Victor Woods Jr.
Victor Woods, Jr. was a 2016 Democratic special election candidate for District 29 of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Elections
2016
A special election for the position of Louisiana House of Representatives District 29 was called for April 9. A runoff election took place on May 14. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 9.[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.
The seat was vacant following Ronnie Edwards's (D) death on February 24, 2016.[2]
Tyra Banks Sterling (D), Edmond Jordan (D), Vereta Lee (D), Albert White (D) and Victor Woods Jr. (D) faced off in the special election.[3] Because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters, Jordan and Lee met in a runoff election, which Jordan won.[4][5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Edmond Jordan (advanced to the runoff) |
31.2% | 1,088 | |
| Democratic | Vereta Lee (advanced to the runoff) |
24.3% | 848 | |
| Democratic | Victor Woods Jr. | 21.8% | 758 | |
| Democratic | Tyra Banks Sterling | 14.8% | 517 | |
| Democratic | Albert White | 7.8% | 273 | |
| Total Votes | 3,484 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Edmond Jordan |
59.6% | 2,019 | |
| Democratic | Vereta Lee | 40.4% | 1,368 | |
| Total Votes | 3,387 | |||
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See also
- Louisiana House of Representatives
- Louisiana House of Representatives District 29
- State legislative special elections, 2016
- Louisiana State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ wbrz.com, "Special election announced for vacant District 29 seat," accessed February 29, 2016
- ↑ The Advocate, "'Gentle and kind' Louisiana state Rep. Ronnie Edwards dies after 2-year battle with cancer," accessed February 25, 2016
- ↑ wafb.com, "5 candidates qualify for special election to replace state Rep. Edwards," accessed March 11, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, " State Representative -- 29th Representative District runoff results," accessed May 19, 2016
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results for Election Date: 4/9/2016," accessed April 9, 2016
