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Shawn Wilson (Louisiana)
Shawn Wilson (Democratic Party) ran for election for Governor of Louisiana. He lost in the primary on October 14, 2023.
Wilson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Shawn Wilson was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in community and regional planning in 1993. He received a master's in public administration in 2000 and a Ph. D. in public policy in 2015, both from Southern University and A&M College.[2] His work experience includes serving as the assistant dean of students at the University of Louisiana, and the chief of staff and secretary of the Louisiana Department of Transportation.[2]
Elections
2023
See also: Louisiana gubernatorial election, 2023
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 Governor of Louisiana
The following candidates ran in the primary for Governor of Louisiana on October 14, 2023.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jeff Landry (R) | 51.6 | 547,827 |
 | Shawn Wilson (D)  | 25.9 | 275,525 | |
 | Stephen Waguespack (R) | 5.9 | 62,287 | |
 | John Schroder (R) | 5.3 | 56,654 | |
 | Hunter Lundy (Independent) | 4.9 | 52,165 | |
| Daniel Cole (D) | 2.6 | 27,662 | ||
 | Sharon Hewitt (R) | 1.7 | 18,468 | |
 | Benjamin Barnes (Independent) | 0.5 | 5,190 | |
| Patrick Henry Barthel (R) | 0.4 | 4,426 | ||
 | Richard Nelson (R) (Unofficially withdrew) | 0.3 | 3,605 | |
| Jeffery Istre (Independent) | 0.3 | 3,400 | ||
 | Xavier Ellis (R) | 0.2 | 1,734 | |
| Keitron Gagnon (Independent) | 0.1 | 1,260 | ||
 | Xan John (R) | 0.1 | 1,164 | |
 | Frank Scurlock (Independent) | 0.1 | 1,131 | |
| Total votes: 1,062,498 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Oscar Dantzler (D)
Endorsements
Wilson received the following endorsements.
- U.S. Rep. Troy Carter (D)
- U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond (D)
- Gov. John Bel Edwards (D)
- State Sen. Gerald Boudreaux (D)
- State Sen. Royce Duplessis (D)
- State Sen. Cleo Fields (D)
- State. Sen. Jay Luneau (D)
- State Rep. Delisha Boyd (D)
- State Rep. Barbara Carpenter (D)
- State Rep. Vanessa Caston LaFleur (D)
- State Rep. Aimee Adatto Freeman (D)
- State Rep. Randal Gaines
- State Rep. Kyle Green Jr. (D)
- State Rep. Edmond Jordan (D)
- State Rep. Mandie Landry (D)
- State Rep. Ed Larvadain III (D)
- State Rep. Rodney Lyons Sr. (D)
- State Rep. Dustin Miller (D)
- State Rep. Pat Moore (D)
- State Rep. Candace Newell (D)
- State Rep. Vincent Pierre (D)
- State Rep. Matthew Willard (D)
- Mayor Sharon Weston Broome (D)
- Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Foster Campbell (D)
- Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Davante Lewis (D)
- Former U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D)
- Louisiana Democratic Party
- Gary Chambers (D) - 2022 U.S. Senate candidate
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Shawn Wilson completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Wilson's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- For far too long the extreme politics of Louisiana have slowed the progress necessary to move our state forward. I will work with members of all parties to find middle ground solutions that benefit all Louisianans.
- To make a better Louisiana we need to build bridges, not burn them. I have a record of effectively investing over $5.5 billion in nearly 7,000 miles of infrastructure improvements. I am committed to using the same leadership style that made those historic investments possible to build a better Louisiana for all.
- I am committed to keeping the progress Louisiana has seen under Gov. John Bel Edwards going and to help us set new standards in education, public safety, healthcare, infrastructure, and economic development.
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See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 4, 2023
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 LinkedIn, "Shawn Wilson," accessed June 15, 2023
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