Lieutenant gubernatorial elections, 2015

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There were three lieutenant gubernatorial seats on the ballot in 2015. Kentucky, Louisiana and Mississippi held lieutenant gubernatorial elections. Each state has a different procedure for selecting a lieutenant governor:

  • Kentucky elects the governor and lieutenant governor on a shared ticket in both the primary and general elections, with both seats on the same ballot line in each election.
  • Louisiana holds separate primary elections but places the winner of each party's gubernatorial primary with the lieutenant gubernatorial primary winner on a shared ticket in the general election.
  • Mississippi runs separate elections in both the primary and the general elections.

Partisan breakdown

Partisan Breakdown: Lieutenant Governors
Party As of November 2015 After the 2015 Election
     Democratic Party 13 12
     Republican Party 31 32
     Vacant 1 1
Total 45 45

Election information

Lieutenant Gubernatorial Election Information, 2015
State Incumbent Incumbent Party Incumbent Running? 2015 Winner Partisan switch?
Kentucky Lieutenant Governor Crit Luallen.jpg
Crit Luallen		 Democratic Party Democratic No[1] Jenean M. Hampton Yes
Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Jay Dardenne.jpg
Jay Dardenne		 Republican Party Republican No[2] Billy Nungesser No
Mississippi Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves.jpg
Tate Reeves		 Republican Party Republican Yes[3] Tate Reeves No

Kentucky

See also: Kentucky gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015

Candidates

General election

Democratic Party Jack Conway/Sannie Overly[4][5]
Republican Party Matt Bevin/Jenean M. Hampton[6]
Independent Drew Curtis/Heather Curtis[7]
Independent (Write-in) Blackii Whyte/Philip Jacobs[8]

Lost in primary

Democratic Party Geoff Young/Johnathan Masters[9][10]
Republican Party Will T. Scott/Rodney Coffey[11]
Republican Party Hal Heiner/K.C. Crosbie[12][13]
Republican Party James Comer Jr./Chris McDaniel[14][15]

Incumbents

Democratic Party Steve Beshear/Crit Luallen

Note: Beshear was unable to run for re-election due to term limits, while Luallen indicated that she would not seek election in 2015.

Withdrawn

Lieutenant governor

Democratic Party Cherokee Schill[16]

Election results

Primary election

Democratic

Attorney General Jack Conway and running mate Sannie Overly won the Democratic nomination against Geoff Young and Jonathan Masters in the Democratic primary on May 19, 2015.

Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJack Conway/Sannie Overly 78.8% 140,627
Geoff Young/Johnathan Masters 21.2% 37,887
Total Votes 178,514
Election results via Kentucky State Board of Elections.
Republican
Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Bevin/Jenean Hampton 32.9% 70,479
James Comer Jr./Chris McDaniel 32.9% 70,396
Hal Heiner/K.C. Crosbie 27.1% 57,948
Will T. Scott/Rodney Coffey 7.2% 15,364
Total Votes 214,187
Election results via Kentucky State Board of Elections.

General election

Republican Matt Bevin and his running mate, Jenean M. Hampton, defeated Attorney General Jack Conway and independent Drew Curtis.[17]

Governor and Lieutenant Governor, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Bevin/Jenean M. Hampton 52.5% 511,771
     Democrat Jack Conway/Sannie Overly 43.8% 426,827
     Independent Drew Curtis/Heather Curtis 3.7% 35,627
Total Votes 974,225
Election results via Kentucky Secretary of State

Margin of victory

Margin of victory analysis (top four offices), 2003-2011
Office 2011 margin of victory (%) Party of winning candidate, 2011 2007 margin of victory (%) Party of winning candidate, 2007 2003 margin of victory (%) Party of winning candidate, 2003
Kenucky Governor/Lieutenant Governor 20.4 Democratic Party 17.4 Democratic Party 10 Republican Party
Kentucky Attorney General 10.1 Democratic Party 21 Democratic Party 0.6 Democratic Party
Kentucky Secretary of State 21.3 Democratic Party 14.2 Republican Party 5 Republican Party

Note: A "-" indicates a race where only one candidate contested the seat.

Louisiana

See also: Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015

Candidates

General election candidates

Democratic Party Kip Holden[18]
Republican Party Billy Nungesser[18]

Defeated in primary

Republican Party Elbert Guillory[18]
Republican Party John Young[18]

Incumbent

Republican Party Jay Dardenne
Note: Dardenne was eligible for re-election in 2015 but ran for governor of Louisiana instead.

Election results

Primary election

Note: The primary election for Louisiana was scheduled for October 24, 2015. Results for contested primaries will be available in this space.

General election

Note: A runoff election took place on November 21, 2015, because no candidate received 50 percent of the vote during the primary. Results for contested races will be available in this space.

Margin of victory

Margin of victory analysis (top four offices), 2003-2011
Office 2011 margin of victory (%) Party of winning candidate, 2011 2007 margin of victory (%) Party of winning candidate, 2007 2003 margin of victory (%) Party of winning candidate, 2003
Louisiana Governor 47.9 Republican Party 36.4 Republican Party 3.9 Democratic Party
Louisiana Lieutenant Governor 6.5 Republican Party 26.3 Democratic Party 33.1 Democratic Party
Louisiana Attorney General - Republican Party 33.2 Democratic Party 7.1 Democratic Party
Louisiana Secretary of State 0.9 Republican Party 32.1 Republican Party 49.9 Republican Party

Note: A "-" indicates a race where only one candidate contested the seat.

