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Louisiana Public Service Commission election, 2022
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| Louisiana Public Service Commission |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: July 22, 2022 |
| Primary: November 8, 2022 General: December 10, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Lambert Boissiere III (Democratic) (District 3) Mike Francis (Republican) (District 4) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Tuesday elections) 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. (Saturday elections) |
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| Public Service Commissioner (2 seats) |
Louisiana held an election for two of five seats on the Louisiana Public Service Commission on December 10, 2022. The primary was scheduled for November 8, 2022. The filing deadline was July 22, 2022.
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
District 3
General election candidates
- Lambert Boissiere III (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Davante Lewis (Democratic Party) ✔
Primary candidates
- Lambert Boissiere III (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- Willie Jones (Democratic Party)
- Davante Lewis (Democratic Party) ✔
- Gregory Manning (Democratic Party)
- Jesse Thompson (Democratic Party)
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District 4
General election candidates
The general election was canceled.
Primary candidates
- Mike Francis (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
- Keith Bodin (No Party Affiliation)
- Shalon Latour (Republican Party)
Past elections
2020
District 1
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
General election for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 1
Incumbent Eric Skrmetta defeated Allen Borne Jr. in the general election for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 1 on December 5, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Skrmetta (R) | 61.8 | 55,987 | |
| Allen Borne Jr. (D) | 38.2 | 34,639 | ||
| Total votes: 90,626 | ||||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 1
The following candidates ran in the primary for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Eric Skrmetta (R) | 31.3 | 134,900 | |
| ✔ | Allen Borne Jr. (D) | 24.9 | 107,174 | |
| J. Kevin Pearson (R) | 14.0 | 60,189 | ||
| John Mason (R) | 13.4 | 57,652 | ||
| Richard Sanderson II (R) | 8.2 | 35,502 | ||
| John Schwegmann (Independent) | 5.5 | 23,707 | ||
| William Boartfield Jr. (G) | 2.8 | 11,890 | ||
| Total votes: 431,014 | ||||
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District 5
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.
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 5
Incumbent Foster Campbell won election outright against Shane Smiley in the primary for Louisiana Public Service Commission District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Foster Campbell (D) | 52.8 | 198,033 | |
| Shane Smiley (R) | 47.2 | 177,228 | ||
| Total votes: 375,261 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Scotty Waggoner (R)
2018
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.
Nonpartisan primary election
The primary election was canceled. Craig Greene (R) won the election without appearing on the ballot.
2017
Louisiana held an election for the seat representing District 2 on the Louisiana Public Service Commission on October 14, 2017. This special election was called after the previous commissioner, Scott Angelle, was appointed to a position in the federal government by President Donald Trump.
Craig Greene (R) defeated incumbent Damon Baldone (R) and Lenar Whitney (R) in the election to Louisiana Public Service Commission, District 2.
| Election to Louisiana Public Service Commission, District 2, 2017 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Craig Greene |
54.94% | 43,000 | |
| Republican | Damon Baldone Incumbent | 24.35% | 19,058 | |
| Republican | Lenar Whitney | 20.71% | 16,207 | |
| Total Votes | 78,265 | |||
| Source: Secretary of State of Louisiana | ||||
See also
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