Louisiana Secretary of State election, 2015
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October 24, 2015 |
November 21, 2015 |
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The Louisiana Secretary of State election took place on October 24, 2015.
Incumbent Tom Schedler (R) won a majority of votes in the October primary, eliminating the need to run in the November 21, 2015 runoff election. Schedler was first appointed on November 22, 2010, and was eligible for re-election in 2015.[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
The Louisiana filing deadline passed on September 10, 2015, and candidate lists have been updated to reflect the official filing lists.[2]
Declared
Tom Schedler - Incumbent[3]
Chris Tyson[3]
Results
There were only two candidates on the ballot in the blanket primary election on October 24, 2015. Incumbent Secretary of State Tom Schedler won a majority of votes, eliminating the need for a general election contest in November.[4]
| Secretary of State of Louisiana, Blanket Primary, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Tom Schedler |
62.2% | 649,153 | |
| Democrat | Chris Tyson | 37.8% | 394,153 | |
| Total Votes | 1,043,306 | |||
| Election Results Louisiana Secretary of State. | ||||
Key deadlines
| Deadline | Event |
|---|---|
| September 8, 2015 | First day for candidate filing |
| September 10, 2015 | Last day for candidate filing |
| September 23, 2015 | Last day for voter registration in primary |
| October 10, 2015 | First day for early voting in primary |
| October 17, 2015 | Last day for early voting in primary |
| October 20, 2015 | Last day to request mail ballot in primary |
| October 23, 2015 | Deadline for mailed ballot submission in primary |
| October 24, 2015 | Primary election |
| November 7, 2015 | First day for early voting in general election |
| November 14, 2015 | Last day for early voting in general election |
| November 17, 2015 | Last day to request mail ballot for general election |
| November 20, 2015 | Deadline for mailed ballot submission for general election |
| November 21, 2015 | General election (if necessary)[5] |
Voter registration
For full information about voting in Louisiana, contact the state election agency.
Voters in Louisiana can register to vote by filling out an online application. The online form can be submitted electronically if the applicant uses a driver's license as the required form of identification. Applicants can also print out their online forms and mail them to their parish registrars.[6]
Louisiana also offers myriad locations for in-person registration up to 30 days prior to an election. These locations include parish registrars, offices of the Louisiana Office of Motor Vehicles or the Louisiana Department of Social Services, food stamp offices and recruitment offices for any branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. Applicants can use their driver's licenses, birth certificates, utility bills or government-issued documents with their name and current address as valid forms of identification.[6]
Voters must meet the following qualifications to vote in Louisiana:[6]
- U.S. citizenship
- At least 18 years old by the next election
- Resident of Louisiana and parish indicated on registration
- Not under order of imprisonment for felony conviction
- Have not been judged "mentally incompetent" in court
Duties
Article 4, Section 7 of the Louisiana Constitution establishes a Department of State, headed by the office of Secretary of State:
| There shall be a Department of State. The secretary of state shall head the department and shall be the chief election officer of the state. He shall prepare and certify the ballots for all elections, promulgate all election returns, and administer the election laws, except those relating to voter registration and custody of voting machines. He shall administer the state corporation and trademark laws; serve as keeper of the Great Seal of the State of Louisiana and attest therewith all official laws, documents, proclamations, and commissions; administer and preserve the official archives of the state; promulgate and publish all laws enacted by the legislature and retain the originals thereof; and countersign and keep an official registry of all commissions. He may administer oaths, and shall have other powers and perform other duties authorized by this constitution or provided by law. |
Polls
Primary election candidates match-up
| Secretary of State | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Tom Schedler (R) | Chris Tyson (D) | Undecided | Margin of error | Sample size | ||||||||||||||
| Triumph Campaigns September 29-30, 2015 | 44% | 33% | 23% | +/-2.4 | 1,047 | ||||||||||||||
| MarblePort Polling/The Hayride September 10, 2015 | 45.5% | 33.6% | 20.9% | +/-3 | 1,324 | ||||||||||||||
| AVERAGES | 44.75% | 33.3% | 21.95% | +/-2.7 | 1,185.5 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org. | |||||||||||||||||||
Campaign finance
Second quarter report (2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $167,847.77 and spent a total of $102,624.33 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on September 24, 2015.[7]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| Chris Tyson |
Louisiana Secretary of State | $87,073.84 | $105,891.32 | $99,990.40 | $79,974.76 |
| Tom Schedler |
Louisiana Secretary of State | $342,168.44 | $61,956.45 | $2,633.93 | $397,534.51 |
| Grand Total Raised | $167,847.77 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $102,624.33 | ||||
First quarter report (2015)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $114,624.16 and spent a total of $74,294.27 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on May 4, 2015.[8]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| Chris Tyson |
Louisiana Secretary of State | $77,986.69 | $80,318.25 | $67,553.40 | $87,073.84 |
| Tom Schedler |
Louisiana Secretary of State | $314,698.31 | $34,305.91 | $6,740.87 | $342,168.44 |
| Grand Total Raised | $114,624.16 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $74,294.27 | ||||
Annual report (2014)
Comprehensive donor information for this election was collected from the state's campaign finance authority. Based on available campaign finance records, the candidates raised a total of $111,730.21 and spent a total of $126,235.14 during this reporting period. This information was last updated on February 19, 2015.[9]
| Campaign Contributions and Expenditures | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Office | Beginning balance | Contributions | Expenditures | Ending balance |
| Chris Tyson |
Louisiana Secretary of State | $79,013.10 | $111,730.21 | $109,580.92 | $77,962.39 |
| Tom Schedler |
Louisiana Secretary of State | $16,654.22 | $0 | $16,654.22 | $0 |
| Grand Total Raised | $111,730.21 | ||||
| Grand Total Spent | $126,235.14 | ||||
Past elections
2011
| Louisiana Secretary of State, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Tom Schedler Incumbent |
50.5% | 449,616 | |
| Republican | Jim Tucker | 49.5% | 441,170 | |
| Total Votes | 890,786 | |||
| Election results via Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
2007
| Louisiana Secretary of State, Blanket Primary, 2007 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Jay Dardenne |
63.3% | 757,821 | |
| Democratic | R. Wooley | 31.3% | 374,199 | |
| Independent | Scott Lewis | 5.4% | 64,723 | |
| Total Votes | 1,196,743 | |||
| Election results via Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
2003
| Louisiana Secretary of State, Blanket Primary, 2003 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | W. Fox McKeithen |
72.3% | 916,235 | |
| Democratic | Al Donovan | 22.4% | 284,125 | |
| Independent | Scott Lewis | 5.3% | 66,969 | |
| Total Votes | 1,267,329 | |||
| Election results via Louisiana Secretary of State | ||||
Recent news
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The Lens, "Elections 2015," accessed October 24, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "Candidate Inquiry," accessed September 14, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Advocate, "Schedler draws competition," March 4, 2014
- ↑ The Lens, "Election 2015," accessed October 25, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Secretary of State, "2015 Elections," accessed December 11, 2014
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Louisiana Secretary of State, "Register to Vote," accessed December 11, 2014
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "View Campaign Finance Reports," accessed September 24, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "View Campaign Finance Reports," accessed May 4, 2015
- ↑ Louisiana Ethics Administration Program, "View Campaign Finance Reports," accessed February 19, 2015
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