Mississippi

See also: Mississippi lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2015

Candidates

General election

Republican Party Tate Reeves (Incumbent) Approveda[19][20]
Democratic Party Tim Johnson[19][20]
Libertarian Party Ron Williams[19][20]
Reform Party Rosa B. Williams[19][20]

Lost in the primary

Republican Party Alisha Nelson McElhenney[19][20]
Democratic Party Jelanie Barr[19][20]

Declined to run

Republican Party Chris McDaniel - Mississippi State Senator, representing District 42[21][22]

Election results

Primary election

Democratic

Johnson defeated Barr in the Democratic primary; he faced incumbent Tate Reeves (R) and challengers Rosa B. Williams (I) and Ron Williams (L) in the general election.[20]

Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi Democratic Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTim Johnson 75.8% 221,334
Jelanie Barr 24.2% 70,543
Total Votes 291,877
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State.
Republican

Incumbent Reeves defeated Nelson McElhenney in the Republican primary and faced challengers Tim Johnson (D), Rosa B. Williams (I) and Ron Williams (L) in the general election.[20]

Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi Republican Primary, 2015
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTate Reeves 82.5% 225,192
Alisha Nelson McElhenney 17.5% 47,780
Total Votes 272,972
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State.

General election

Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Tim Johnson 36.1% 259,008
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngTate Reeves Incumbent 60.3% 433,382
     Libertarian Ron Williams 2.3% 16,317
     Reform Rosa B. Williams 1.3% 9,480
Total Votes 718,187
Election results via Mississippi Secretary of State

Margin of victory

Margin of victory analysis (top four offices), 2003-2011
Office 2011 margin of victory (%) Party of winning candidate, 2011 2007 margin of victory (%) Party of winning candidate, 2007 2003 margin of victory (%) Party of winning candidate, 2003
Mississippi Governor 22 Republican Party 15.8 Republican Party 6.7 Republican Party
Mississippi Lieutenant Governor 60.7 Republican Party 17.1 Republican Party 23.9 Republican Party
Mississippi Attorney General - Democratic Party 19.7 Democratic Party 35.5 Democratic Party
Mississippi Secretary of State 22.1 Republican Party 16.5 Republican Party 47.6 Democratic Party

Note: A "-" indicates a race where only one candidate contested the seat.

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term "Lieutenant + Governor + election + 2015"

2015 Lieutenant Gubernatorial Elections News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Courier-Journal, "Crit Luallen won’t run for Kentucky governor," April 24, 2014
  2. ↑ Jay Dardenne Campaign, "Home," accessed January 16, 2015
  3. ↑ WCBI.com, "Reeves touts 2014 fundraising efforts; David McCrae announces bid for state treasurer," January 27, 2015
  4. ↑ Lexington Herald-Leader, "Jack Conway announces bid for governor, with state Rep. Sannie Overly as running mate," May 6, 2014
  5. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Jack Conway, Candidate for Governor," January 12, 2015
  6. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Matt Bevin, Candidate for Governor," January 27, 2015
  7. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Drew Curtis, Candidate for Governor," August 10, 2015
  8. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Blackii Effing Whyte, Candidate for Governor," May 15, 2015
  9. ↑ Associated Press, "Primary election results," accessed May 20, 2014
  10. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Johnathan D. Masters, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor," January 27, 2015
  11. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Will T. Scott, Candidate for Governor," January 13, 2015
  12. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Hal Heiner, Candidate for Governor," January 26, 2015
  13. ↑ Lexington Herald-Leader, "Republican Hal Heiner enters gubernatorial race; Lexington running mate won't resign from RNC," March 4, 2014
  14. ↑ Cincinnati.com, "Election in 2015 shaping up to be big for NKY," November 11, 2014
  15. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for James R. Comer, Candidate for Governor," January 22, 2015
  16. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Information for Cherokee Schill, Candidate for Lieutenant Governor," January 27, 2015
  17. ↑ Kentucky Secretary of State, "Governor and Lieutenant Governor," accessed November 4, 2014
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 18.2 18.3 The New Orleans Advocate, "Mayor-President Kip Holden announces run for Louisiana lieutenant governor, touts Baton Rouge turnaround," December 11, 2014
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 19.3 19.4 19.5 Mississippi Secretary of State, "2015 Candidate Qualifying List," accessed July 24, 2015
  20. ↑ 20.0 20.1 20.2 20.3 20.4 20.5 20.6 20.7 Associated Press, "Mississippi - Summary Vote Results," August 04, 2015 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "ap" defined multiple times with different content
  21. ↑ The Clarion-Ledger, "McDaniel ponders lt. gov. bid," February 17, 2015
  22. ↑ Facebook.com, "Timeline: Senator Chris McDaniel, Government Official," accessed February 18, 2015
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