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Markeita Prevost
Markeita Prevost was a 2015 Democratic candidate for District 99 of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Elections
2015
Elections for the Louisiana House of Representatives took place in 2015. A primary election was held on October 24, 2015, with a general election held in districts where necessary on November 21, 2015. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was September 10, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. CDT.[1]
Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% 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.
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article. Democrats Ray Crawford, Jimmy Harris, and Markeita Prevost (D) faced off in the October 24 blanket primary. Crawford and Harris advanced to the November 21 runoff, where Harris won election.[2][3]
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 99 Primary Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jimmy Harris |
47.1% | 3,957 | |
| Democratic | Ray Crawford |
29.9% | 2,514 | |
| Democratic | Markeita Prevost | 23% | 1,929 | |
| Total Votes | 8,400 | |||
| Louisiana House of Representatives, District 99 Runoff Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Jimmy Harris |
61.3% | 6,629 | |
| Democratic | Ray Crawford | 38.7% | 4,185 | |
| Total Votes | 10,814 | |||
Recent news
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See also
- Louisiana House of Representatives
- Louisiana House of Representatives District 99
- Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2015
- Louisiana State Legislature
External links
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