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2015 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

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Nominee Billy Nungesser Kip Holden Party Republican Democratic First round 324,654 29.95% 360,679 33.27% Runoff 628,864 55.38% 506,578 44.62%   Nominee John Young Elbert Guillory Party Republican Republican First round 313,183 28.89% 85,460 7.88% Runoff Eliminated Eliminated

First round parish results Runoff parish resultsNungesser:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Holden:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Young:      30–40%      40–50%

Lieutenant Governor before election Jay Dardenne Republican Elected Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser Republican

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The 2015 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election took place on October 24, 2015, to elect the Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, with a runoff election held on November 21, 2015. Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne did not run for re-election to a second full term in office. He instead ran for governor. Billy Nungesser won the election defeating Kip Holden, despite a Democratic victory in the gubernatorial election, in which John Bel Edwards defeated David Vitter by a similar margin.

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. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote during the primary election, a runoff election was held on November 21, 2015, between Holden and Nungesser. Louisiana is the only state that has a jungle primary system (California and Washington have a similar "top two primary" system).

Candidates

Republican Party

Filed

• Elbert Guillory, state senator
• Billy Nungesser, President of Plaquemines Parish and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2011
• John Young, President of Jefferson Parish

Declined

• Scott Angelle, Louisiana Public Service Commissioner and former lieutenant governor (ran for governor)
• Jay Dardenne, incumbent lieutenant governor (ran for governor)
• Mike Edmonson, Superintendent of the Louisiana State Police

Democratic Party

Filed

• Kip Holden, Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish

Did not run

• Rick Gallot, state senator

Jungle primary

Polling

Results

Runoff

Results

See also

• United States gubernatorial elections, 2015
• Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana

References

1. "Elbert Guillory jumps in race for Louisiana lieutenant governor". The Times-Picayune. December 12, 2013. Archived from the original on September 22, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
2. "Plaquemines Parish President Nungesser confirms 2nd run for lieutenant governor". The Times-Picayune. February 28, 2013. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
3. "Jefferson Parish President John Young announces candidacy for lieutenant governor". The Times-Picayune. August 12, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
4. "Lieutenant governor post drawing wide interest". St. Charles Herald Guide. March 20, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.
5. Avery, Cole (October 2, 2014). "Scott Angelle to run for governor in 2015". The Times-Picayune. Archived from the original on October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
6. "Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne 'intends' to run for governor in 2015". The Times-Picayune. March 20, 2013. Archived from the original on March 25, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
7. James Gill (August 22, 2014). "Edmonson's gift for old-style politics". The New Orleans Advocate. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
8. Rebekah Allen (August 6, 2014). "BR mayor Kip Holden says he's running for Lieutenant Gov". Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
9. Marsha Shuler (December 12, 2014). "Mayor-President Kip Holden announces run for Louisiana lieutenant governor, touts Baton Rouge turnaround". Baton Rouge Advocate. Retrieved December 12, 2014.
10. "Gallot eyes run for lieutenant governor". The News-Star. August 12, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
11. Triumph
12. Multi-Quest

External links

• Elbert Guillory for Lieutenant Governor
• Kip Holden for Lieutenant Governor
• Billy Nungesser for Lieutenant Governor
• John Young for Lieutenant Governor

• 2015 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections
• 2015 Louisiana elections
• Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial elections
• November 2015 events in the United States