Troy Gainey
Troy Gainey was a 2015 Republican candidate for District 7 of the Louisiana State Senate.
Elections
2015
- See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2015
Elections for the Louisiana State Senate 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. Leslie Ellison (D), Troy Carter (D), Jeff Arnold (D) and Roy Glapion (D) faced off in the October 24 blanket primary. Carter and Arnold advanced to the November 21 runoff, where Carter won election. Troy Gainey (R) did not appear on the ballot.[2][3]
| Louisiana State Senate, District 7 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Troy Carter |
37.4% | 7,700 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Arnold |
33.3% | 6,858 | |
| Democratic | Leslie Ellison | 15% | 3,097 | |
| Democratic | Roy Glapion | 14.3% | 2,957 | |
| Total Votes | 20,612 | |||
| Louisiana State Senate, District 7 Runoff Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Troy Carter |
56.8% | 12,935 | |
| Democratic | Jeff Arnold | 43.2% | 9,852 | |
| Total Votes | 22,787 | |||
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See also
- Louisiana State Senate
- Louisiana State Senate District 7
- Louisiana State Senate elections, 2015
- Louisiana State Legislature
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