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Tom Quirk
Tom Quirk was a 2015 Republican candidate for District 34 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. Incumbent Albert Franklin (D) faced Wilford Dan Carter, Sr. (D), Alvin Joseph (D) and Tom Quirk (R) in the October 24 blanket primary. Franklin and Carter advanced to the November 21 runoff, where Franklin won election.[2][3]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 34 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Wilford Dan Carter, Sr. |
38.4% | 3,501 | |
| Democratic | Albert Franklin Incumbent |
35.2% | 3,215 | |
| Republican | Tom Quirk | 18.3% | 1,668 | |
| Democratic | Alvin Joseph | 8.1% | 743 | |
| Total Votes | 9,127 | |||
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 34 Runoff Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Albert Franklin |
50.6% | 5,325 | |
| Democratic | Wilford Dan Carter, Sr. | 49.4% | 5,205 | |
| Total Votes | 10,530 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Louisiana House of Representatives
- Louisiana House of Representatives District 34
- Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2015
- Louisiana State Legislature
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