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Louisiana intermediate appellate court elections, 2018
- Primary election: Nov. 6
- General election: Dec. 8
- Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
- Early voting: Oct. 23 - Oct. 30
- Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 5
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: No
- Voter ID: Photo ID required
- Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
| 2018 election dates | |
|---|---|
| Deadline to file candidacy | |
| July 20, 2018 | |
| Primary election | |
| November 6, 2018 | |
| General election | |
| December 8, 2018 | |
Elections were held for the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal in 2018. A primary election took place on November 6, 2018. A general election took place on December 8, 2018. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was July 20, 2018. Candidates elected to the court serve ten-year terms.
There were also special elections for two court vacancies on March 24, 2018.
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 results
First Circuit Court of Appeals
First District
Primary candidates
- Ellen Doskey (Independent)
- Walter I. Lanier III (Republican Party) ✔
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
First District
Primary candidates
- James M. Stephens (Incumbent) (Independent) ✔
- Sharon Marchman (Republican Party)
Second District
Primary candidates
- Jay B. McCallum (Incumbent) (Independent) ✔
Third Circuit Court of Appeals
Third District
Primary candidates
- Jonathan Perry (Republican Party) ✔
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
First District
Primary candidates
- Paula Brown (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
First District
Primary candidates
- John J. Molaison Jr. (Incumbent) (Republican Party) ✔
Special election
Two Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal races occurred on March 24, 2018. The filing deadline was January 5, 2018.
Second Circuit, 2nd District
This special election was scheduled to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Harmon Drew.
■ Jay B. McCallum (No party) 
Fourth Circuit, 1st District
This special election was scheduled to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Judge Madeleine M. Landrieu.
■ Dale Atkins
■ Robin D. Pittman
Selection
Judges of the Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal are elected in partisan elections. Once elected, judges serve 10-year terms. Per Article V of the Louisiana Constitution, midterm vacancies are to be temporarily filled by the remaining members of the supreme court. Within one year of the opening, a special election (called by the governor, preferably on the date of a preexisting gubernatorial or congressional election) is to be held. If the supreme court has appointed a successor, that appointee may not run for the seat in the special election.[1][2][3] The justice elected at the special election will serve the remainder of the unexpired term.[4]
Qualifications
To be considered for office, a candidate must:
- have practiced law for at least 10 years in Louisiana;
- have been a resident of the district and/or the circuit for at least one year;
- be no more than 70 years old, the mandatory retirement age[1]
Selection of chief judge
On each of the five courts, the judge who has served the longest is named the chief judge.[1]
State profile
| Demographic data for Louisiana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | U.S. | |
| Total population: | 4,668,960 | 316,515,021 |
| Land area (sq mi): | 43,204 | 3,531,905 |
| 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. | ||
Presidential voting pattern
- See also: Presidential voting trends in Louisiana
Louisiana voted Republican in all seven presidential elections between 2000 and 2024.
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Pivot Counties
- See also: Pivot Counties by state
There are no Pivot Counties in Louisiana. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 American Judicature Society, "Methods of Judicial Selection: Louisiana; Selection of Judges," archived October 2, 2014
- ↑ NOLA.com, "Lawmakers fail to pass amendment eliminating mandatory retirement age of judges," June 3, 2013
- ↑ Louisiana Supreme Court, "Henry Julien v. The Honorable W. Fox McKeithan," accessed May 6, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Revised Statutes "RS 13:101.1," accessed July 13, 2016
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