Steve Carter (Louisiana)

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Steve Carter

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Republican Party

Elections and appointments

Last election

December 5, 2020

Steve Carter (Republican Party) ran for election for Mayor of Baton Rouge in Louisiana. He lost in the general election on December 5, 2020.

Elections

2020

See also: Mayoral election in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2020)

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.

General election

General election for Mayor of Baton Rouge

Incumbent Sharon Weston Broome defeated Steve Carter in the general election for Mayor of Baton Rouge on December 5, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sharon Weston Broome (D)	56.5	65,495
	Submit photo	Steve Carter (R)	43.5	50,353

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 115,848
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of Baton Rouge

The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of Baton Rouge on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sharon Weston Broome (D)	48.1	98,722
✔	Submit photo	Steve Carter (R)	19.9	40,757
		Matthew Watson (R)	13.2	27,062
	Submit photo	Jordan Piazza (R)	9.8	20,012
		Denise Marcelle (D)	7.1	14,603
	Submit photo	E Eric Guirard (Independent)	1.4	2,968
	Submit photo	Frank Smith (R)	0.5	978

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 205,102
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Tara Wicker (D)

2019

See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2019

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.

General election

General election for Louisiana State Senate District 16

Franklin Foil defeated Beverly Brooks Thompson in the general election for Louisiana State Senate District 16 on November 16, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Franklin Foil (R)	57.6	27,090
		Beverly Brooks Thompson (D)	42.4	19,912

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 47,002 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 16

Beverly Brooks Thompson and Franklin Foil defeated Steve Carter, Bob Bell, and Everett Baudean in the primary for Louisiana State Senate District 16 on October 12, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Beverly Brooks Thompson (D)	33.7	14,213
✔		Franklin Foil (R)	29.7	12,523
	Submit photo	Steve Carter (R)	29.7	12,519
	Submit photo	Bob Bell (R)	4.3	1,826
	Submit photo	Everett Baudean (L)	2.6	1,086

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 42,167
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2020

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2019

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