William Jorden

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William Jorden

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Democratic Party

Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 1 Division D

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

4

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 3, 2020

William Jorden (Democratic Party) is a judge for Section 1, Division D of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court. He assumed office on January 1, 2021. His current term ends on December 31, 2026.

Jorden (Democratic Party) won election for the Section 1, Division D judge of the Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court outright in the primary on November 3, 2020, after the general election was canceled.

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 Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 1 Division D

William Jorden won election outright against Dele Adebamiji in the primary for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 1 Division D on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	William Jorden (D)	64.6	19,217
	Submit photo	Dele Adebamiji (D)	35.4	10,515

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,732
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Janice Clark (D)

2019

See also: Municipal elections in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana (2019)

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 Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division L

Ronald Johnson defeated Trae Welch in the special general election for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division L on November 16, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Ronald Johnson (D)	57.3	31,723
		Trae Welch (R)	42.7	23,658

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 55,381 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division L

Trae Welch and Ronald Johnson defeated William Jorden in the special primary for Louisiana 19th Judicial District Court Section 2 Division L on October 12, 2019.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Trae Welch (R)	44.5	20,610
✔	Submit photo	Ronald Johnson (D)	40.4	18,695
	Submit photo	William Jorden (D)	15.1	6,975

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 46,280
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2020

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2019

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