Weldon Russell
Weldon Russell was a 2013 Democratic candidate seeking election to the U.S. House representing the 5th Congressional District of Louisiana.[1] He was defeated in the open primary on October 19, 2013.[2]
Biography
Education:[3]
- Amite High School
- B.A., Economics, Southeastern Louisiana University
- Louisiana Teaching Certificate, Tulane University
Career
Russell has worked as a real estate broker at Weldon Russell Real Estate since 1972.[3]
Russell served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1984 to 1987. He also previously served as the Mayor Pro Tem and Councilman of the City of Amite.[3]
Elections
2013
Russell ran for the U.S. House representing the 5th Congressional District of Louisiana.[1] The election was held to replace Rodney Alexander, who announced his resignation in order to take a position as the next Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs at the end of September 2013.[4] He was defeated in the open primary on October 19, 2013.[2]
| U.S. House, Louisiana District 5 Special Election Open Primary, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Neil Riser |
32% | 33,045 | |
| Republican | Vance McAllister |
17.8% | 18,386 | |
| Republican | Clyde Holloway | 10.9% | 11,250 | |
| Republican | Phillip "Blake" Weatherly | 0.5% | 517 | |
| Republican | Jay Morris | 6.9% | 7,083 | |
| Democratic | Marcus Hunter | 3% | 3,088 | |
| Democratic | Robert Johnson | 9.6% | 9,971 | |
| Democratic | Jamie Mayo | 14.8% | 15,317 | |
| Democratic | Weldon Russell | 2.5% | 2,554 | |
| Libertarian | Henry Herford, Jr. | 0.9% | 886 | |
| Libertarian | S.B.A. Zaitoon | 0.1% | 129 | |
| Green | Eliot Barron | 0.5% | 492 | |
| Independent | Tom Gibbs | 0.3% | 324 | |
| Independent | Peter Williams | 0.3% | 335 | |
| Total Votes | 103,377 | |||
| Source: Official results via Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
Recent news
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 KATC, "14 candidates in 5th District congressional race," accessed August 22, 2013
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Louisiana Secretary of State, "U. S. Representative -- 5th Congressional District," accessed October 19, 2013
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 [Information submitted to BP Staff via Biographical Submission Form]
- ↑ Nola.com, "Rodney Alexander to join Jindal administration, departure from Congress will trigger special election," accessed August 8, 2013
