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Wendell Piper
Wendell Piper (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Baton Rouge Metro Council to represent District 8 in Louisiana. Piper lost in the primary on November 3, 2020.
Piper was a candidate for the District 8 seat on the Metro Council of Baton Rouge in Louisiana. He was defeated in the primary election on November 8, 2016.
Elections
2020
See also: City elections 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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 8
Incumbent Denise Amoroso won election outright against Wendell Piper in the primary for East Baton Rouge Metro Council District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Denise Amoroso (R) | 56.5 | 8,822 |
| Wendell Piper (D) | 43.5 | 6,794 | ||
| Total votes: 15,616 | |||
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2016
| Baton Rouge Metro Council District 8, Primary Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Buddy Amoroso Incumbent |
66.28% | 8,489 | |
| Democratic | Antoine Pierce | 22.82% | 2,922 | |
| Democratic | Wendell Piper | 10.90% | 1,396 | |
| Total Votes | 12,807 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 8, 2016 | ||||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
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See also
2020 Elections
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