Louisiana Secretary of State election, 2018

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Election details
Filing deadline: July 20, 2018
Primary: November 6, 2018
General: December 8, 2018 (if needed)
Pre-election incumbent(s):
Kyle Ardoin (Republican)
How to vote
Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Tuesday elections)

7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Saturday elections)
Voting in Louisiana

Ballotpedia analysis
Federal and state primary competitiveness
State executive elections in 2018
Impact of term limits in 2018
State government trifectas
State government triplexes
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Louisiana held a special election for secretary of state on November 6, 2018. The candidate filing deadline was July 20, 2018. The special election was scheduled because Secretary of State Tom Schedler (R) resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct. Kyle Ardoin (R) was then sworn in as acting secretary of state.[1]

Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Candidates and election results


Louisiana elections use the majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

General election

Special general election for Louisiana Secretary of State

Incumbent Kyle Ardoin defeated Gwen Collins-Greenup in the special general election for Louisiana Secretary of State on December 8, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kyle Ardoin
Kyle Ardoin (R)
 
59.3
 
306,568
Image of Gwen Collins-Greenup
Gwen Collins-Greenup (D)
 
40.7
 
210,085

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 516,653
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Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Secretary of State

The following candidates ran in the special primary for Louisiana Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Kyle Ardoin
Kyle Ardoin (R)
 
20.5
 
298,657
✔
Image of Gwen Collins-Greenup
Gwen Collins-Greenup (D)
 
19.8
 
289,097
Image of Renee Fontenot Free
Renee Fontenot Free (D)
 
16.4
 
239,116
Image of Rick Edmonds
Rick Edmonds (R)
 
11.3
 
164,955
Image of Julie Stokes
Julie Stokes (R)
 
11.2
 
163,773
Image of Thomas Kennedy III
Thomas Kennedy III (R)
 
9.4
 
137,050
Image of A.G. Crowe
A.G. Crowe (R)
 
4.9
 
71,495
Image of Heather Cloud
Heather Cloud (R)
 
4.9
 
71,195
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Matthew Moreau (Independent)
 
1.5
 
21,579

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 1,456,917
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State overview

Partisan control

This section details the partisan control of federal and state positions in Louisiana heading into the 2018 elections.

Congressional delegation

State executives

  • As of September 2018, Republicans held seven of nine state executive positions, Democrats held one, and the remaining position was officially nonpartisan.
  • The governor of Louisiana was Democrat John Edwards. The next gubernatorial election in the state was held in 2019.

State legislature

  • Republicans controlled both chambers of the Louisiana State Legislature. They had a 39-60 majority in the state House and a 14-25 majority in the state Senate.

Trifecta status

Louisiana was under divided government, meaning that the two parties shared control of the state government. John Edwards (D) served as governor, while Republicans controlled the state legislature.

2018 elections

See also: Louisiana elections, 2018

Louisiana held elections for the following positions in 2018:

Demographics

Demographic data for Louisiana
 LouisianaU.S.
Total population:4,668,960316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):43,2043,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:62.8%73.6%
Black/African American:32.1%12.6%
Asian:1.7%5.1%
Native American:0.6%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:1.8%3%
Hispanic/Latino:4.7%17.1%
Education
High school graduation rate:83.4%86.7%
College graduation rate:22.5%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$45,047$53,889
Persons below poverty level:23.3%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Louisiana.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

As of July 2016, Louisiana's three largest cities were New Orleans (pop. est. 393,292), Baton Rouge (pop. est. 225,374), and Shreveport (pop. est. 192,036).[2]

State election history

This section provides an overview of federal and state elections in Louisiana from 2000 to 2016. All data comes from the Louisiana Secretary of State.[3]

Historical elections

Presidential elections

This chart shows the results of the presidential election in Louisiana every year from 2000 to 2016.

Election results (President of the United States), Louisiana 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party Donald Trump 58% Democratic Party Hillary Clinton 38% 20%
2012 Republican Party Mitt Romney 58% Democratic Party Barack Obama 41% 17%
2008 Republican Party John McCain 59% Democratic Party Barack Obama 40% 19%
2004 Republican Party George W. Bush 57% Democratic Party John Kerry 42% 15%
2000 Republican Party George W. Bush 53% Democratic Party Al Gore 45% 8%

U.S. Senate elections, 2000-2016

This chart shows the results of U.S. Senate races in Louisiana from 2000 to 2016. Every state has two Senate seats, and each seat goes up for election every six years. The terms of the seats are staggered so that roughly one-third of the seats are up every two years.

Election results (U.S. Senator), Louisiana 2000-2016
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2016 Republican Party John Kennedy 61% Democratic Party Foster Campbell 39% 22%
2014 Republican Party Bill Cassidy 56% Democratic Party Mary Landrieu 44% 12%
2010 Republican Party David Vitter 57% Democratic Party Charlie Melancon 38% 19%
2008 Democratic Party Mary Landrieu 52% Republican Party John Kennedy 46% 8%
2004 Republican Party David Vitter 51% Democratic Party Chris John 29% 22%
2002 Democratic Party Mary Landrieu 52% Republican Party Suzanne Haik Terrell 48% 4%

Gubernatorial elections, 2000-2015

This chart shows the results of the four gubernatorial elections held between 2000 and 2015. Gubernatorial elections are held every four years in Louisiana.

Election results (Governor), Louisiana 2000-2015
Year First-place candidate First-place candidate votes (%) Second-place candidate Second-place candidate votes (%) Margin of victory (%)
2015 Democratic Party John Bel Edwards 56% Republican Party David Vitter 44% 12%
2011 Republican Party Bobby Jindal 66% Democratic Party Tara Hollis 18% 48%
2007 Republican Party Bobby Jindal 54% Democratic Party Walter Boasso 17% 37%
2003 Democratic Party Kathleen Babineaux Blanco 52% Republican Party Bobby Jindal 48% 4%

Congressional delegation, 2000-2016

This chart shows the number of Democrats and Republicans who were elected to represent Louisiana in the U.S. House from 2000 to 2016. Elections for U.S. House seats are held every two years.

Congressional delegation, Louisiana 2000-2016
Year Republicans Republicans (%) Democrats Democrats (%) Balance of power
2016 Republican Party 5 83.3% Democratic Party 1 16.7% R+4
2014 Republican Party 5 83.3% Democratic Party 1 16.7% R+4
2012 Republican Party 6 85.6% Democratic Party 1 14.3% R+5
2010 Republican Party 6 85.6% Democratic Party 1 14.3% R+5
2008 Republican Party 5 71.4% Democratic Party 2 28.6% R+3
2006 Republican Party 5 71.4% Democratic Party 2 28.6% R+3
2004 Republican Party 5 71.4% Democratic Party 2 28.6% R+3
2002 Republican Party 5 71.4% Democratic Party 2 28.6% R+3
2000 Republican Party 5 71.4% Democratic Party 2 28.6% R+3

Trifectas, 1992-2017

A state government trifecta occurs when one party controls both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office.

Louisiana Party Control: 1992-2024
Eight years of Democratic trifectas  •  Six years of Republican trifectas
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Footnotes

  1. ↑ myarklamiss.com, "Kyle Ardoin takes oath as Louisiana Secretary of State" May 18, 2018
  2. ↑ Louisiana Demographics, "Louisiana Cities by Population," accessed September 5, 2018
  3. ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Official Results," accessed September 5, 2018
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