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Louisiana State Senate elections, 2003
In 2003, Louisiana's primary election was held on October 4, 2003, and the general election was held on November 15, 2003.
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.
Qualifications
In order to qualify to run for the Louisiana State Senate, a candidate must:
- Must be 18 years of age or older[1].
- Must be a resident of the district they seek to hold office to for a minimum of two years[1].
- Must not have served more than two and one half terms previously in office. This is for any candidate who has held office in the past after January 8, 1996[2].
- Have not been convicted of a felony offense[2].
- Have no outstanding fines with the Louisiana Ethics Administration Program[2].
- Pay a $300 filing fee with the Clerk of Court in the parish they reside in or collect 500 signatures[3].
- If running as a Republican or Democrat, pay an additional $150 filing fee with the state and/or parish executive committee of their party[3].
List of candidates
District 1
October 4 primary election candidates:
Wayne J. Landry: 12,288
Walter J. Boasso: 19,842
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District 3
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Jason Neville: 1,528
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District 15
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District 29
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District 30
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District 31
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District 32
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District 33
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District 34
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District 35
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District 36
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District 37
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District 38
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District 39
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External links
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