2015 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 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.

See also: 2015 Louisiana elections

2015 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 21, 2015

Nominee Billy Nungesser Kip Holden Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 628,864 506,578 Percentage 55.4% 44.6%

Parish results Nungesser:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Holden:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

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

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[1]
• Billy Nungesser, President of Plaquemines Parish and candidate for lieutenant governor in 2011[2]
• John Young, President of Jefferson Parish[3]

Declined

• Scott Angelle, Louisiana Public Service Commissioner and former Lieutenant Governor (ran for Governor)[4][5]
• Jay Dardenne, incumbent Lieutenant Governor (ran for Governor)[6]
• Mike Edmonson, Superintendent of the Louisiana State Police[7]

Democratic Party

Filed

• Kip Holden, Mayor-President of East Baton Rouge Parish[8][9]

Did not run

• Rick Gallot, state senator[10]

Jungle primary

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Elbert Guillory (R)	Kip Holden (D)	Billy Nungesser (R)	John Young (R)	Undecided
Triumph	March 5, 2015	1,655	± 2.4%	2%	33%	23%	20%	22%
Multi-Quest	October 22–24, 2014	606	± 4%	—	8.1%	10.3%	9.6%	72%

Results

Results by parish:

Holden

•   Holden—60–70%
•   Holden—50–60%
•   Holden—40–50%
•   Holden—30–40%

Nungesser

•   Nungesser—30–40%
•   Nungesser—40–50%
•   Nungesser—50–60%

Young

•   Young—30–40%
•   Young—40–50%

Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election Jungle Primary, 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kip Holden	360,679	33.27
	Republican	Billy Nungesser	324,654	29.95
	Republican	John Young	313,183	28.89
	Republican	Elbert Guillory	85,460	7.88
Majority			36,025	3.32
Total votes			1,083,976	37.4

Runoff

Results

Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election runoff, 2015

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Billy Nungesser	628,864	55.4%	+25.45%
	Democratic	Kip Holden	506,578	44.6%	+11.66%
Majority			122,286	10.8%	+7.48%
Turnout			1,135,442	100.0%	+62.6%

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. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
2. "Plaquemines Parish President Nungesser confirms 2nd run for lieutenant governor". The Times-Picayune. February 28, 2013. 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. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
6. "Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne 'intends' to run for governor in 2015". The Times-Picayune. March 20, 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.

External links

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