2017 Louisiana State Treasurer special election

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2017 Louisiana State Treasurer special election
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Nominee John Schroder Derrick Edwards
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote208,118165,269
Percentage55.7%44.3%
2017 Louisiana State Treasurer special runoff election results map by parish.svg
Parish results
Schroder:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Edwards:      50–60%     60–70%     80–90%
State Treasurer before election

Ron Henson
Republican

Elected State Treasurer

John Schroder
Republican

The Louisiana State Treasurer special election took place on October 14, 2017, to elect the state treasurer of Louisiana, with a runoff election to be held on November 18, 2017, if necessary. Incumbent Republican State Treasurer John Kennedy was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2016. First Assistant Treasurer Ron Henson replaced Kennedy as treasurer, and served until the special election. [1] Henson did not run in the special election. [2]

Contents

Under Louisiana's jungle primary system, all candidates appeared on the same ballot, regardless of party and voters may vote for any candidate, regardless of their party affiliation. If no candidate receives a majority of the vote during the primary election, a runoff election will be held between the top two candidates. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system (California and Washington have a similar "top two primary" system). Republican candidates received over 65% of the vote as John Schroder and Derrick Edwards advanced to the runoff. Republican John Schroder defeated Democrat Derrick Edwards in the runoff.

Candidates

Republican Party

Declared

  • Angele Davis, businesswoman and former commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Administration [3]
  • Terry Hughes [4]
  • Neil Riser, state senator and candidate for LA-05 in 2013 [5]
  • John Schroder, state representative [6]

Withdrew

Declined

  • Ron Henson, incumbent state treasurer [2]
  • Rob Maness, retired United States Air Force colonel and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2014 and 2016 [9] [10]

Democratic Party

Declared

  • Derrick Edwards, attorney and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016 [11]

Libertarian Party

Declared

  • Joseph D. Little [12]

Jungle primary

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Primary results by parish.
  Edwards
  •   Edwards—20–30%
  •   Edwards—30–40%
  •   Edwards—40–50%
  •   Edwards—50–60%
  •   Edwards—60–70%
  Schroder
  •   Kerr—30–40%
  •   Kerr—40–50%
  •   Kerr—50–60%
  Davis
  •   Davis—20–30%
  •   Davis—30–40%
  •   Davis—40–50%
  Riser
  •   Riser—20–30%
  •   Riser—30–40%
  •   Riser—40–50%
  •   Riser—50–60%
  •   Riser—60–70%
  •   Riser—70–80%
  •   Riser—80–90%
Louisiana State Treasurer special election Jungle Primary, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Derrick Edwards 125,503 31.26
Republican John Schroder 96,440 24.02
Republican Angele Davis86,88021.64
Republican Neil Riser 72,79218.13
Republican Terry Hughes11,1172.77
Libertarian Joseph Little8,7672.18
Majority29,0637.24
Total votes401,499 100%

Runoff

Louisiana State Treasurer special election, 2017
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Schroder208,11855.74
Democratic Derrick Edwards165,26944.26
Total votes373,387 100
Republican hold

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  3. ↑ "Angele Davis, Bobby Jindal's budget chief, running for Louisiana treasurer". The Times-Picayune . Associated Press. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
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