) opened Louisiana's election season with a largely congenial forum. All four candidates shared similar thoughts on funding for transportation and the state police along with the legacy of term-limited Gov. Bobby Jindal (R). Dardenne criticized the state's approach to new transportation projects, arguing that it was unsustainable and too political. Each candidate agreed that the state police should see decreases in their allotment from the transportation trust fund, which was funded by gas taxes. Vitter, a sitting U.S. senator, criticized Jindal for his budgeting practices and argued that the governor had used his position as a springboard to seek the presidency.[8]
The biggest source of disagreement on January 16 was the state's financial support for parish transportation costs. Angelle and Edwards noted that parish governments needed state transportation aid because of their inability to generate enough revenue for local projects. Dardenne argued that current local aid, equaling more than one cent per dollar in gas taxes, needed to be decreased to preserve the state fund.[8]
Campaign finance
Third quarter report (2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $2,685,411.34 and spent a total of $3,535,658.92 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on September 25, 2015.[9]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
David Vitter  |
Governor of Louisiana | $5,036,128.60 | $839,256.29 | $1,817,430.51 | $4,056,066.63 |
| Scott Angelle |
Governor of Louisiana | $1,041,264.83 | $619,962.04 | $593,877.65 | $1,046,210.64 |
| Jay Dardenne |
Governor of Louisiana | $1,863,338.32 | $376,345.21 | $604,699.33 | $1,619,108.36 |
John Edwards  |
Governor of Louisiana | $1,071,207.26 | $841,974.24 | $516,506.89 | $1,383,344.03 |
| Cary Deaton |
Governor of Louisiana | $218.54 | $1,100.71 | $1,319.25 | $0.00 |
Eric Paul Orgeron  |
Governor of Louisiana | $0.00 | $1,572.85 | $1,230.29 | $342.56 |
| Beryl Billiot |
Governor of Louisiana | $100.53 | $5,200.00 | $595.00 | $4,705.53 |
| Grand Total Raised | $2,685,411.34 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $3,535,658.92 | ||||
Second quarter report (2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $2,785,400.33 and spent a total of $1,873,096.62 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on September 25, 2015.[10]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| David Vitter |
Governor of Louisiana | $4,210,300.47 | $1,343,769.29 | $510,582.33 | $5,036,128.60 |
| Scott Angelle |
Governor of Louisiana | $1,201,137.27 | $787,933.00 | $922,153.99 | $1,041,264.83 |
| Jay Dardenne |
Governor of Louisiana | $1,854,112.97 | $407,657.97 | $379,492.62 | $1,863,338.32 |
| John Edwards |
Governor of Louisiana | $894,173.86 | $246,040.07 | $60,196.00 | $1,071,207.26 |
| Cary Deaton |
Governor of Louisiana | $890.22 | $0.00 | $671.68 | $218.54 |
| Beryl Billiot |
Governor of Louisiana | $100.53 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $100.53 |
| Grand Total Raised | $2,785,400.33 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $1,873,096.62 | ||||
First quarter report (2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $2,539,527.28 and spent a total of $1,598,135.31 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on May 4, 2015.[11]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| David Vitter |
Governor of Louisiana | $3,504,174.14 | $1,144,275.20 | $431,810.24 | $4,210,300.47 |
| Scott Angelle |
Governor of Louisiana | $1,431,310.95 | $641,686.04 | $851,911.00 | $1,201,137.27 |
| Jay Dardenne |
Governor of Louisiana | $1,549,526.30 | $520,925.40 | $198,848.13 | $1,854,112.97 |
| John Edwards |
Governor of Louisiana | $784,919.30 | $230,140.64 | $113,781.44 | $894,173.86 |
| Cary Deaton |
Governor of Louisiana | $0.00 | $2,500.00 | $1,609.78 | $890.22 |
| Beryl Billiot |
Governor of Louisiana | $275.25 | $0.00 | $174.72 | $100.53 |
| Grand Total Raised | $2,539,527.28 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $1,598,135.31 | ||||
Annual report (2014)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $6,699,634.53 and spent a total of $1,267,092.55 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on February 19, 2015.[12]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| David Vitter |
Governor of Louisiana | $0 | $4,107,597.72 | $600,212.83 | $3,504,174.14 |
| Scott Angelle |
Governor of Louisiana | $175,574.96 | $1,516,900.82 | $232,370.28 | $1,431,310.95 |
| Jay Dardenne |
Governor of Louisiana | $1,225,114.71 | $690,128.62 | $326,051.28 | $1,549,526.30 |
| John Edwards |
Governor of Louisiana | $474,725.46 | $385,007.37 | $108,458.16 | $745,894.30 |
| Grand Total Raised | $6,699,634.53 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $1,267,092.55 | ||||
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed September 14, 2015
- ↑ The Lens, "Election 2015," accessed October 25, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 S L Simpson for Governor, "Military Background," accessed Sept. 17, 2015
- ↑ The Lens, "Elections 2015," accessed October 25, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Times-Picayune, "Louisiana's final gubernatorial debate: 5 things you need to know about it," November 17, 2015
- ↑ National Journal, "Vitter spars with Democratic opponent over Syrian refugees," November 17, 2015
- ↑ WDSU News, "First runoff gubernatorial debate ends in heated exchange between Vitter, Edwards," November 11, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Times-Picayune, "2015 governor candidates forum: Louisiana has a roads and infrastructure problem," January 16, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "View Campaign Finance Reports," accessed September 25, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "View Campaign Finance Reports," accessed September 25, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "View Campaign Finance Reports," accessed May 4, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "View Campaign Finance Reports," accessed February 19, 2015
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