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Vickie Tolliver Auguste
Vickie Tolliver Auguste (independent) ran for election to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to represent District 6. Auguste lost in the primary on October 12, 2019.
Auguste was an independent candidate for District 4 Seat A representative on the Ascension Parish School Board in Louisiana. She lost in the general election on November 4, 2014. She also ran unsuccessfully for the seat in the 2010 general election.
Elections
2019
See also: Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education election, 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
General election for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 6
Ronnie Morris defeated Gregory Spiers in the general election for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 6 on November 16, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ronnie Morris (R)  | 71.9 | 136,091 | |
| Gregory Spiers (R) | 28.1 | 53,093 | ||
| Total votes: 189,184 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 6
Ronnie Morris and Gregory Spiers defeated Ciara Hart and Vickie Tolliver Auguste in the primary for Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education District 6 on October 12, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Ronnie Morris (R) | 48.8 | 88,362 | |
| ✔ | Gregory Spiers (R) | 22.0 | 39,894 | |
| Ciara Hart (D) | 21.5 | 38,917 | ||
 | Vickie Tolliver Auguste (Independent) | 7.7 | 13,869 | |
| Total votes: 181,042 | |||
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2014
All 11 seats on the Ascension Parish School Board were up for election in 2014. District 1 incumbent Catherine Davis (D) did not file to run for re-election. Dwayne Bailey (R), Percy "Coach" Cargo Sr. (D), Robyn Penn Delaney (D), Dwayne "Trendsetter" Thomas (D) and Jevella Williamson (D) ran to fill the open seat. Delaney and Williamson advanced to a general election on December 6, 2014.
Similarly, District 2 incumbent Thomas "Moose" Pearce (D) did not seek re-election, and Scott Duplechein (I) was elected to the seat without opposition. Richard Brown (D), who was elected to complete the remaining two years of Ed Price's term when Price was elected to the state house of representatives, did not run for re-election to a full term in District 3. Julie Blouin (D) and Nathaniel "Nat" Stephens (D) ran for the District 3 seat. Mark Peters (D) withdrew from the race on September 16, 2014.[1]
In District 4, Vickie Tolliver Auguste (I) and Robb Marcus (I) challenged Seat A incumbent Kerry Diez (R). Seat B incumbent John D. Murphy (R) faced Steve Barrow (R). Incumbent A. J. Nickens (D) withdrew from the District 5 Seat A contest, leaving Shawn K. Sevario (I) to be elected without opposition to the seat. Seat B was also an uncontested race, and incumbent Taft C. Kleinpeter (R) was re-elected without opposition.[1]
Incumbent Lorraine Wimberly (R) sought re-election to Seat A in District 6 against challenger Denise Bruno (L). Seat B incumbent Jamie Bourgeois (D) withdrew from the race. Chad J. Bourgeois (L) and Louis D. Lambert (I) vied for the open seat, but Bourgeois withdrew from the race on October 20, 2014. Lambert was automatically elected to the seat without opposition.[1]
Both Seat A and B incumbents in District 7 were re-elected without opposition. Troy J. Gautreau Sr. (R) retained Seat A, and Patricia "Pat" Russo (I) retained Seat B.[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Kerry Diez Incumbent |
65.5% | 4,446 | |
| Independent | Robb Marcus | 17.6% | 1,195 | |
| Independent | Vickie Tolliver Auguste | 16.9% | 1,147 | |
| Total Votes | 6,788 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed November 6, 2014 | ||||
2010
| Ascension Parish Schools, District 4 Seat A, General Election, 4-year term, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Kerry Diez Incumbent |
76% | 2,349 | |
| Independent | Vickie Tolliver Auguste | 24% | 740 | |
| Total Votes | 3,089 | |||
| Source: Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Election Results," accessed September 5, 2014 | ||||
Campaign themes
2019
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See also
2019 Elections
External links
Footnotes
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