Charles William Boustany Jr. is an American politician,physician,and former congressman from Lafayette,Louisiana,who served as the U.S. representative from Louisiana's 3rd congressional district from 2005 to 2017. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Melvin Lee "Kip" Holden,is an American politician who served from 2005 to 2016 as the Democratic Mayor-President of Baton Rouge and East Baton Rouge Parish,Louisiana. The parish includes the state capital of Baton Rouge and smaller suburban cities such as Baker,Central City,and Zachary.
John Leigh "Jay" Dardenne,Jr. is an American lawyer and politician from Baton Rouge,Louisiana,who served as commissioner of administration for Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards. A Republican,Dardenne previously served as the 53rd lieutenant governor of his state from 2010 to 2016. Dardenne was Louisiana secretary of state. He was previously a member of the Louisiana State Senate for the Baton Rouge suburbs,a position he filled from 1992 until his election as secretary of state on September 30,2006.
Nancy Ruth Landry,also known as Nancy L. Matthews,is an American politician who has served as the Secretary of State of Louisiana since January 2024. She previously served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 31st district from 2008 to 2019.
William Harold Nungesser is an American politician serving as the 54th lieutenant governor of Louisiana since 2016. A member of the Republican Party,Nungesser is also the former president of the Plaquemines Parish Commission,having been re-elected to a second four-year term in the 2010 general election in which he topped two opponents with more than 71 percent of the vote. His second term as parish president began on January 1,2011,and ended four years later.
Scott Anthony Angelle is an American politician who served as the former director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement in Washington,D.C. From 2013 to 2017,he was the District 2 member of the Louisiana Public Service Commission,an elected five-person utility regulatory body.
Jeffrey Martin Landry is an American politician and attorney who has served since 2024 as the 57th governor of Louisiana. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 45th attorney general of Louisiana from 2016 to 2024 and as the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2013.
The 2015 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on November 21,2015,to elect the governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Republican governor Bobby Jindal was not eligible to run for re-election to a third term because of term limits established by the Louisiana Constitution.
Julie Skinner Stokes is an American politician and Certified Public Accountant who served as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives for the 79th district from 2013 to 2020.
Garret Neal Graves is an American politician serving as the United States representative from Louisiana's 6th congressional district since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party. After redistricting dismantled his district,he declined to run for re-election in 2024.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on October 24,2015. All of Louisiana's executive officers,in addition to both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature were up for election. Under Louisiana's jungle primary system,all candidates appeared on the same ballot,regardless of party and voters voted for any candidate,regardless of their party affiliation. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote during the primary election,a runoff election was held on November 21,2015,between the top two candidates in the primary. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on October 12,2019,with a runoff on November 16,2019,for races in which no candidate was able to secure an absolute majority. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system.
Richard Phillip Edmonds Jr.,is an American pastor and politician from the U.S. state of Louisiana. A Republican,he is a member of the Louisiana Senate from East Baton Rouge Parish. He previously served in the Louisiana House of Representatives and was among nine candidates for secretary of state in the 2018 special election to fill the seat vacated by Tom Schedler.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on November 3,2020,to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Louisiana,one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate,and various state and local elections.
Louisiana's 2nd State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Ed Price since a 2017 special election to replace disgraced incumbent Democrat Troy Brown.
Louisiana's 15th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Regina Barrow since 2016,succeeding fellow Democrat Sharon Weston Broome.
Louisiana's 16th State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Franklin Foil since 2020.
Louisiana's 22nd State Senate district is one of 39 districts in the Louisiana State Senate. It has been represented by Republican Blake Miguez since 2024.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Louisiana on October 14,2023,with second rounds held on November 18 where needed. Louisiana uses a two round system,where all candidates from all parties share the same ballot in the first round,and if no candidate wins an absolute majority,a runoff between the top two is held.
The 2023 United States secretary of state elections were held on November 7,2023,in the states of Kentucky and Mississippi,with an election held in Louisiana on November 18,to elect the secretaries of state of three U.S. states. The previous elections for this group of states took place in 2019.
