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Michael Gaudet
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2017 - Present
2027
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Michael Gaudet (Republican Party) is a member of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System in Louisiana, representing District 7. He assumed office in 2017. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Gaudet (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the East Baton Rouge Parish School System to represent District 7 in Louisiana. He won in the general election on December 10, 2022.
Gaudet was appointed to the position in January 2017 after his predecessor, Barbara Freiberg, resigned.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: East Baton Rouge Parish School System, Louisiana, elections (2022)
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
General election for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 7
Incumbent Michael Gaudet defeated Cathy Carmichael in the general election for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 7 on December 10, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Gaudet (R) | 51.4 | 2,344 | |
 | Cathy Carmichael (D)  | 48.6 | 2,220 | |
| Total votes: 4,564 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 7
Cathy Carmichael and incumbent Michael Gaudet defeated Gloria Wall in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Cathy Carmichael (D) | 40.3 | 3,957 |
| ✔ | Michael Gaudet (R) | 35.4 | 3,472 | |
| Gloria Wall (R) | 24.3 | 2,386 | ||
| Total votes: 9,815 | |||
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2018
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 Parish School System, District 7
Incumbent Michael Gaudet won election outright against Tania Nyman in the primary for East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Michael Gaudet (R) | 57.6 | 6,249 | |
| Tania Nyman (D) | 42.4 | 4,600 | ||
| Total votes: 10,849 | |||
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2017
One of nine seats on the East Baton Rouge Parish School System school board in Louisiana was up for by-district special election. The primary election was scheduled for October 14, 2017, after former District 7 representative Barbara Freiberg resigned from her position on the board.[2][3] Appointed board member Michael Gaudet defeated challengers Brian Adams and Belinda Davis in the race for the District 7 seat.[4]
| East Baton Rouge Parish School System, District 7 Primary Election, 1-year term, 2017 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Michael Gaudet Incumbent |
60.84% | 2,515 | |
| Democratic | Belinda Davis | 34.35% | 1,420 | |
| Democratic | Brian Adams | 4.81% | 199 | |
| Total Votes | 4,134 | |||
| Source: Geaux Vote, "Official Results - East Baton Rouge Parish," accessed October 30, 2017 | ||||
Campaign themes
2022
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See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Advocate, "Deadlock to fill Freiberg's vacancy on EBR School Board ends Thursday with one vote switched; Gaudet named to seat," January 19, 2017
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2017 Elections Calendar," accessed July 11, 2017
- ↑ The Advocate, "Deadlock to fill Freiberg's vacancy on EBR School Board ends Thursday with one vote switched; Gaudet named to seat," January 19, 2017
- ↑ Geaux Vote, "Unofficial Results - East Baton Rouge Parish," accessed October 14, 2017
