Voting Today in Louisiana

[Tom the Mechanic]

Louisiana State Senate District 2 is having a Primary today 4/29/17

10 Democrats, 1 Republican, and 2 Unaffiliated candidates compete for the seat.
If no one gets over 50%, the top 2 go on to a runoff.
But, if someone gets over 50% of the votes, they win outright today!

2017 is a low turnout year so it takes very few votes to win primaries.
If voters combine behind one candidate, they can win outright today.

Louisiana State Senate District 2 includes Donaldson, Gonzales, Plaquemine, Port Allen, Saint Gabriel, Thibodaux,
and is near Baton Rouge, Houma, and New Orleans.

Good luck @NowBatonRouge @IndivisibleBRLA !!

[Fla Dem]

1. So it looks like the Dems will retain their seat.

Election Results: Louisiana votes on new state senator, propositions
Sunday, April 30th 2017, 1:23 pm EDT
By Marcus Brown


BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -
Residents in several Louisiana parishes voted on Saturday for Spring elections including filling the District 2 Senate seat.

Voters chose between the 13 candidates vying to fill the Louisiana Senate District 2 seat once held by Sen. Troy Brown. He resigned on Feb. 16, 2017 amid requests for his expulsion following allegations of abuse.

Out of the thirteen candidates on the ballot battling for the District 2 seat, Democrats Warren Harang III and Edward Price are headed for a runoff. Haran III led with 27 percent of the vote with Price coming in with 22 percent of the vote.

Of the remaining 11 candidates, only one other, Democrat Elton Aubert, was able to secure more than 10 percent of the vote.

http://www.wafb.com/story/35287698/election-results-louisiana-votes-on-new-state-senator-propositions