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Stephen Waguespack
Stephen Waguespack (Republican Party) (also known as Wags) ran for election for Governor of Louisiana. He lost in the primary on October 14, 2023.
Biography
Waguespack received a bachelor's degree in mass communication from Louisiana State University and a J.D. from The Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law.[1] He served on the staff of U.S. Rep. Joe Barton (R) and worked as a policy director, deputy director, and chief of staff on both the campaign and in the administration of Gov. Bobby Jindal (R).[1] Waguespack was an attorney at Jones Walker LLP and president and CEO of the Louisiana Association of Business and Industry.[1]
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates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
Waguespack received the following endorsements.
- U.S. Rep. Garret Graves (R)
- The Times-Picayune
Campaign themes
2023
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Stephen Waguespack did not complete Ballotpedia's 2023 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2023 Elections
External links
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Candidate Governor of Louisiana |
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