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Whitney Greene
Whitney Higginbotham Greene (independent) ran in a special election for the Division A judge of the Baton Rouge City Court in Louisiana. Greene lost in the special primary on November 13, 2021.
Elections
2021
See also: City elections in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (2021)
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.
General election
Special general election for Baton Rouge City Court Division A
Carson Marcantel defeated Terrel Kent in the special general election for Baton Rouge City Court Division A on December 11, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carson Marcantel (R) | 60.5 | 5,268 | |
| Terrel Kent (D) | 39.5 | 3,435 | ||
| Total votes: 8,703 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Baton Rouge City Court Division A
Carson Marcantel and Terrel Kent defeated Whitney Higginbotham Greene in the special primary for Baton Rouge City Court Division A on November 13, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Carson Marcantel (R) | 43.5 | 6,121 | |
| ✔ | Terrel Kent (D) | 34.3 | 4,821 | |
| Whitney Higginbotham Greene (Independent) | 22.2 | 3,128 | ||
| Total votes: 14,070 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Colette Greggs (D)
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.
General election
Special general election for Baton Rouge City Court Division C
Johnell Matthews defeated Whitney Higginbotham Greene in the special general election for Baton Rouge City Court Division C on August 15, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Johnell Matthews (D) | 63.3 | 12,621 | |
| Whitney Higginbotham Greene (R) | 36.7 | 7,326 | ||
| Total votes: 19,947 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Special nonpartisan primary for Baton Rouge City Court Division C
Whitney Higginbotham Greene and Johnell Matthews defeated Jonathan Holloway, Sr., Greg Cook, and Donald Dobbins in the special primary for Baton Rouge City Court Division C on July 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Whitney Higginbotham Greene (R) | 32.3 | 10,170 | |
| ✔ | Johnell Matthews (D) | 28.8 | 9,071 | |
| Jonathan Holloway, Sr. (D) | 15.1 | 4,737 | ||
| Greg Cook (D) | 12.9 | 4,043 | ||
| Donald Dobbins (D) | 10.9 | 3,438 | ||
| Total votes: 31,459 | |||
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Campaign themes
2021
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Whitney Higginbotham Greene did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Whitney Higginbotham Greene did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
See also
2021 Elections
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Eastern District of Louisiana, Middle District of Louisiana, Western District of Louisiana
State courts:
Louisiana Supreme Court • Louisiana Courts of Appeal • Louisiana District Courts • Louisiana City Courts • Louisiana Family Courts • Louisiana Justice of the Peace Courts • Louisiana Juvenile Courts • Louisiana Mayor’s Courts • Louisiana Municipal Courts • Louisiana Parish Courts • Louisiana Traffic Courts
State resources:
Courts in Louisiana • Louisiana judicial elections • Judicial selection in Louisiana
